Best Eating Fish?

[Westie]

Just out of interest...

 

Of the fish I am likely to catch around this neck of the woods

 

Cod - I love the flavour, seem very versatile in terms of recipes etc

 

Bass - flavour, for me, is overrated - pleasant, but very delicate

 

How do whiting and dab do in the taste test stakes? I'm guessing again very delicate?

 

Any simple recipes to make them shine? Or would I be better off eating my bait?

 

 

 

[Spur-Hound]

Smoked haddock, IMO, if accompanied with creamy mash potatoes is unbeatable...

 

Ive also tried steamed plaice, also excelent. Cod-nah, bass-nah both not my thing. I dont eat much fish, but the two above make my mouth water. Im quite into trying exotics (although never sushi!!!)

[jeepster]

why not sushi spurhound?

 

sushi and sashimi are the best way to serve good fresh fish, no sauces to hide behind etc etc, i had some raw cod recently that was awesome

[101_North]

Personal favourite is fresh Mackerel - just out of the sea

[A Norfolk Boy]

Westie, I'd add dab to your list. I grill mine with a bit of salt and sometimes have a mayonnaise/ black pepper sauce. I liken dab to wild trout. I have eaten more whiting than I care to remember, think I've overdosed on them as I'm not that fussed about them now. Do like them smoked though.

 

Eel is nice too.

[Happy Dude]

i had some raw cod recently that was awesome

 

jeepster....

 

you wouldn't eat your cod raw if you saw the worms that normally inhabit the ones i seem to catch, probably 90% of the inshore cod i catch have at least a couple of these parasites in them....

 

i don't keep a cod even if it has the slightest tinge of red on its skin, and as for those bright red kelp cod, more like bright red bags of worms yuk!!!!!!

 

anyway, my favourite is totally fresh haddock, breadcrumbed and shallow fried, also very keen on monkfish (anglerfish)

 

spurdog is nice too, it's my youngest's (10) favourite as it is a shark

[John E Ashford]

I like most Sea Fish but Pan Fried, fresh Mackerel fillet, in a buttered bread roll is my favourite.

[arthurcodsbody]

Fresh Mackerel wrapped in tin foil with a generous knob of butter a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkling of fresh parsley, S+P then thrown on the BBQ until its just cooked, absolutley superb

 

Matt

[Scopex]

Love a nice piece of fresh cod or plaice, lightly fried in breadcrumbs, simple but lovely. My fav has to be the humble Haddock, smoked or unsmoked I simply love 'em!

 

Never been a fan of fresh cooked mackys, love the idea just don't like the taste, far prefer 'em peppered or smoked.

 

Mmmm, now if Tuna were a bit more common locally..........

[arthurcodsbody]

Smoked haddock, IMO, if accompanied with creamy mash potatoes is unbeatable...

 

Ive also tried steamed plaice, also excelent. Cod-nah, bass-nah both not my thing. I dont eat much fish, but the two above make my mouth water. Im quite into trying exotics (although never sushi!!!)

 

 

If we're going down the smoked haddock line shaun a fresh Arbroath smokie will take some beating!!

 

Matt