How much fish do you eat a week?

[Melinda]

Sprats should be eaten whole.

dipped in flour and deep-fried is the only way I've tried so far ...

E2A I think ...

Ohhhh yes yes!

Seasoned flour.

served with a hot chilli salsa (chopped toms, finely chopped red onion, lemon, minced chilled) and avocado!

Im that hungry now!

 

[Orang Utan]

So erm, what does fish cost nowadays?

I've heard cod's gone up because it's been over-fished. What about John Dory?

John Dory is very expensive
Sea bass'll cost you £5-£10 depending on the market price

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

John Dory is very expensive
Sea bass'll cost you £5-£10 depending on the market price

blimey

er, what about cod?

 

[Melinda]

Minnie- chip to Peckham.

The fish shops there are cheap enough for you to try a bit of something new every week.

Go for fillets?

 

[Orang Utan]

blimey

er, what about cod?

Not sure cos I don't often buy it - perhaps a bit cheaper

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Minnie- chip to Peckham.

The fish shops there are cheap enough for you to try a bit of something new every week.

Go for fillets?

May try that one day.

er, how soon after buying fish does it have to be eaten?

 

[Orang Utan]

May try that one day.

er, how soon after buying fish does it have to be eaten?

I always eat it on the day I buy it cos the fresher the better, but I reckon 2-3 days

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Not sure cos I don't often buy it - perhaps a bit cheaper

No wonder poor people eat fishfingers

 

[Orang Utan]

No wonder poor people eat fishfingers

Don't you shop at M&S? If you can afford to shop there, you can afford a bit of fresh fish every now and then.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I always eat it on the day I buy it cos the fresher the better, but I reckon 2-3 days

Right, have a bit of leeway then. Really really want to try eating fish a bit more, especially now with mine and b/f's high cholesterol which now means I'm not buying him any lamb chops/steaks/pies etc. and am becoming stuck eating the same boring shit

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Don't you shop at M&S? If you can afford to shop there, you can afford a bit of fresh fish every now and then.

Yeah, but not for everything.

I was in Iceland the other day buying milk, big box of tea bags, beans, tinned tomatoes etc.

I also shop in Sainsburys and my local shops

 

[Orang Utan]

Right, have a bit of leeway then. Really really want to try eating fish a bit more, especially now with mine and b/f's high cholesterol which now means I'm not buying him any lamb chops/steaks/pies etc. and am becoming stuck eating the same boring shit

If you have a fridge at work, it's worth buying your fish on the way to work, cos you get the best fish. They also run out of some things very quickly.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

If you have a fridge at work, it's worth buying your fish on the way to work, cos you get the best fish. They also run out of some things very quickly.

hm, I'm already late for work every day.

What about trout. Is that expensive? I tasted trout once and it seemed ok

 

[Orang Utan]

I don't know how much from a fishmonger, but it seems quite cheap in the supermarket - I'm not keen on it though

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I don't know how much from a fishmonger, but it seems quite cheap in the supermarket - I'm not keen on it though

Right, I'm sure I've asked this before. I'm not into strong tasing fish, just stuff like cod, John Dory.

What else is similar please?

 

[gentlegreen]

hm, I'm already late for work every day.

What about trout. Is that expensive? I tasted trout once and it seemed ok

Trout is usually farmed rainbow, so moderately priced.

 

[Orang Utan]

Haddock is nice! Hake, hoki, pollock, plaice, coley are all white fish that aren't too strong

 

[trashpony]

I've never bought fish from a fishmongers either. So shoot me

I'm allergic to quite a lot of fish though so I stick with what I know. I think that makes me a bit nervous about fish generally

 

[Orang Utan]

I used to hate fish, but I decided that wasn't a reasonable thing to do, so weaned myself onto various white fish. My next goal is the oily fish like mackeral and herring.

 

[trashpony]

I love mackerel. Isn't that just the same thing as herring?

I just find if I try something new, it makes me puke for ever so I'm slightly wary. Dogfish - pukorama. Sea bass (I discovered last week) - no puke. It's quite exciting really. I'm on a voyage of piscine russian roulette

 

[Melinda]

Godammit Minnie- you're a Brixton girl- go to the market!

Those fish shops on Atlantic Road- go in!

 

[Melinda]

I love mackerel. Isn't that just the same thing as herring?

I just find if I try something new, it makes me puke for ever so I'm slightly wary. Dogfish - pukorama. Sea bass (I discovered last week) - no puke. It's quite exciting really. I'm on a voyage of piscine russian roulette

Try Sea bream or some red mullet?

Is it the allergy that makes you puke? Or the taste? Or does worrying about puking induce the puking?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Haddock is nice! Hake, hoki, pollock, plaice, coley are all white fish that aren't too strong

Now I've had plaice in batter and found it too strong-tasting

 

[maomao]

Has anyone made a cunnilingus joke yet?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I used to hate fish, but I decided that wasn't a reasonable thing to do, so weaned myself onto various white fish. My next goal is the oily fish like mackeral and herring.

I put some chilli flakes on my salmon so I can't taste it much

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Godammit Minnie- you're a Brixton girl- go to the market!

I don't really like the smell of fish stalls - could explain why I avoid Brixton market

 

[trashpony]

Try Sea bream or some red mullet?

Is it the allergy that makes you puke? Or the taste? Or does worrying about puking induce the puking?

Allergy. I can't eat most shellfish but I'm willing to try new fish. I went as a guest of Giorgio Locatelli once to his restaurant and he gave us some fish things and I was violently sick at the restaurant and on the way home. Very embarrassing.

 

[gentlegreen]

This thread made me open my can of polish sprats.

They were yummy - though they'd taken the heads off.

But it was a weird, flat tin oil leaked everywhere ...

 

[trashpony]

I am eating mackerel now

 

[soulman]

On average two tins of sardines a week (on toast). Plus usually two main meals of fresh fish. Something like salmon, haddock, cod, rainbow trout or whatever takes my eye.