Because fish and shellfish are great sources of a wide range of nutrients, you should have at least two portions of fish a week, including one of oily fish, which are known to contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D, among others. Salmon and tuna are examples...

Looking for some tasty fish to serve for dinner? Then you may want to consider having gilt head bream - pan-fried or baked. With a tall back, white band over the head and usually large black patch behind the gill flaps, gilt head bream belongs to the break family Sparidae...

Buying and Cooking Crustaceans that come in various sizes, prawns used to be a luxury. But they are now considered a common ingredient, and you can easily enjoy their sweet, firm, meaty flesh. You can buy the smaller, more standard prawns, which are known as cold-water prawns, peeled or with...

If you are looking for cheap yet flavourful shellfish to put on your plate, then mussels are the perfect candidate. While they grow on the coastline rocks and stones, majority of the mussels you find in the UK are farmed in suitable coastal waters. Generally, they feed on plankton, turning...

Langoustines are a succulent white shellfish. While they are closely related to the lobster, they are more the size of a large prawn. The scientific name of this shellfish is Nephrops norvegicus, which suggests that they were first found off the coast of Norway. However, the majority of langoustines caught...

Oysters may not look very pleasing on the outside with their rough and grey shells, but there are very good reasons to love them. But before we discuss those reasons, let us find out a few facts about them. You may have heard of more than a hundred varieties of...

Plaice is a name used to refer to a group of flatfish, which includes four species: European, American, Alaskan, and scale-eye. However, among the four, the European plaice is considered the most important species. The European plaice can be distinguished through its brown skin covered with orange or red spots...

A small oily fish, related to herrings, sardines are a widely consumed food. While they are usually served in cans, fresh sardines are often grilled, pickled, or smoked. Preparing them is easy, and they are a pleasure to eat. So, there is no wonder why they are some of the...

With the wide range of nutrients that various kinds of fish contain, making it a part of your diet is one way of staying healthy. And, just because it is healthy does not necessarily mean that it is bland. So fish being healthy and tasty should be enough for you...