You are more likely to see 10 feet of tuna fish, a powerful dark blue torpedo-shaped thing, lying on a trestle table in the hot sun of a Mediterranean market place than upon the slab of British fishmongers; but this giant relation of the mackerel is available here and well worth buying. The flesh is dark and close-textured, like meat, and makes an ideal fish for grilling or barbecueing. The following method is one that I came across in the scented south of Spain:
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