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whys it so hard to get fresh fish
last week in Lidl they were doing cod for £2/ 250 g, delicious
this week the offer is over so I bought hake, the use by date is 17th Sept but Im afraid to eat it because it smells a bit Its not just Lidl of course but why is so hard to get fish that isnt a little bit smelly and how much of a smell is acceptable? |
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Haven't you got a fishmonger where you live ? Most supermarkets sell fresh fish at a counter as well.
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Ive bought iffy stuff from the local " fishmonger " too.
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The freshest fish is frozen. It's frozen on the day its caught.
Unless you live somewhere that you can buy fish directly off the boat, of course. |
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Luckily for us local fishermen bring their morning catch to our village @ about 10.30 every morning.
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The freshest fish is frozen. It's frozen on the day its caught.
Unless you live somewhere that you can buy fish directly off the boat, of course. Boats can spend a week at sea with ice chilled fish which then have to be transported to where they are needed. |
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Haven't you got a fishmonger where you live ? Most supermarkets sell fresh fish at a counter as well.
Supermarket fish counters are pretty poor around here too - though Morrisons is very good. I suspect frozen probably is best if you can't get to the harbour! |
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We're so lucky - 3 fish mongers along our high street.
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Fishmongers are very rare these days in my experience. Apart from stalls in the Victoria market I can't think of one still going in Nottingham.
Supermarket fish counters are pretty poor around here too - though Morrisons is very good. I suspect frozen probably is best if you can't get to the harbour! |
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You obviously haven't been to Beeton then. There is a fab fishmongers called Hallam's. Take you are not near that part You should go
, (not that I recall Hallams). But for buying a bit of fish it's quite a way from where I am (Sherwood). We used to have a fishmonger here, and one not too far away in Mapperly - both long gone now.![]() I tend to make do with Morrisons and the occasional trip into Victoria market but neither are very convenient. |
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We have a fishmonger van that comes to the village twice a week, fresh from the docks that morning.
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Unfortunately most fish has been dead for weeks by the time you buy it. Even if it isn't off, the flavour is almost gone. Fresh cod is a wonderful fish, old cod, even if frozen straight away, is a tasteless white lump by comparison.
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Cheeky! I have been to Beeston
, (not that I recall Hallams). But for buying a bit of fish it's quite a way from where I am (Sherwood). We used to have a fishmonger here, and one not too far away in Mapperly - both long gone now.![]() I tend to make do with Morrisons and the occasional trip into Victoria market but neither are very convenient. |
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, (not that I recall Hallams). But for buying a bit of fish it's quite a way from where I am (Sherwood). We used to have a fishmonger here, and one not too far away in Mapperly - both long gone now.