Frozen fish

I believe frozen fish may be like frozen veg - i.e. fresher than the unfrozen version because it's frozen immediately instead of being transported across however many miles before being sold.

GK, I really should learn to do one thing at a time - it's much safer that way!!

I thought all commercial fish was frozen at sea. I would always buy frozen as I think it is probably safer. Actually I think frozen fruit and veg are probably fresher too.

thanks everyone. Will give Iceland a try and keep looking for fresh fish locally.

upstream Grannyknot. Love it.

I think most fish (and also chicken) has very little flavour, which is why we have a multitude of sauces and marinades and dickying up recipes to do with both.

I remember once on holiday we drove for miles to a fancy fish restaurant to eat their speciality - turbot - and it was 'orrible.

I mostly use frozen fish in curries or stirfries. As someone said upstream it seems to stay intact better.

Well I'm a fish snob. I wouldn't buy frozen fish in a pack - I've tried it before and all the flavour drains out when it thaws, imo anyway.
I accept that most if not all sea-caught fish is iced after it's caught, but usually not for so long.
The most likely to be fresh is locally farmed trout or salmon.
Also oily fish survives freezing better than white fish. Much more flavour.
The best fish I ever tasted was some herrings caught that morning when we were on holiday in Scotland.

kitty your autocorrect is hilarious

I buy frozen fish (cod) from Iceland and it's pretty good.

Our fish can is zefinitwky not cheaper but really good quality and more choice than Sainsbury's!

Just started buying frozen fish and no complaint. Stock is limited but if it is the type of fish you like then it is probably cheaper than fresh and almost certainly fresher. It has been frozen straight from the catch and not had to travel through a logistics company.

Last week I made a lovely fish pie from a mixed frozen pack which included mussels, squid and prawns. I did add a piece of frozen salmon to add bulk but the whole thing was rather good.

It’s funny as I live in a ( once) fishing town but we have no fish man van or shop apart from supermarkets
I m not too much of a fish person but if I did buy any it would be frozen

We have loads of fish vans around here, in fact it’s a bit like the Cod War, as they are always trying to poach customers. Don’t find them all that much cheaper though.

Lots of villages round here (North Leicestershire) have a fish van once a week. The one that comes to our village every monday is very good. I buy from him and freeze but if I miss him, I buy from Sainsbury's and freeze.

I wonder if you could locate a fish van.

Yes, always have fish in the freezer as a standbye.

Ever since we moved to our current house over 20 years ago, we have had a local business that sells boxes of beautiful fresh frozen fish, ring me regularly and delivers my order to the door.

The business has changed hands a few times and has now been incorporated into a company that does, top quality ready meals. I still just buy the fish. It is not cheap but it is better than any fish I have ever seen in a supermarket or frozen food retailer.

We did have a fresh fish company come round once and I tried their fish out and lived to regret it. It was not that fresh and I threw a lot of it away.

Iceland has a very good selection at a good price and I have always found it very good.

You can cook fish from frozen too. I often find the frozen variety stays together better than the fresh one which can fall apart as you dish it out.

Like Judy I normally buy frozen fish, always worry about it being fresh and frozen seems safer. Normally tesco

I rarely but fresh fish as I like the convenience of eating when I fancy it. I buy from Iceland and Tesco, does it say somewhere we cannot mention brands?they are both very good.

It's years since we've had a fresh fish man in our area so I've had frozen fish from Iceland or bought it fresh from the supermarket then frozen it. Always been fine as long as it's well wrapped up.