Fish and Ienetjeri
Seshat El Medin is known for its fish, as the island houses many species of fish close to its coasts and has a booming fishing industry. Fishing on the island technically started when the founders of the to-be-University of Seshat settled on the island, as fish was their main source of food. As people started to migrate to the island, the fishing culture exploded and with its strong fish culture came a vast amount of local fish dishes and cuisine that sustains the residents of the island.
One of the most popular dishes on the island is derived from the ienet fish, one of the most plentiful fish around the island, therefore being referred to as Ienetjeri. With a generally mild taste, the meat is versatile and often dressed up with plenty of spices. Ienetjeri, a name roughly meaning salt ienet, makes clear how the dish is prepared. The ienet is cut and cleaned, then basically buried in salt creating a salt crust, the fish is then baked gently and evenly due to the salt cure, resulting in tender, melt-in-your-mouth fish. Afterwards, traditionally people do whatever they would like. Some popular options are seasoning it more and serving it with rice or putting it in soup. Although Ienetjeri is one of the most popular dishes on the island, it came to be much later than dishes that were simpler to cook and needed less preparation like, Hamehit. A few years into when the fishing district truly switched into full gear is when Ienetjeri was born from a few fisherman experimenting with residual salt left on fishing gear by the ocean.
Dishes like Ienetjeri are not the only way fish is incorporated into the life of Seshat El Medin. Fish is one of the main exports of the island and is a driver in trade and market life. Fish is sent to the mainland on the eastern edge of the island. Everyone knows that there is no fish quite like species near Seshat El Medin and, with limited land to till and people to govern, fish is one of the top priorities of the island. The southeastern edge of the island is where the fishing district runs. There's fish at every stand and it's never quiet. Fishers are shouting to each other, customers are bargaining with vendors about prices or cuts, and birds are cawing, looking for a free piece of meat. Overall, the role fish plays on the island of Seshat El Medin supports the island and brings people together.
One of the most popular dishes on the island is derived from the ienet fish, one of the most plentiful fish around the island, therefore being referred to as Ienetjeri. With a generally mild taste, the meat is versatile and often dressed up with plenty of spices. Ienetjeri, a name roughly meaning salt ienet, makes clear how the dish is prepared. The ienet is cut and cleaned, then basically buried in salt creating a salt crust, the fish is then baked gently and evenly due to the salt cure, resulting in tender, melt-in-your-mouth fish. Afterwards, traditionally people do whatever they would like. Some popular options are seasoning it more and serving it with rice or putting it in soup. Although Ienetjeri is one of the most popular dishes on the island, it came to be much later than dishes that were simpler to cook and needed less preparation like, Hamehit. A few years into when the fishing district truly switched into full gear is when Ienetjeri was born from a few fisherman experimenting with residual salt left on fishing gear by the ocean.
Dishes like Ienetjeri are not the only way fish is incorporated into the life of Seshat El Medin. Fish is one of the main exports of the island and is a driver in trade and market life. Fish is sent to the mainland on the eastern edge of the island. Everyone knows that there is no fish quite like species near Seshat El Medin and, with limited land to till and people to govern, fish is one of the top priorities of the island. The southeastern edge of the island is where the fishing district runs. There's fish at every stand and it's never quiet. Fishers are shouting to each other, customers are bargaining with vendors about prices or cuts, and birds are cawing, looking for a free piece of meat. Overall, the role fish plays on the island of Seshat El Medin supports the island and brings people together.
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