Whenever customers ask us to recommend something a bit different, sea bass always comes to mind.
Sea bass has large flakes of meat, a tasty skin that crisps in the pan and a butteriness that makes it a luxurious table fish. And for a white fish, sea bass is high in omega-3 fatty acids, perfect for people trying to eat more of these healthy oils. Continue reading
Truly fresh fish is luxury. The fish we deliver to your door is prepared just for you. We select the best fish with firm flesh that springs back when you apply pressure to its glistening skin. The eyes on whole fish are clear. And there is a faint smell of the sea, a smell experts describe as ‘marine’, not fishy at all. Our guarantee of quality.
Most of the fish we provide is in whole fillets, prepared the morning we deliver, ready for you to portion, bag, freeze or eat that evening. Our market fresh fish can be stored for between 2 and 5 days in the refrigerator below 5°C, depending on the species, and we label your tray with that information as a guideline. Continue reading
Journalist Tom Rawstorne finds the fish that supermarkets are selling on ‘fresh’ fish counters can be months old. Sometimes two years old. And it’s perfectly okay for them to do so.
Monitoring the age of fish on sale is left to supermarkets. ‘There is no limit as such — there is no rule or law that says it has to be ten days or whatever.’
Dailymail.co.uk, 2016
Supermarket customers pay a premium for fresh produce. We associate fresh products as being healthier and will pay extra because we perceive the supermarket has had to rush the items from the farms to their stores quickly before they deteriorate. Continue reading