“What is skate?” Asked the young girl standing in the queue in front of me at our local fish and chips shop. “It’s a type of flatfish,” replied her dad. Evidently, there’s a need for a beginner’s guide to skate – and here it is!
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Why isn’t flounder more popular?
Walk into any restaurant, grab the menu and check out the price of any flatfish. Megrim sole, sand sole and plaice will be over £20, with lemon sole and Dover sole considerably more – and that’s not to mention brill and turbot. But where is the humble flounder?
Weever woe on the south coast: in search of the perfect bouillabaisse
A tale of weever woe not centred around a fiery foot, but rather a bland bouillabaisse.
The Curious Case of Hungarian Hake
What do you know about Hungary? Yes, it’s entirely landlocked, one of Europe’s greatest rivers, The Danube, flows through much of the country, and it’s the home of goulash. There’s also a Lake Balaton. A beautiful, vast freshwater lake covering some 230 square miles. So, bearing all of this in mind, what do you think is Hungary’s favourite fish to eat?