Customer Reviews
A real bible for any fish lover - By: Laural, 10 Nov 2007 
My family does not eat meat, but we do eat fish, & quite a lot of it. The techniques are explained really well, & the recipes always work well. Together with the Leith's Vegetarian Bible, this book has now become my main source of recipes & ideas. I highly recommend both to fish lovers & semi-vegetarians (like me).
Useful but Rather Unexciting - By: , 08 Mar 2006 
If you don't have the basics of fish cookery I think you'd be better off with a smaller book which focuses on basic techniques & offers tried & tested regulars. If you can cook fish then you'd probably be happier with a cookbook which shares your enthusiasm for new ways with fish & shows appetising pictures of the possible results. If you want to read about fish buy a book by Alan Davidson. This great unwieldy thing is okay but I'd have said that it's true place isin a hotel where there's the requirement for a fish choice each day; you can go to the market, buy what's going & when you get back just look up the index. I can see why the previous reviewer approves but as an adequately informed amateur I'm happier to weave between Alan Davidson & Mitchell Tonks.
All the info you will ever need to cook fish and seafood - By: , 02 Jul 2000 Alot of text & few pictures make this book less attractive than other glossy highstreet cookbooks. However, get over the school text book idea & you have probably the only fish cookbook you will ever need. Basic techniques are clearly explained, & with a glossary of terms, there should be few problems when you want to try some of the more exotic recipes. There are classics as well as modern ideas & inspirational combinations, with all kinds of fish & shellfish covered; plus fish-family-background information so you have an idea of what your fish is like before you buy it. Most recipes provide at least one alternative choice of fish so you can adapt ideas easily according to what fish is available to you. Wine advice & a wine suggestion for each recipe are also there. Besides fish there is a chapter on accompaniments, sauces & relishes which is a cookbookin itself. The few pictures provided are colourful & glossy, but are groupedin sections so finding the matching recipe is not always easy. Some information is unnecessary for your average cook, (such as fishing laws), but it isin its own turnoverable chapter. In all, an excellent guide & inspiration for amatures & professionals alike.
