Fish

BlueMoonRisin’ said:
I think sea bass is overrated, would never choose it in a restaurant, especially a fish restaurant.

I hate salmon, especially farmed salmon. I think it does more harm than good. I like fresh smoked sockeye salmon but it's expensive, I buy it if I see it on offer though. And I've always liked tinned red salmon with buttered jersey royals with garden peas.

I had Swordfish in a restaurant in Croatia, was so fresh and delicious.

Try lobster, it's tasty, but so is crab and given a choice I'd choose crab. Also fresh octopus with squeezed lemon and salt is really nice, same for fresh squid.

I've mentioned fresh because fresh fish is what is best. When choosing fish look for bright shiny eyes, if eyes are dull and sunken it won't be anywhere near as good, don't buy.

When I was a kid mum used to do fried red gurnard which was delicious, not eaten it since.

I like fresh kippers, prefer Manx over scotch. If only it had less bones i would eat more kippers, same with mackerel.

Basa is one fish I definitely won't eat. Basa is farmed Vietnamese catfish farmed in polluted water. Texture is fishy snot with a cheap nasty taste.

I think my favourite fish dish is monkfish with ginger and spring onion Chinese style, yum yum.
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My local Italian restaurant offers swordfish. Good.
Kippers are scrumptious with a poached egg. Sliding the flesh off the bone is an art.
 
Back to fish - Out of the Blue in chorlton is a great fishmongers. Isn't cheap, but quality and choice is fantastic.
 
If ever you’re in Dublin there is an upmarket chipper, for want of a better phrase called <>< . Commonly just referred to as ‘fish’.
It’s in a very unfashionable area. Benburb Street. It used to be the red light area of Dublin.
It’s fish restaurant but really a specialist chipper with wine thrown in and limited seating.

It’s wonderful fish though. Relatively cheaper than fancy restaurants but quality is every bit as good. Great for a night out. A few pints after maybe.
You can takeaway or use the bar seating.

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Fish Shop

Seafood Restaurant · Dublin, Ireland
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Johnny Mars Bar said:
At the risk of turning this thread into a cooking argument, like I said, I know how to make mashed fucking potato - including the magical addition of nutmeg that every **** knows.

It’s just…..fine.

Not awful, just not interesting. Why eat mash when you can cook potatoes in far more interesting ways.
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I largely agree with you about mash, it is mostly bland. However, mash with good quality sausages and beans is one of my favourite easy meals
 
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