March 2016

Fish is high on the Pyramid of Healthy Eating. It is recommended to eat fish 2-3 times a week. Various studies prove the beneficial effects of eating fish on human health.

Knowing how to choose fresh fish or seafood is a vital skill for a seafood cook. Unless you caught the fish yourself, you really have no way of knowing exactly how fresh it is.

European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and gilthead sea bream(Sparus aurata) are amongst the most important finfish speciescultured in the Mediterranean region.