The price of fish.

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Took my old dear shopping to Bury market today and was shocked to see how much the cost of fresh fish is. Iirc haddock and cod were selling at £16 per kilo, hake 18 halibut 22 and a kilo of fresh scollops were £24 per kilo!

Fish has become ridiculously expensive way beyond the budget of many. Many reasons for this. I know quite a few of the reasons why.

Discuss.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I get mine delivered to the door freezerful at one go! Barton-on-Humber - cod, salmon, plaice, mackerel - virtually any fish yer want. Wonderful fish. I've just had a smoked kipper for my dinner.

 

[bluemooners09]

Get yourself to Smithfield Market Openshaw. It's the freshest/cheapest fish in Manchester.

 

[idahoblues]

I get mine delivered to the door freezerful at one go! Barton-on-Humber - cod, salmon, plaice, mackerel - virtually any fish yer want. Wonderful fish. I've just had a smoked kipper for my dinner.

Ooo, a smoked kipper, you're a lucky man. I'd always buy them vacuum sealed in the Isle of Man, haven't had one for years

 

[remember arthur mann]

Ooo, a smoked kipper, you're a lucky man. I'd always buy them vacuum sealed in the Isle of Man, haven't had one for years

Still waiting for mine to be delivered, suppose I should give up hope, I ordered it back in 1966 !!

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I get mine delivered to the door freezerful at one go! Barton-on-Humber - cod, salmon, plaice, mackerel - virtually any fish yer want. Wonderful fish. I've just had a smoked kipper for my dinner.

I like smoked kippers. Best ones I've recently were from the last fishmonger remaining on Dewsbury market.( My mum likes her markets) Boneless Scotch kippers with a knob of butter in the pack. Lovely with a lancs oven bottom muffin.

What are their prices like mate?

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

 

[Tuearts right boot]

We use a fishmongers in Aberystwyth, usaully buy a side of Cod,Salmon,and Haddock, cut them up and freeze. To be fair there's not much difference to the fish on sale at Aldi or Diddle.
The good thing about using a local guy though is that we can buy local crab and when in season, local mackeral. The names of the boat are on the boxes, a nice little touch for the eco mentalists.
His pickled herrings are made locally though with fish from the the northeast. When we go down to Haverfordwest we buy from a ladies kitchen....her husband is a local fisherman, mainly crab and lobster, all caught in pots just off shore. Ironically I was watching him fishing last week. Doesn't come much fresher than that.

 

[urban genie]

Fresh fish has always been expensive in my experience in the catering industry.

 

[city saint]

just sniff your wifes minge its a lot cheaper and theres no bones