Cook's Guide to Fish & Shellfish [Paperback]

Kate Whiteman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

This fabulous full-color guide includes essential information on every type of fish and shellfish, from well-known varieties like salmon and cod, to unusual shellfish or exotic fish like sea urchins.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Anness (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842153994
• ISBN-13: 978-1842153994
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,380,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn to cook fish fabulously!, November 2, 2001

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Helen Atkinson (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cook's Guide to Fish & Shellfish (Paperback)

This is one of the best cookbooks I've ever come across (I have the British version.) Even fairly competent cooks are intimidated by fish. Apart from grilling them with a bit of lemon and parsley, what do you DO with these complex creatures? The first half of the book is a biology lesson - a listing of every fish and shellfish you can think of, a simple description of what it is, where it lives, what it tastes like and the best generalized ways of cooking it. Then there's a second half of recipes. These range from fairly simple to fiendishly but rewardingly time-consuming. I must have tried at least fifteen and all but one (octopus stew) has been absolutely sensational! The green curry, and the Moroccan tagine are real dinner-party conversation stoppers. I wouldn't usually take the time to write an amazon.com review, but I enjoy using this book so much I wanted to tell everyone how good it is.