Seafood export/import UK

When we go to Argyll, the first restaurant we visit is a purely fish establishment and I always order Langoustine followed by scallops because I know that they have been gathered by hand from the local area and I will be told the name of the diver who foraged fror them.

My partner despairs of me because he loves to eat meat and he is the cook in this relationship. I am content since I have lots of tins of fish in my kitchen and can refuse to eat yet more beef mince dishes. (they make me gag.)

I am aware that I have been absent again, for which I apologize. I am enjoying not being allowed out and the responsiblity to look after myself that this places upon me; thank goodness for Ocado I say.

I hope that all of you are fit and well and wish that you remain so. Hugs to all. xx
 
Toffeeapple said:
When we go to Argyll, the first restaurant we visit is a purely fish establishment and I always order Langoustine followed by scallops because I know that they have been gathered by hand from the local area and I will be told the name of the diver who foraged fror them.

My partner despairs of me because he loves to eat meat and he is the cook in this relationship. I am content since I have lots of tins of fish in my kitchen and can refuse to eat yet more beef mince dishes. (they make me gag.)

I am aware that I have been absent again, for which I apologize. I am enjoying not being allowed out and the responsiblity to look after myself that this places upon me; thank goodness for Ocado I say.

I hope that all of you are fit and well and wish that you remain so. Hugs to all. xx
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It is so good to hear from you. Don't be such a stranger. As if I have room to talk. More than once I have been MIA for a period of time. Welcome back.
 
Toffeeapple said:
I am aware that I have been absent again, for which I apologize. I am enjoying not being allowed out and the responsiblity to look after myself that this places upon me; thank goodness for Ocado I say.

I hope that all of you are fit and well and wish that you remain so. Hugs to all. xx
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Glad to see you back Toffeeapple. I couldn't agree more re Ocado! I do find I need to book a long way ahead though and grab whatever slots are available.

Ah... langoustines straight from sea - how wonderful. The one thing I'm really missing at the moment is getting to the coast and eating seafood.
 
Morning Glory said:
Its been the same for a very long time. Us Brits simply don't eat ( or even like) enough fish or seafood. How and when that happened I'm unsure but it might be something to do with the last war. Despite many of our brilliant cookery programmes showcasing fish, it is nevertheless the case that the majority of Brits only eat pre-prepared frozen fish in batter or fish from fish 'n chip shops (in batter), fillets of salmon and cod and pre-prepared prawns. A lot of folk wouldn't even know what a langoustine was.

This is, of course a generalisation - but nevertheless sadly mainly true. Fishmongers in the UK are very far and few between even if you are in a coastal town.
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Interesting. However my last experience in the British Isles was mostly in Scotland, where I thrived on local salmon, and had Arbroath smokies (when I was in that town), and kippers for breakfast. That last visit was 1996. Only had beef once during that trip (but lots of haggis, lamb, up-front English breakfasts, and Indian food.) Admittedly, wasn't fond of blood sausage, so only did that item once.
 
Toffeeapple said:
When we go to Argyll, the first restaurant we visit is a purely fish establishment and I always order Langoustine followed by scallops because I know that they have been gathered by hand from the local area and I will be told the name of the diver who foraged fror them.

My partner despairs of me because he loves to eat meat and he is the cook in this relationship. I am content since I have lots of tins of fish in my kitchen and can refuse to eat yet more beef mince dishes. (they make me gag.)

I am aware that I have been absent again, for which I apologize. I am enjoying not being allowed out and the responsiblity to look after myself that this places upon me; thank goodness for Ocado I say.

I hope that all of you are fit and well and wish that you remain so. Hugs to all. xx
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Good to see you back.

Russ
 
A kiwis thoughts
Lamb.
We export the best of our lamb all over the world, lamb retails about $24 kg but with no export due to covid we get it for $9 kg, unheard of here. When in harrods 20 years ago, they had whole legs cheaper than we could get at home at the time. Our lamb is all grass fed, ozzy lamb is grain and grass. I guess that's why our lamb is more desirable? Btw, I can't wait to try welsh salt marsh lamb sometime.

Seafood
We export crayfish live to China, that's why our prices make it too expensive for the average schmuck. I do swaps, costs me nothing. All our prawns and shrimps are mainly bought in from Vietnam. The best fish we get here are blue cod at $50 kg. People here buy cheaper fish at $25 to $30 kg.
I had blue cod last night and it was heaven.

So the dollar talks here, and I guess the same in the uk.?

Russ
 
Warning to you seafood lovers I bought a cooked Lobster this week, never again, it cost me £15 and a waste of money. I guess these guys throw a load in the "boiler" and walk away because my small one was over-cooked ... next time I'll go for live and despatch it myself (hopefully humanely).
 
Roger Burton said:
Warning to you seafood lovers I bought a cooked Lobster this week, never again, it cost me £15 and a waste of money. I guess these guys throw a load in the "boiler" and walk away because my small one was over-cooked ... next time I'll go for live and despatch it myself (hopefully humanely).
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Where did you buy it from?
 
Roger Burton said:
Hi MG - I live near Hastings (S East UK) unfair to mention the particular 'outlet' especially as I'm sure that they all use the same method ... I'll go 'live' next time.
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Fair enough - I thought maybe you got it from one of the larger on-line suppliers. In my experience its hit and miss. There is a fishmonger I go to when staying with my friend in Essex, which is 100% good for cooked lobster. But I have bought cooked lobster elsewhere which is overcooked and 'rubbery'. One thing to avoid at all costs is imported Canadian cooked frozen lobster. Crab, on the other hand, is nearly always fine when bought ready prepared, even from the supermarket.
 
Roger Burton said:
Warning to you seafood lovers I bought a cooked Lobster this week, never again, it cost me £15 and a waste of money. I guess these guys throw a load in the "boiler" and walk away because my small one was over-cooked ... next time I'll go for live and despatch it myself (hopefully humanely).
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There is a reason that the only seafood I'll order out is oysters on the 1/2 shell. The best seafood "restaurant" I know is my home. :whistling:
 
I agree Craig, it's not often we eat out ... a big exception is "Fish and Chips" I've tried and tried but can't get it as good as the guys with those big hot commercial deep friers ... oh and sometimes an Indian takeaway ... again I can make a pretty good curry but ....
 
Morning Glory said:
even from the supermarket.
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My wife was a Waitrose "black hat and red apron" or meat and fish specialist. These were her fish team in Chester. As part of her teams training she would cook a fish meal and also a meat meal once a month. The big problem for her was getting partners to be interested in working on the fish counter. Ainsley Harriot was a customer, he actually got hold of the manager and told him not to lose Marina as she ran the best meat and fish dept of Waitrose stores he had shopped in. My wifes displays were featured in Waitrose mag a number of times. If a customer asked her to fillet or empty a fish she would do it in front of them. Other customer would watch. She thought her skills and knowledge was normal until she arrived in the UK.
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Split Market Historically fish here is classed as a week day meal. Meat is the luxury item. The last two pics of my fav John Dory and a Dentex with a few little fish were netted by my nephew early morning off Hvar for lunch
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