Posts tagged: ‘War’
Jul 30, 2011
Bream and roach are two fishes that swim in cockaignian abundance in the city’s canals, lakes and Amstel river. They are the most common freshwater fish in Amsterdam though not many locals go to the trouble of eating them. This was rather different a few centuries ago when this fish was deemed perfectly acceptable for human consumption, especially during lent by the fasting multitudes.