Deep Sea Fishing with my Dad and Great Uncle

My Great Uncle (Zio Gianni) and Great Aunt (Zia Vanna) are here visiting us from Sardegna.  They are really a lot of fun and I get to speak Italian with them because they don’t speak any English.  They are teaching me about different types of foods and I’m loving every minute of it.

I’ve been to Italy a few times and the first time I ever went fishing it was with Zio Gianni.  I caught a fish right away and they said I was a natural born fisherman.  I was so proud.

Yesterday I went deep sea fishing off of Dana Point with my Dad and Zio Gianni.  It was so much fun!   I caught a mackerel right away.  Then we caught scorpion fish and my Dad even caught a white fish.  The sea lions kept stealing our fish as we were reeling them up.  A few times I ended up with just the head on the hook but we did get to keep a few. They didn’t like the scorpion fish because of their spines.

We took our fish home and my Great Uncle taught me and my brother and sister how to clean them.  It was a little gross but still definitely cool.  My little sister wants to be a doctor when she grows up and kept asking my Great Uncle what each part of the guts were.. 

In Italy my Great Uncle has a big sail boat so he goes fishing there all the time.  As soon as we brought the fish home Zia Vanna decided we were going to make La Cassola, a Sardinian Fish Soup (Zuppa di Pesce alla Sarda).  She stayed with me in the kitchen and taught me how to make it.  It was delicious.  I added the recipe to the Recipe Log.

It was pretty amazing that I was eating the fish I just caught in the ocean.  I learned so many things.. Wow this isn’t a day I will ever forget!

 My mom is getting the pictures together and will help me post them soon.

 FoodieJr.