Gilthead in Salt

Cooking a la sal apparently derives from the Ancient Greek custom of covering pieces offish with mud to protect them from the intensity of the heat in their wood-fired ovens. It is one of the ideal ways of cooking the veryfinest fish.

This recipe is easy to make at home and can also be used for chicken. All that is needed is a deep square dish of the sort used for making lasagna or for roasting the Christmas turkey. Sea bass, sole and grey mullet, from the area of the Mar Men