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The River Cottage Fish Book (Hardcover)

by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Author), Nick Fisher (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 608 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (19 Nov 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747588694
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747588696
  • Product Dimensions: 26.9 x 21.1 x 4.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,178 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Does for marine life what his Meat Book did for our four-legged and feathered friends... with dozens of fine recipes.

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Simply the best and most comprehensive work on the subject I have read... a well-illustrated compendium to British fish, it is a great reference book and a good read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best fish cookery books are written by fishermen.., 24 Nov 2007
By Neville Merritt "Salar" (Hampshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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...and fishmongers. My favourite fish cookery books so far have been from Sophie Grigson and William Black, Philip Diamond, Mitchell Tonks and Alan Davidson. All really know their fish because they get out there and catch them, or deal with fresh fish for a living. Now Hugh and Nick join that select band of my favourite fishy authors for the same reason - they know and love fish, from the bottom of the sea to the plate. They write informatively, humorously and passionately, and the reader can't help wanting to pick up a rod or net and get involved. Don't expect fussy recipes: these are best cooked in a farmhouse kitchen or a fishing boat galley, and eaten with your fingers. But they will taste fabulous. Don't expect too many recipes for boring old cod or salmon either, as Hugh and Nick explore nearly all British edible species that swim or crawl. This is a big book, and hugely readable. The authors are both very passionate about sustainable fishing, and offer useful tips to help conserve the more pressurised species, and provide every reason to try alternatives that are right on our doorstep. Buy this book, you will not regret it.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A thorough trawl, 21 Dec 2007
The first thing I couldn't help noticing about The River Cottage FISH book is how big and heavy it is - definitely not a book to take on a fishing trip but then that was probably never its intention.

Written by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the appropriately-named Nick Fisher, they have a clear view of its "nitty gritty". Apart from the "delightful activity of cooking and eating fish", FISH is about understanding the business of catching and preparing them. Once we readers achieve this we will, perforce, get even more pleasure.

Golly, FISH is comprehensive. One of its three sections, Understanding Fish, is divided into Fish as food; Sourcing fish; Fish skills; Shellfish skills. Within these, the authors deal with such diverse topics as Fish as brain food; Five rules for sustainable fish shopping; Fish to find; Fish to avoid; Fish prep kit...... and so on. A thorough trawl.

Recipes are a real catch. Helpfully grouped under such headings as Raw, salted and marinated; Baked and grilled; Fish thrift and standbys (for maximising ingredients and minimising waste) they cleverly organise you into deciding what - and how - you might want to cook. They're also extremely alluring - Simon Wheeler's photos see to that - and make you want to rush out, buy (from a sustainable source naturally) and cook. Roll on summer for a burst of Roasted whole plaice with cherry tomatoes. Meanwhile let's be content with FoodLovers featured recipes Crab Bread & Butter Pudding or Drunken Smollack Toasts - a fishy version of Welsh rarebit.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice book shame about the index, 13 Nov 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).
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5.0 out of 5 stars She shall have a fishy on a little dishy
Piscine companion to the immense 'River Cottage Meat Book' this is yet another indispensable tome from the curly-haired placenta eating cookery gastronomic hero that is Hugh... Read more
Published 1 month ago by The Keeper of Fang Rock

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing fishy about this book!
Another goodie from Hugh, this book feeds the senses even before you start on the cooking. It looks and feels delicious and is the usual mix of information and recipes. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Blane

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece of a book
Hugh is ace. I already had a flick through his Meat and can honestly say the combination of the Meat and Fish in my library is superb. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Harry O'Lye

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive
This book will open your mind to the wonders of fish.

The book starts with a detailed section on how to prepare all the seafood that is in the book, from gutting and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Milton

5.0 out of 5 stars Fishy business
After Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's peerless 'Meat' book this does for fish what that mighty tome did for the red stuff. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Binro The Heretic

5.0 out of 5 stars Fishtastic
Great book full of non-faffy recipes which result in fish tasting like fish!
Info about the sustainable fish to eat and how to catch and gut them, best fish book EVER!!
Published 2 months ago by L. Knowles

5.0 out of 5 stars HFW not banging a drum
A proper HFW book, obviously written before he started his crusades as an organic evangelist. Well written and covering the subject well with info and recipes (and without that... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Keith

5.0 out of 5 stars River Cottage Fish book
Excellent book. Plenty of delicious recipes and attractive photography.
Highly recommended, particularly as I purchased it for a very reasonable price on Amazon.
Published 5 months ago by G. Wright

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
The only fish cookery book you will ever need to have. Including everything you will ever need to know about fish. Great book and with good easy to do food and excellent photos.
Published 5 months ago by Surya

4.0 out of 5 stars A great resource
As well as a great cook book, this provides listing of all the main fish we all eat and how endangered they are with clear details of which we should eat and which not.
Published 5 months ago by Toby Allen

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