"If the soles have eyes on the same side, like the women of Picasso, it is because they are lazy in the sand" , theorized James de Coquet pleasantly (1). The gastronomic chronicler of Figaro , who officiated at the great time of the cutting with the pedestal table and the notes of stratospheric costs, also knew why this fish is "in the shape of sole" : "Undoubtedly to be prevented from turning over like an insomniac, which allows him to keep the white belly and the black back ” .
A flat animal less bulky than turbot or catfish, the sole is nonetheless extremely tasty. Its pearly flesh, its delicate but frank taste make it one of the compulsory stars of establishments turned towards the sea. It was relatively little sought after by these gluttons of Romans, who preferred, among others, moray eels and red mullet. The Greeks themselves, more inclined by atavism to feed on the resources of the Mediterranean, set their sights on more plump species
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