Welcome to Fish Face Seafood Blog

Fish Face Seafood Blog is a resource for all seafood enthusiasts regardless of skill or experience featuring species guides, book reviews, news, recipe ideas, sustainability advice and more.

In season spotlight

Discover what fish are currently in season in the UK
Smoked herring

October in season spotlight: herring bloater

FishfaceOct 4, 20242 min read

OK, we admit it – a herring bloater might be…

Features

Reports from Fish Face Seafood Blog’s travels to fishmarkets, ports and supermarkets around the globe
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Exploring Morocco’s seafood culture: Fresh fish and simple cooking

Oct 9, 20249 min read

Discover Morocco’s seafood culture with fresh fish straight from the Atlantic, prepared and simply cooked in Taghazout and Agadir.

Supermarket Safari: The Surprising Joy of Overseas Fish Counters

Apr 18, 2024

We’ve developed a fascination for overseas supermarkets. Whilst the tourists do their thing, we’re out seeking supermarket fish counters.

Unveiling the Seafood Secrets of Railay, Thailand

Apr 3, 2024

Many travel bloggers write about the breath-taking beauty of Railay, Thailand and its turquoise sea, powder-sugar sands and picture-postcard setting.…

Umami apocalypse: baked cuttlefish crisps in Bangkok

Mar 31, 2024

When in Bangkok we discovered baked cuttlefish crisps it seemed like our great passions had collided. As it turns out,…

Latest recipes

Really easy, really fabulous whelks

FishfaceAug 24, 20241 min read
Whelks

In order to find a really easy, really fabulous recipe for whelks we’ve spent an enormous amount of time researching whelk dishes from around the…

Perfect Periwinkles

FishfaceMay 3, 20241 min read
Periwinkles in a bowl.

This perfect periwinkle recipe makes for a great tapas-style snack. Get winkle-picking!

Seafood Species Guides

We have some weird, wonderful and amazing species in our waters. There’s so much more available to us than traditional favourites such as cod and haddock. Why not try something different like John Dory or Sprats?

Or why not experiment with Squid, Cockles or Brown Crab? Most seafood is super easy and super quick to cook. Fish Face Seafood Blog can help you find a brand new favourite!

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Fish

Discover some of the fish species landed at our ports. Find out more about Fish!

Cuttlefish

Cephalopods

Squid, Octopus and Cuttlefish can all be found in UK waters. Discover more about Cephalopods!

Brown Crab

Crustaceans

Lobsters, Langoustine, Brown Crab and more! Discover more about Crustaceans!

Whelk

Shellfish

Cockles, Clams, Mussels, Whelks, Oysters and more. Find out more and Shellfish!

Seafood cookbook reviews

We love a good cookbook, or even a mediocre one to be honest. Read our reviews to find out what books belong in your kitchen cookbook collection!