Billingsgate is the UK's largest and most famous inland fish market, offering buyers the opportunity to see the widest selection of fish in the United Kingdom. This London institution is steeped in history and tradition, and its origins can be traced back to 1327 when Edward III granted London's citizens a charter concerning the market rights of the City of London. Today Billingsgate Market is based in London's Docklands where, at 5 a.m. every Monday to Saturday, a bell is tolled and London's "free and open market for all sorts of fish whatsoever" opens for business. This unique and exciting book celebrates the market's fascinating history and explores market life today. Amusing stories from the floor and facts and trivia about the market are combined with C.J. Jackson's invaluable advice on selecting fish, sustainability, techniques for fish preparation and over 80 delicious recipes. This is essential reading for anyone with a love of cooking and an interest in the history of one of London's greatest markets.
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.70
Trade in The Billingsgate Market Cookbook for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.70, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Special Offer until June 30, 2013: Receive an additional £5 promotional Gift Card, when you trade-in at least £10 worth of books. Learn more
|
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
Review
'This wonderfully illustrated volume does what all the best foodie cookbooks should: it makes you want to try something new'
--Waterstone's Books Quarterly
This wonderfully illustrated volume does what all the best foodie cookbooks should: it makes you want to try something new. --Waterstone's Books Quarterly
"Essential reading for anyone with a love of cooking and an interest in the history of one of London's greatest markets" -- The Big Issue, September 2010
--Waterstone's Books Quarterly
This wonderfully illustrated volume does what all the best foodie cookbooks should: it makes you want to try something new. --Waterstone's Books Quarterly
"Essential reading for anyone with a love of cooking and an interest in the history of one of London's greatest markets" -- The Big Issue, September 2010
About the Author
C.J. Jackson is truly passionate about fish and is the Director of the Billingsgate Seafood Training School where she teaches and demonstrates. She also writes for BBC Good Food Magazine and is co-author of Leith's Fish Bible (Bloomsbury, 2005) and The Ration Book Diet (Sutton Publishing, 2007).
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a lovely surprise, I was brought this book as a birthday present as I am a bit of a foodie and love cooking. I loved this book and have already started to cook some of the fish dishes. This book explains the different types of fish, gives good pictorial explanations of how to fillet fish and then gives recipes on how to cook it. I love to cook when I go to places like Spain as you get so much more then the boring fish in the supermarkets here. I will be organising a trip to visit Billingsgate Market and will be willing to get up early and travel for the 5am opening. For all those people out there who love fish but have a been unsure about how to cook it as well as the more experienced cook who wants exciting dishes to cook I could not recommend this book more. Enjoy.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By NIGEL KIRK
Format:Hardcover
brilliant, shows clear step-by-step fish preparation and then how to cook them. Interesting bit about the market itself as well. Can't go wrong with this
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Kwame J
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Simple and straightforward with just enough interesting background, not encyclopedic like some tend to be. I like the way the pages are set out, it's comfortable on the eye. Covers a good range.
Why is it that cook books, including this one, don't want to tell you how to kill a crab or lobster before cooking? Is it one of those subjects that no one dare speak of? PC in a cook book? I've been to Billingsgate Market many times, every visit a wonderful experience, and there's never a shortage of advice. So why not in a book whose focus is cooking fish?
Nonetheless I love this book.
Why is it that cook books, including this one, don't want to tell you how to kill a crab or lobster before cooking? Is it one of those subjects that no one dare speak of? PC in a cook book? I've been to Billingsgate Market many times, every visit a wonderful experience, and there's never a shortage of advice. So why not in a book whose focus is cooking fish?
Nonetheless I love this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Danny Marbella
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
This unique and exciting book celebrates the market's fascinating history and explores market life today. Amusing stories from the floor and facts and trivia about the market are combined with C.J. Jackson's invaluable advice on selecting fish, sustainability, techniques for fish preparation and over 80 delicious recipes. This is essential reading for anyone with a love of cooking and an interest in the history of one of London's greatest markets.
Billingsgate is the UK's largest and most famous inland fish market, offering buyers the opportunity to see the widest selection of fish in the United Kingdom. This London institution is steeped in history and tradition, and its origins can be traced back to 1327 when Edward III granted London's citizens a charter concerning the market rights of the City of London. Today Billingsgate Market is based in London's Docklands where, at 5 a.m. every Monday to Saturday, a bell is tolled and London's "free and open market for all sorts of fish whatsoever" opens for business.
Billingsgate is the UK's largest and most famous inland fish market, offering buyers the opportunity to see the widest selection of fish in the United Kingdom. This London institution is steeped in history and tradition, and its origins can be traced back to 1327 when Edward III granted London's citizens a charter concerning the market rights of the City of London. Today Billingsgate Market is based in London's Docklands where, at 5 a.m. every Monday to Saturday, a bell is tolled and London's "free and open market for all sorts of fish whatsoever" opens for business.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Bought as a gift. Great recipes and beautiful photos with short anecdotes about the market; making for a very enjoyable read.
By Peter
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I confess that I have attended one of CJ's courses at Billingsgate and so am familiar with her approach. This is a collection of well written recipes that work.
By necochan
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Interesting to read and good receips, but I want more pictures to have better idear. Too heavy for a quick consult dufing the coocking.
By anne foster
Format:Hardcover
I have found the book very useful, the explanations regarding filleting are very clear. The recipes are good with many using everyday ingredients rather than having to purchase things that I wouldn't necessarily use again.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
perfect choice
my stepdad was delighted with this book as hes a keen fish cook & hadn't seen this book before.....perfect choice.
Published 5 months ago by happy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cooking fish - The Billingsgate Market Cookbook
The book was given, as a present, to a chef and was very well received. He felt that it would answer lotsof his questions about fish and how to achieve the best results when... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Frosty
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Billingsgate Market Cookbook
This book is a joy to behold. It is very practical in it's layout and has many illustrations of some of it's recipes. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Eddy S
4.0 out of 5 stars
Miam Miam
Went for 2 courses at the Billingsgate school and it was great! To now own a bible like this one is even better. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2011 by Sonialola
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book
I got this book for my friend but had a good peek though pages. It provides overview of various types of fish and seafood, ways of preparation and simple easy to follow recipes. Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2010 by alicia
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Billingsgate Market Cookbook
This was a Christmas present for my husband which he was very pleased with.
He says the pictures inside are excellent and the recipes are very tempting, feel like there could... Read more
He says the pictures inside are excellent and the recipes are very tempting, feel like there could... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2010 by Mrs. K. A. Sustins
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
