The River Cottage Fish Book: The Definitive Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Fish and Shellfish [A Cookbook] (River Cottage Cookbook)

Firstly let me say to those of you who say its British and has British fish in it, read the book and add the words "or a similar fish" to each named fish and the recipe applies. If you have a good source of fresh fish caught by yourself, friends or family great get started, if not take the time to find a good fish market and ask about all the fish on sale. If all you can buy is Tilapia from the freezer in the supermarket then some of this book is wasted on you, however you will still have a good read. This book will teach you that less is more, there is no need to bread, fry, drench in seasoned flour to get great tasting fish, although fish in beer batter is one of my favorites. I have just bought a smoker to further experiment with flavors and hope that my fishing skill improves enough to guarantee a constant source of fishy pleasure.

Great book

Wonderful book! You'll learn alot about fish (eating and catching), ethics regarding what is ok to consume, and may be inspired to expand the range of species you fish for. Great recipes and species info as well. A must have book for fish consumers

Are now clear to me in handling fish and seafood generally. I have always been somewhat nervous in handling fish and shellfish. It is knowing when is the right moment to consider it done as a little extra time can change the success of a course so much. This has given me a greater insight for sure.

Lots of useful information about fish

Bought this for my fishing fanatic husband: he ties his own flies, builds rods, and when it comes to fishing, he's all 'catch and release" but also likes to buy, cook and eat fish. This is his favorite all-about-fish book.

Fish and chips recipe was very bad. My oil was the temperature they said and made the batter just like they said greasy and heavy. Other recipes use better batters and hire temperatures. Although they try to represent American fish and shellfish, they don't do a good enough job. Only buy if you are in the UK. Waste of money

If you only want recipes then this book has them in spades, but it also has a wealth of information about a variety of species, how to clean and prepare them etc etc.I've read it cover to cover

This is a first-class and very informative book. A well-packaged publication and worth every penny spent, as are all River Cottage Publications. Quality in your hands.

My son is training to be a chef and he uses this as one of his reference books. He loves the detail in it.

Great book