Both Marlini and I love Fish and Seafood and will do our utmost to incorporate it into our diet at any given opportunity. Whilst I would love to purchase our fish stock locally – and keep us budding pescatarians happy in the process – fresh seafood has been disappointingly out of reach for the last few years. Covid was the real nail in the coffin, as the supermarkets in Wakefield (which we used to rely on) closed every Fishmonger counter – never to reopen. It is such a crying shame. We had the opportunity to travel into Leeds and stock up at the excellent Kirkgate Fish Market however, it was not always that practical.
I had hoped our relocation to Lincoln would have rendered us spoiled for choice (after all, Grimsby Fish Market is an hour away) – sadly we are no better served. Having travelled extensively with Marlini and visited some amazing Fish markets in France, Greece, Sicily, Morocco, Thailand – we remain underwhelmed as to what post-Brexit Britain has to offer. It is not as if we are an island, surrounding by the sea. Oh wait!
Thankfully, and whilst a limited range, we can get decent quality fish and seafood delivered with our weekly online grocery delivery. This includes excellent farmed Sea Bream and Sea Bass (both in their fillet or whole form). If you live in the UK, you should really try the brand Fish Said Fred. Not only is the quality of the fish exceptional, it is well-prepared, cleaned, vacuum-sealed, and sustainably sourced. The founder makes an important thing of sustainability – something which really matters to us too. Fish Said Fred’s website also offers some excellent recipes for quick and tasty meals for Sea Bass, Cod, Haddock, Sea Bream, Pollock and Hake.
This Baked Whole Sea Bass with Mediterranean Vegetables recipe started life as a hybrid between Fish Said Fred’s tray bake recipe for Sea Bream, combined with another we found online. As ever, we adapted to better suit our palette. You guessed it… in went chilli and more of our staple ingredients.
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