We left off last week with these 2 questions to be answered for ourselves before really diving into this business ‘all in’. Do we really see ourselves doing this 5-8 years from now? Why are we really doing this? The second question was the one that really needed to be answered. Sure we loved seafood and wanted much better quality and we wanted variety. This “settling” for inferior quality and lack of options had to stop. We believed that there were more people out there who didn’t realise that they…
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Seafood Memories – Part 1
My earliest recollection of seafood is of mom making fried fish & chips. Of course this only happened after haggling like crazy over like Rs.5 or Rs.10 with our “machhiwali” Suman. White or Silver Pomfret were, by default, huge and cheap! Still, haggling, I always felt, was them having a relationship of some kind. Suman would then take the Pomfret to the balcony behind the kitchen to clean and fillet. This was something I’d always stand and watch her do. It was mesmerizing to me back then. It still is…
Read MoreKnow Thy Seafood
Ever wondered how the barracuda got its name? Or the pomfret? Does the basa sound like an Indian name to you? What does one mean by crustaceans? Here’s a look at the origins of some of the names of the aquatic animals belonging to the ‘seafood world’ along with some interesting facts that you may or may not know about them. To begin with, the obvious one – 1. Seafood The term seafood includes fresh and saltwater fish and shellfish. Literally meaning food that is sourced from the sea; sea…
Read MoreA Matter of Taste
What We Now Know. So, cooking’s come a long way since humans discovered fire, and with it, has the evolution of our palates. This has progressed to one of those whacky sciences that amaze you with new findings. But it doesn’t stop there. The knowledge is out of labs with people in white coats working in them to the street, where common folk like us want to know if we are supertasters. Matters of the taste buds are serious everyday business. We’re asking for more flavours, colours, and ingredients at…
Read MoreIs your fish fresh?
The most common question we’ve faced since Fishvish started and probably the most common question any fish monger has ever had to answer since time immemorial. Having asked the question do we really expect him to say no it’s stale? Living on the Coast If I live on the coast my concept of fresh fish will be very different from a guys living a few hundred kilometers inland. Strangely neither of us will be wrong with our differing concepts of fresh. It’s what we’re used to. The point is that both…
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