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GUIDE TO BUYING FRESH FISH Down the Cove If you get the opportunity to purchase directly from the fisherman then this is by far the best way to buy your fish. You know it will b...

Shellfish Buying Guide If you are buying shellfish to cook yourself then make sure that it is alive. When a lobster or crab dies bacteria will quickly destroy the meat. Even if...

How to Cook a Live Crab IMPORTANT... Make sure that your crab is still alive before cooking it. When a crab dies bacteria will quickly destroy the meat so it is important to eit...

How to Cook a Live Lobster IMPORTANT... Make sure that your lobster is still alive before cooking it. When a lobster dies bacteria will quickly destroy the meat so it is importa...

Enjoy Eating Shellfish A guide on how to tackle a seafood platter including how to eat a crab claw, how to eat lobster in it's shell, how to peel a prawn and how to eat a mussel...

HOW TO ELIMINATE FISH SMELLS A guide on why fish smells and how to get rid of the fish odour after cooking. We are often told by people that they don't like cooking or eating fi...

How to gut a Fish When you buy fish from a fishmonger they are usually already gutted. If you catch your own fish or buy fish that have not already been gutted it is important t...

How to Prepare a Cooked Crab How to clean and pick a crab to remove the meat (dress a crab) Whether you have caught or bought a live crab and cooked it or whether you have bough...

How to Prepare a Cooked Lobster A guide to cleaning & preparing a lobster for a lobster salad and removing lobster meat for a recipe including how to use a lobster pick. Whether...

Preparing Mussels, Oysters and Scallops A guide on how to clean mussels, how to check mussels are OK to eat and how to shuck (open) oysters and scallops Molluscs in Cornwall We...

Fish & Shellfish 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 lob...