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The Encyclopedia of Fish Cookery

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This book is organized alphabetically; to give a sense of its scope it begins:aalmutter, abalone, akule, Alaska pollock, alga, anchovy, Artic char, ark shell, aspic (not a fish but useful for fish recipes), Atka mackerel, barnacle, barracuda ... in short, you'll be hard pressed to find in your fish market something not covered here.

For each fish, the book gives information regarding their looks (there are ample photos), where they grow, their culinary uses ... and for many of the fish, recipes. To take a simple example, for black sea bass it gives recipes for steamed sea bass, sea bass Lisbon style, and sea bass chowder.

The recipes are reliable - easy to follow and well proportioned. This is everything you'll ever need or want in a fish cooking resource.

Easy to use, accurate basic knowledge on the origin, taste, texture, and even good suggestions for prepareing almost any fish under the water!

A plethora of information about hundreds of species of fish- How they are classed and where they inhabit, historical and cultural importance of many fishes, identification of fish, quality of meat and how to cook them. Incredibly interesting and useful!

this is hands down the best book for fish lovers

it is a valuable resource in my kitchen

What a great recipe book. Not only does it have an astounding variety of wonderful recipes, but the pictures and other content accompanying them are entertaining as well.
30~ years ago, around the time that this came out, my dad's ex-wife Marta bought him a copy. He treasured it, not only for sentimental reasons, but for the book itself. Some time in the past year, it was stolen from us, presumably by one of our roommates.
He was disappointed by losing it, Father's Day is rolling around, and I love a good oceanic meal, so this was an obvious choice for a gift!
He hates it when we kids spend a lot of money on him, but this was more than low enough to please him. I paid $12 for an absolutely flawless copy of this book. The only damage was inflicted by me; I made a tiny tear in the book sleeve when I was putting it back in its packaging.
I can't wait to give it to him, and until then, it makes for great skimming material.

Best Seafood Book Ever. Since '77 when this came out, nothing has been done better. This must have taken a lifetime to write and compile.

This was a great find and addition to my cookbook collection. The recipes are easy to follow, the prep and purchasing information is no-nonsense and easy to follow. If you love seafood or need to but a bride gift, this is a great purchase and reference tool. I have learned much and enjoy the recipes.

good book pretty fast delivery only problem it didnt come with a jacket but its not that big of a deal cant beat the price paid for the book.