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FIS D
The Gulf of Mexico has the best
fish in the world and Cuba is particularly
favored in having a fine assortment of
first class sea food.
As the climate d<!>es not permit
keeping the fish, it is customary to
eat it just out of the sea; and all who
have tried it recognize the superiority
of the freshly caught over the preserved
on ice article.
The king of Cuban fishes is the
pargo-a variety of red snapper of ex–
cellent flavor-the serrucho is also com–
mendable as is the rabirrubia and the
guag'uancho.
PARGO, Cuban style.
This fish may be prepared in infinite
ways, in any style prescribed by chefs
of classic cuisine, but as this is not a
general cook book, we shall limit ourselves
to the mode most characteristically Cuban.