The River Cottage Fish Book | 
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| Authors: Hugh Fearnley-whittingstall, Nick Fisher
Brand: Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 435
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.2
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 8.1 x 1.7
ISBN: 0747588694
EAN: 9780747588696
ASIN: 0747588694
Publication Date: November 19, 2007
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Product Description
More than just a cookbook, this beautifully produced volume in three parts promotes a total understanding of British fish, from their natural habitats to what sauce they go best with to how to respect their seasonality, in keeping with the River Cottage e
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 Nice book shame about the index November 13, 2008
I looked around before I bought this book - I wanted something that had a lot more to it than the fish sections of general cook books, and I really wanted the sections on choosing fish and basic tchniques.
As you can see from the other reviews, it fits the bill very well
However, I mark it down one star because using it as a cook book is actually quite difficult because of the lack of a proper cross-referenced index showing fish types and recipes. What they do is give you a load of recipes, which are listed under the name of a single fish, but may recommend up to about half a dozen other fish that will work.
Suppose you have a beautiful grey mullet. You look it up in the index and find pretty much zilch. So you turn to grey mullet in the fish directory and hidden in the grey box in the margin are some page numbers which contain recipes suitable for using with grey mullet - but no clue whatsoever as to what any of those recipes might be. So you have to turn to each one in turn to discover what they are. By the time you have done this you've spent half an hour finding out that the recipe you fancy needs an ingredient you don't have and the corner shop closed 10 minutes ago.
Wouldn't have been easier just to list in the index all the recipes under the fish to which they can apply ? And entries for fish steaks and fish fillets while you were at it guys - not all of us cook for 6 all the time, and those of us in small households tend to buy our fish dismantled (PS if you read this guys, look at Rose Elliot's Bean Book for an example of an almost perfect ingredient-led index).
A splendid book of reference October 25, 2008
This is a major work of reference for anyone interested in fish cookery and sustainable fish buying. Everything you need to know about buying, gutting, filleting and cooking of every kind of fish and shellfish is dealt with and even how to kill fish and shellfish if you get them live.
I find the information about the best times of year to buy all the different species of fish and shellfish very useful. There are also lists of fish suppliers, including those who do mail-order for those who do not have easy access to good quality fish.
Sole trader July 29, 2008
Great book to accompany a great series. Hugh isn't the cleanest looking cook around but he's certainly one of the most enthusiastic. My favourite scenes from the series were where he was cooking 'spoots' for the two clam divers. A hot pan, flash fried spoots, a sprinkling of paprika and they were won over! I just wanted to wash Hugh's hair and give him a big pat on the head.
Encyclopaedia and cookbook in one May 22, 2008
Book is mostly aimed at people passionate about fish and cooking it and contains lots of information about fish, fishing practises etc. I personally was only looking for simple healthy recipes but I am still very happy with it. Was slightly disappointed with the number of recipes, however I love the description of each type of fish with comments on how best to cook this particular fish. With other cookbooks, you only have a dozen recipes for half a dozen types of fish, and are stuck if you have got anything that does not fit the list. Here, each recipe has suggestions on what other types of fish to use. And of course they know what they are talking about, it is all simple and elegant.
A Great book by a modern great. March 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book contains everything you would ever need to know about seafood and a lot more. From how to open shell fish, how to fish for them, how to refrigerate/ freeze them. It is great as a reference book, but comes into its own as a cookbook.
Hugh is a magnificent chef some of the food I have cooked tasted amazing. With such simple recipes/ ingredients this book is a winner. Buy it now.
But make sure the fish is as fresh as possible and the fish is sustainabley caught
Thank you.
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