How to eat Fish

Venezuela is very coastal, and it is big into seafood. A lot of the dishes have fish in it, and usually fish is eaten as a whole, though sometimes you eat fillets but it´s not as common. There´s also a lot of Mediterranean influence, so there´s a lot of octopus, squid, and shrimp-based dishes.

Here´s how you eat a whole fish:

1. Make sure the fish is right-side up. It doesn´t freak you out as much.
2. With your fork, pull out the top and bottom parts. It´ll reduce the chances of ending up with a spine in your mouth.
3. Pull up the skin away from you. You can eat the skin, but it has a lot of fat.
4. Apply some lime juice, if you want.
   
5. Pull the meat away from the spinal column of the fish. It´ll come out nicely.
6. Eat.
   
7. When all the meat is gone on one side, turn the fish around and repeat the process.
8. Eat the eyes if you like their taste and crunchiness.

Don´t worry, the guts and stuff have been taken out before it´s cooked, so you only get the good stuff. I prefer the fish to be grilled, though the one in the picture was actually fried. They´re both pretty tasty, though.