Now is the Cuttlefish season - these strange cephalopods come in-shore between late April and early June in order to drop their eggs. They die soon afterwards, which is why you might see them washed up on the sea-shore.

The vast majority of them never see the English table - instead they are packed off to France, England & Asia, where they are highly valued. The only bit of them that we "value" is the hard bone that we put inside our budgie cages to help the birds keep their beaks sharp! Cheaper than squid, they are none the less delicious, and we highly recommend them.

Dylan catches them in nets, though they can be fished with pots - in which case, fishermen will quite often put a female in the pot, and then all the male cuttle are attracted in.

Local Resi Donna cooked one last weekend - here is her recipe.