more food talk

i think i finally have a fish taco recipe
i am a late-comer to the world of the fish taco

they are kind of new here
[like twenty years old]
and i though of them as
"california cuisine"
not mexican food

but i had some
in california
at a restaurant bar on the beach
they were like happy hour food two dollars each
ate them while i watched the laker game
and
at first
i thought:
what's with the freakin slaw
it's supposed to be iceberg lettuce and tomato
but
by the time i ate the third one
i was sold

so i've tried to come up with my version
and they've never been that good
but tonight
i think i finally got it
they are not spicy though

naturally they have fish and slaw and avocado, but

the trick is like three things:

cod instead of salmon
[i default to salmon or tuna, normally
but i'm branching out to cod, halibut, barramundi]

no louisiana hot sauce
in the slaw
i always add this
but today
today i couldn't find it so i didn't
and i was reworking the slaw anyway
i can't believe they have no heat
but they are way better

fusion
i added some grilled onion and bell pepper
[in a nod to the fajita taco]

i have put some effort into my slaw recipe, seriously
but this one is the best so far

cabbage eviscerated into tiny little shreds
onion tiny shreds
jicama tiny shreds
toasted sesame seed oil
brown rice vinegar
umeboshi vinegar
black sesame seeds
white pepper
spike seasoning