The full guide
Read straight through, or use the seafood notes above to keep buying, cooking and serving simple.
From dressed crab and lobster to mussels, cockles and prawns, Cornwall's waters serve up some of Britain's finest shellfish. This is your starting point: what to find, where to buy it, and how to prepare, cook and eat seafood at home with confidence.
Seafood guide
A simple route through buying, storing, cooking and serving seafood at home without making the page feel busy.
Shellfish is here to make seafood feel easier at home: what to buy, how to handle it, and how to cook it with confidence.
Start with seafood that looks and smells fresh, then keep the plan simple. Good fish, shellfish and coastal ingredients do not need a complicated route to the plate.
Read straight through, or use the seafood notes above to keep buying, cooking and serving simple.
Keep seafood chilled, unpack it when you get home, and cook it while it is at its best. A calm kitchen starts with good storage.
Use gentle heat, short timings and a little patience. Most seafood rewards simple cooking more than heavy sauces or overworked methods.
Serve seafood with clean flavours, enough time to rest, and a little confidence. Lemon, herbs, butter, good bread or a simple salad often do the job beautifully.
Here you will find information about fish and shellfish in Cornwall including what types of shellfish you can find in Cornwall, where to go to get a crab or lobster in Cornwall and also how to cook and prepare different types of fish or shellfish.
If you would like to try eating shellfish we demonstrate how to eat seafood including how to eat lobster, how to eat crab, how to eat mussels and how to eat prawns. We also supply all the crab crackers, lobster picks etc needed to eat seafood in our Cooking Equipment shop.
If you would like to know what to look out for when buying fish or shellfish or how to tell if seafood is OK to eat take a look at our page on Buying Shellfish.