Here We Go Again: Aglou Plage.

Alhoucin at work. Doing what he knows best. Fish. He's a fisherman and the reason we have called in to Aglou Plage again. It's been a couple of years since we saw him last and a promised wetsuit needs to be delivered. Standing in the water waist deep or out on a boat in the elements, is a chilly business. We hope it helps as much as he said it would.

This is the 'cave' that we recorded Alhoucin's group in, Agagne. Five years ago! Odd to be back. In fact, it took all we could muster to return. Why? That's another story. We're here and he is delighted. ' Come to my cave tomorrow and I'll cook you a fish tajine' and that's what was to happen. Back to the van we walked passed 'cave' doors! And on to the crowded Friday afternoon beach.

The promenade is crowded with well to do folk walking the walk. It's a bit of a culture shock for us after our wanderings in the desert.

But let's get on to our lesson in fish tajine preparation.

We meet Lahoucin at 10.30 am the next day. He's finished work and has taken his wages in fish! And is going to show us from start to finish, how to do it properly. We video the whole process from start to finish but that's not for this blog. Photos must do.

Proudly holding the two cleaned fish, one a yellow tuna the other he calls a meagre or corbine? We head for the cave to prepare the dish.

Are we going to eat both these beauties?

Well, yes, it seems.

Rushing about In between filming sessions! Alhoucin is in his element. The cook and the entertainer. A charming host.

And these two are washed and cut to fit the tarjine as little else other than a carrot base covered with tomatoes, is in the dish. The cutlets have been marinated before careful placement in this culinary delight.