View in Browser

Hi Subscriber First Name

Welcome to the first Fish Tales newsletter from A Passion for Seafood In it you’ll find my latest, ‘easy to prep and cook’ recipes using an amazing variety of seasonal fish and shellfish from our shallow seas. You’ll also be able to follow me on my seafood adventures around the coastline, talking and working with fishermen, to bring you the fascinating story of the Great British Catch.

This month we’re talking herring, that are in season on the North Sea coast right now and recently I’ve been out fishing for them with a traditional drift net, aboard an inshore boat from Felixstowe Ferry here in Suffolk. Herring are packed with nutrition - Omega3, Vitamins A & D, and of course are a rich source of first class protein with only 150-200 calories per serving (100-150g) - a true superfood…

Mike

Wed, Oct 02

Baked New Season Herring with Lemon and Tomatoes

If there’s one fish which symbolises the downfall of the British consumer’s seafood eating culture, it’s the herring. Most definitely. An affordable protein staple for centuries, whole communities

Read More

Sun, Oct 27

Silver Darlings - A Potted History of the Herring

A Short History Lesson!

The British herring fishery pre-dates the capture of many other species and in 1295 Edward I decreed that the Dutch should be allowed to fish from Yarmouth for herring ‘unmolest

Read More