I am not completely sure I will ever use this fish serving set. It is quite clearly incomplete with only three actual plates and then I wondered whether I would ever cook with fish (that swim in the sea) and scallops (that, well, just float around in shells).
But I couldn’t help being drawn to this set as its looks quite unusual, none of the fish are smiling, and each piece in good condition other than a hairline crack in the lid of the fish sauce boat. And if ever placed on a dinner table is bound to create a talking point for several minutes – their difference, bargains, Flog It!, antique shops, Italy and so on.
They are from Modigliani via Condotti Roma and as I can not find them on their website I am considering them vintage, if not antique.
http://www.modigliani.it/index.html
The set cost me less than a round of drinks for a very small group of people, probably the number of people the set would serve.
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And finally back to the dilemma of what to cook if I use the set and I have found this recipe for Monkfish and Scallops with Samphire Coulis, which I would serve with new potatoes or chips in the larger serving dish.
http://www.thewhitbycatch.co.uk/recipes/monkfish-and-scallops.htm
Now who shall I invite to dinner?
Me