Fish
Andy Ricker: The Key 3
Andy Ricker is an expert in Thai cuisine. He owns restaurants in Portland, Ore., and New York under the Pok Pok umbrella. In this installment of The Key 3, he shares with Lynne Rossetto Kasper his recipe for steamed fish,...
Mark Bittman on Frozen Fish
Fish specialist Mark Bittman shares his insights on fresh as compared to frozen from his book Fish. Recent technological advances have allowed modern fishing fleets to clean and flash-freeze fish - at -60 degrees F, or even colder - within...
Seafood Watch from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
California's Monterey Bay Aquarium is committed to supporting sustainable fisheries those operations managed in a way that supports a healthy marine environment and sustains seafood supplies for the future. To that end, they have developed a list of seafood products...
Mark Bittman on Caviar
Mark Bittman says the best caviar comes from the Caspian Sea and, especially, Iran. However, Mark also says "caviar is to Iran what cigars are to Cuba - we can't get it!" Thus, we need to look to Russia for...
Tips for Buying and Cooking Shrimp
From Fish: The Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking, by Mark Bittman. BUYING SHRIMP: It's preferable to buy shrimp frozen - most are sold in five-pound blocks - as fresh is rare and thawed shrimp gives neither the flavor of...
Luxury Canned Tuna
Professional taster David Rosengarten is excited about luxury canned tuna. This is not tuna for your everyday sandwich. This stuff is in a league with foie gras and caviar. David says canned tuna of this caliber can be divided into...
Octopus Demystified
As an ancient denizen of the deep - its ancestors lived at least 200 million years ago -- octopus has long been mysterious, thanks to its appearance, intelligence, habits, and remarkable defense mechanisms. (Not only can it shoot a confusing...
Lynne's Favorite Guides to Buying Safe, Sustainable Fish and Seafood
It can be difficult these days keeping track of environmental and health concerns relating to fish and seafood so you can make wise choices at the seafood counter and in restaurants. Here are three websites Lynne keeps bookmarked for...
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