The Fish Society 2013

2013

A SELECTION FROM THE

WORLD’S LARGEST RANGE OF

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WEL C O M E We sell fine fish for home-eating. Our watchword is quality. There are about 300 items in our range, of which the

HOW TO ORDER C ALL 01428 687768 or go to w w w. t h e f i s h s o ci e t y. co. u k

is frozen. It arrives neatly bagged and

Or send order on plain sheet with phone number and cheque or card details to Fish, Freepost, GU8 5TG. We’ll call you when we get it.

labelled, ready to drop into your freezer.

P&D

most popular are listed here. All our fish

Everyday

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Luxury

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Smoked

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Free on orders over £100 £5 on orders over £65 £10 on orders under £65 £12.50 if you order today for delivery tomorrow (this option closes at 1pm) +£5 for “by 1pm”

Prawns

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D E L I V E RY

Lobster

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Crab

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Clams

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Preserved

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Little Tinned Gods

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Prepared

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Hampers

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Gifts 32

We deliver on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. You specify a firm delivery date when ordering.

Your order is collected from us by parcel courier at 4pm and delivered within 24 hours.

It is well-insulated and will stay frozen until at least 7pm. You do not need to sign for it (so you do not have to be in).

Deliveries to outlying postcodes incur surcharges and may have to be signed for.

PRICES We hope to honour most prices in this catalogue until the end of 2013.

Please also see page 34.

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CU T S EXP LAINED F IL L ETS , B ON E S & C UTS SM A LL WH OLE F ILLET Most roundfish fillets (cod, pollack, sea bass... ) have a row of pinbones embedded in the flesh in the position shown. There should be no bones anywhere else in the fillet.

If you’re buying what we describe as a “fillet”, you’ll usually find these bones still in place. If we have taken them out (at great expense) - for instance from our John Dory fillets, we’ll tell you.

P I N BONES

LA RGE CUT F ILLET

O FF C UT

O N - T H E - BO N E S T E A K

BU LLET FILLET S TE AK BELLY

The BULLET is thickest part of the fillet and contains the biggest muscle flakes. Because it is thick, extra care is required when cooking to avoid overcooking the outside.

Do not grill a bullet!

The FILLET STEAK is a neat squarish piece of fish which always looks the part. It’s quite thick but not in the bullet league.

FILLET PORTIONS are slightly less desirable than fillet steaks. The fillet gets thinner towards the tail and the skin to flesh ratio is higher.

FILLET P ORTI ON

OFF CUT

If OFFCUTS are sizeable and desirable, we skin them and remove any bones. Then we freeze them in 200g “pillow packs” (one portion, frozen together). You could poach them like large prawns or use in a fish pie.

The BELLY or “ventresca” is usually too thin to be of great interest but on certain large fish - such as salmon, tuna and black cod - it is not only thick enough to use but also rich in oils which make it the tastiest part of the fish - after a lot of trimming.

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DINNER PARTY PACKS Dinner parties need fillets or steaks which match for weight and shape.

We often have these in stock: call us.

FLATFISH such as plaice and turbot contain fewer pinbones and are a different shape but we deal with them in a similar manner to roundfish.

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E V E R Y D AY F I S H

E V E R YD A Y You’ll find all the staples here, from cod and haddock to mackerel and squid (rings, tubes or whole). We offer most of these, and most other items in our range, in two serving packs or good value saver packs which typically contain six servings.

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E V E R Y D AY F I S H

S KAT E

C OD Escoffier ranked the cod amongst the finest of fish and we’re pretty sure he would have approved of our frozen-at-sea fillets from carefully managed Norwegian stocks.

SERVIN G -SIZED F ILLET S 2x L 100105 395g £8.20 6 svgs 100106* 1250g £21.20

L AR G E FI L L E T S 2x XL 100155 680g £15.70 9+svgs 100156* 1750g £30.20

FILLET STEAKS 2x L 600325 380g £9.50

ON T H E B ON E S T E AK S 2x XL 234035 540g £22.00

*These packs contain 4 to 8 fillets of varying sizes. For same-size fillets, please order 100105 or 100155.

Skate has no small bones and its ridged, firm white meat falls neatly apart with minimum fuss and wastage. We use large wings which portion into the customary skate triangular shape, and thick rectangular “middle cuts”.

TRIANGULAR CUTS 2x XL 226053 500g £16.50 MIDDLE CUTS 2x L 226221 480g £18.20

M ACK E RE L Mackerel is very tasty and crammed with healthy Omega-3 oils. Ours all come from a single super-reliable supplier in Cornwall.

Fillet packs contain two fillets per serving, so 205033 contains four fillets. Whole fish packs contain one fish per serving so 212035 contains two fish.

M ACK ER EL F ILLET S 2x M 205033 340g £9.60 6x M 205161 900g £20.90 M ACK ER EL WH OLE 2x L 212035 600g £10.90 6x L 212070 1950g £29.30

S A R DI NE S From Portugal and begging to be eaten with your fingers but if you can’t deal with that, get the same great taste from our fillets. Yes, we do sell those BBQ cages.

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WHOLE 4-6 svgs 101206 900g £4.60 9+ svgs 101209 2700g £12.60 FILLETS 2x L 121211 300g £3.90 6x L 121222 900g £10.40

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O RGA N IC SALMON It costs a bit more, but our organically farmed salmon is kinder to the environment and the fish.

F ILLET STEAKS 2x M 210026 320g £10.30 6x M 210112 960g £27.80

KIN GK LIP

Z A NDER

HERRING MELTS

This South African favourite yields a firm white cod-like fillet..

This fine freshwater fish is rare in the UK but increasingly popular with our members. The sizes shown will provide two servings from each fillet (ie four per pack).

Rich and creamy roes which melt in your mouth. They are massively overlooked and ridiculously inexpensive.

One block serves 2-4.

FILLETS 2x M 261221 340g £8.80 FILLET S T EAKS 2x M 261287 380g £9.90

FI L L E T S 2x XL 252935 620g £21.70 2x XXL 252951 920g £32.20

R ED S NA P P ER Try something different. The XXL fillets make a magnificent spectacle when cooked whole.

H E R R I N G M E LT S 1 block 101555 454g £6.90 5 blocks 101557 2270g £29.90

F I L L E T P O RT I O N S 2x XL 263136 440g £14.60 SINGLE XXL FILLET 4 svgs 264481 800g £21.60

Most of these items come in VARIABLE PACK SIZES. Please see page 34.

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HADD OC K

S E RV I N G - S I Z E D F I L L E T S 2x L 186525 420g £9.70 6 svgs 186540* 1250g £22.50

Hook and line caught then filleted and frozen at sea by the same people who supply our cod.

LARGE FILLETS 2x XL 186583 640g £14.70 9+ svgs 186593* 1750g £33.10

*These packs contain 4 to 8 fillets of varying sizes. For same-size fillets, please order 1865255 or 186583.

FILLET STEAKS 2x S 186827 220g £7.00

S QU I D

Quick fry the rings, stuff the tubes or just revel in the chaos of whole.

We have a delicious oven-ready battered calamari on page 29.

RINGS 2 svgs 100906 350g £6.80 8 svgs 100911 1400g £24.90 TUBES 3-6 svgs 100955 700g

£9.30

WH OL E 1 - 4 f i s h 2-4 svgs 100965 700g £18.80

WH I T EB AI T

Top up your calcium! Each fish separately frozen.

WHITEBAIT 2-4 svgs 101256 454g

£5.90

P L AI CE Choose your colour. Or choose whole (head, tail and fins removed).

WHITE FILLETS 2x L 100322 370g £9.90 6x L 100325 1090g £26.90 DA R K S K I N N E D F I L L E T S 2x L 100332 400g £11.70 6x L 100335 1150g £32.40 WHOLE 1x L 207041 400g £7.70

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LUXURY

L UX U RY Here is some of the finest eating on the planet, all carefully filleted, sized and trimmed to maximise your eating experience.

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LUXURY

DOVER SOLE This price of a perfect portionsized Dover sole (400-460g) is a scandal matched only by the eating experience. Smaller fish verge on the economical.

WHOLE 1x S 259015 260g £10.40 4x S 259315 1040g £38.50 1x L 259045 420g £31.50 4x L 259349 1680g £117 FILLETS skinned, boned 1x M 259877 160g £15.20 4x M 259936 640g £56.30

SEA B A S S Caught by a single Cornish rod and line fisherman, our wild sea bass is processed and frozen within hours of landing. His fish are gratifyingly larger than the farmed fish offered so widely in restaurants.

But we’re not too proud to offer economical farmed sea bass.

Whole fish are scaled and gutted.

FA R M E D FILLETS 2x S 237025 260g £10.10 6x S 237082 720g £24.90

W IL D FI L L E T S 2x M 239335 300g £22.00 1x XL 239525 300g £24.70 6x M 239440 840g £56.30 FI L L E T S T E AK S 2x L 238639 380g £30.40 WH O L E p o rt i o n - s i z e d 1x XL 240026 520g £17.60 4x XL 240132 2080g £62.40 WH O L E t ro p h y f i s h 15+ svgs 303255 4900g £198

FISH S TOC K

JOHN DORY Another member of the piscatorial pantheon.

FILLETS boned 2x L 241105 340g £32.40

F I S H S TO C K 1 tub 175578 375g £4.60 3 tubs 175579 1125g £12.90

From turbot, brill, sole and John Dory bones, combined with carrots, leeks, fennel, celery, parsley and onion. Create a superb sauce by adding vermouth or wine and perhaps some cream.

Most of these items come in VARIABLE PACK SIZES. Please see page 34.

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LUXURY

WILD SALMON Normally available from us between about May and the following February, our wild salmon are caught by licensed artisan fishermen in Scotland and Northumberland.

For whole fish, please call.

FILLET STEAKS 2x M 245005 300g £28.40 6x M 245126 900g £77.20 O N - T H E - BO N E S T E A K S 2x M 236055 380g £24.20 6x L 236083 1200g £69.90 TA I L P I E C E 2x M 253585 360g £23.20

S WORD FIS H

WHOLE SALMON

Ernest Hemingway would approve.

Similar meaty texture to tuna, but a distinctive sweet/savoury taste.

Cleaned and scaled, so ready-to-go. You will need 100g (modest) to 300g (generous) of whole fish per person. A 2.3kg fish will squeeze into a standard 60cm fish kettle without removing the head and tail.

FILLET ST EAKS 2x M 658927 375g £12.00

O R D I N ARY FAR M E D 6+ svgs 115596 1600g £22.40

O R G A N I C A L LY FA R M E D 10+ svgs 305630 3000g £62.90

R ED MU L L ET Haute couture looks only exceeded by dizzyingly good taste.

FILLETS boned 2x S 230237 220g £18.90 2x L 230255 400g £34.40

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WILD

FILLET STEAKS 2x M 255933 300g £30.90 F I L L E T P O RT I O N S 2x M 255829 300g £24.60

FARMED FAT BOY F I L L E T S 1x XXL 248093 420g £32.40 S L I M BOY F I L L E T S 1x L 248405 200g £12.50 4x L 103915 800g £46.40

TURB OT Our wild fillet steaks are from magnificent whole fish weighing upwards of 4kg. Only this size gives the luxurious cuts we’re looking for. Farmed turbot of that size is rare but nevertheless, a single fatboy fillet - the one in the picture - is plenty big enough for two, although you might argue about who gets which end. The answer could be goujons.

O N - T H E - BO N E S T E A K S 2x M 248551 410g £34.20 WHOLE 4 svgs 248981 1000g £28.60

LEMON SOLE

BRILL

MONKFISH

Forever in the shadow of the unbeatable Dover sole.

Nevertheless a fine meal.

Gordon Ramsay: “Brill is more delicate than turbot, but quite delectable.” Gilbert & Sullivan also had a soft spot for brill but they were a bit more poetic.

Gorgeous large skinned and boned chunks from large fish.

FILLETS 2x M 228967 380g £11.90 W HOLE 1x M 242999 380g £7.70 4x L 243065 1440g £27.90

FI L L E T S T E AK S 2x S 232002 240g £23.90 2x M 232007 300g £29.80

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FILLET STEAKS 2x S 235035 220g £12.70 2x L 235047 340g £19.70 Most of these items come in VARIABLE PACK SIZES. Please see page 34.

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BL ACK CO D

Has nothing to do with regular cod. It’s the signature dish of Nobu, perhaps the world’s priciest restaurant chain. Distinctive silky texture, sensational taste.

FILLET STEAKS 2x M 233121 330g £39.60 V E N T R E S C A P O RT I O N S 2x S 657535 250g £30.00 O N - T H E - BO N E S T E A K S 2x M 233004 360g £23.50

GI LT- HE A D There are many species of bream, but this one stands head and shoulders above the rest. We offer farmed from Greece or fillets from rare wild Cornish fish.

W HOLE fa r m e d 1x XL 266019 480g £11.50 FILLETS fa r m e d 2x M 265515 360g £12.60 W ILD FILLET S 1x XL 266460 300g £16.00

H AKE

Hake is remarkably good value.

We don’t appreciate it enough in this country. In fish-loving Spain, it’s revered.

FILLET STEAKS 2x M 245519 320g £12.80 BU L L E T S 2x XL 249049 480g £21.70

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WILD FILLET STEAKS 2x M 256045 360g £25.20 FIL L ET STEAK S d p p * 6x L 256629 1100g £61.60 O N - T H E - BO N E S T E A K S 2x L 256413 440g £17.90

FARMED

HALIB UT The 40-50kg wild halibut we use yield ridiculously sumptuous fillet steaks.

Our farmed halibut comes from the Hebrides. They only get up to 4kgs but they still make fantastic eating. *Dinner Party Pack - six steaks matched for shape and weight

FILLET STEAKS 2x M 256521 340g £19.10 F I L L E T P O RT I O N S 2x M 256833 360g £16.20

TUNA Tuna’s dark, dense meat evokes the finest beefsteak.

HAND CUT STEAKS 2x M 274075 380g £16.80 I M P O RT E D S T E A K S 2x M 274203 340g £6.50 6x L 274268 1080g £18.30

PAELL A PAC K Contains genuine Spanish paella rice, saffron, clams, mussels, king prawns, squid, monkfish, chorizo sausage chicken and our recipe. Add olive oil, wine, and fish stock (such as our own on page 9).

PA ELLA PACK for 2 150505 700g £24.10

for 6

150506 2100g £64.90

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UNSLICED LOIN 1 loin 274454 860g £35.60 Most of these items come in VARIABLE PACK SIZES. Please see page 34.

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SMOKED

S M O KE D Prepare to encounter some fabled indulgences such as Finnan haddock and Arbroath smokies. Also ten kinds of smoked salmon and four kinds of kippers.

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SMOKED

S MO KED S AL MO N S I DE

SMOK E D SALM ON

Farmed, sliced and skinned, so 100 per cent edible.

Or (skin-on) wild Scottish - for which you’ll need a pair of boning pliers, a sharp knife and a steady hand.

Four essential editions of smoked salmon plus O-Zesty - upon which was sprinkled orange zest and ground black pepper after smoking.

Your taste buds are excited already.

All ready-sliced in vac-packs which will serve up to four.

S L I C E D FA R M E D S I D E 10+ svgs 157092 1150g £43.70 UNSLICED WILD SIDE 10+ svgs 158264 1150g £81.60

FARMED FISHRJU MPIN x1 165541 227g £8.90 x4 165542 908g £33.60

FISHRJU MPIN s l o w s m o k e d x1 167261 200g £9.80 x4 167264 800g £29.90 ORGA NIC x1 165707 200g £10.40 x4 165708 800g £39.10

O-Z EST Y x1 165611 200g £9.70 x4 165612 800g £36.10

DIRECTORS’ CUT Unsliced smoked salmon with no skin, no bone. If you’ve only ever eaten smoked salmon in slices, this will be a revelation. From farmed fish.

D I R E C TOR S ' C U T 2x M svgs 340048 240g £15.90

H OT S MO KED S AL MO N

WILD

This is moist and creamy because whilst being smoked, it was also being cooked. “Ready-flaked” is perfect for combining with pasta and makes fantastic sandwiches. From farmed fish.

SCOTTI SH x1 165555 227g £22.50 x4 165597 908g £97.00

R E A DY F L A K E D 2xL svgs 165771 280g £9.80 6+ svgs 165821 900g £27.90

All items on the right come in VARIABLE PACK SIZES. Please see page 34.

FILLET STEAKS 2xS svgs 165636 180g £8.60

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OTHER SMOKED SLICED Intriguing alternatives to smoked salmon.

S M OK E D T U N A 1 pack 170805 200g £10.90 S M OK E D H AL I B U T 1 pack 170905 200g £17.00 S M OK E D S T U R G E ON 1 pack 170855 200g £14.70

COD ROE s m o k e d A little goes a long way. One sac per pack.

S M O K E D C O D RO E 2x L 360033 280g £10.10

S M OK E D E E L This is to die for. Skinned fillets produced by a small Dutch firm.

From sustainable eel.

FILLET 2-4 svgs 170953 100g £8.90 12+ svgs 170965 400g £27.90

SMOKED H A DDO C K Undyed with a lovely fresh straw hue and a protected geographical indication from Grimsby’s premier smoker.

FI L L E T S 2x S 322403 300g £7.80 6x M 322484 1360g £32.20

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FI N N AN H ADDO CK The most special smoked haddock.

FI L L E T S T E AK S 2x S 322902 240g £9.10 6x S 322942 780g £27.30

FINNAN one fish 2 svgs 362035 400g £11.70

BULLETS 2x XS 322001 160g £7.40 6x XS 322100 480g £20.20

All items on the right come in VARIABLE PACK SIZES. Please see page 34.

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SMOKED TROUT A luscious, pretty, pink delicacy.

FILLET 1x M 323008 140g £5.40 4x L 323125 800g £27.00 W HOLE 1x M 324035 200g £4.60 4x M 324135 900g £21.20

KI P P ER S Our longstanding offerings, Craster and Manx, are now complemented

by Mrs Smith’s - “less kipper, more herring”.

WHOLE CRASTER 2x L 321205 410g £6.90 6x L 321305 1230g £18.30

BO N E D C R A S T E R 2x M 320009 240g £4.80 6x M 320213 720g £12.50

AR B ROATH SM OK IE S Small whole haddock (head off and cleaned) which have been smoked and cooked simultaneously. Serve hot.

WHOLE MANX 2x M 321615 300g £5.80 6x M 321707 1050g £18.50

SM OK IES 2x XL 361155 550g £10.90 6x M 361241 1200g £21.50

W H O L E M R S S M I T H 'S 2x L 660315 400g £7.90 6x L 660355 1200g £20.90

SM OK E D SC AL LOPS Fabulous concoction from designer smokehouse.

SM OK E D SC ALLOPS 6x M 659824 140g £12.60

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SHELLFISH

SHELLFISH From extravagant crustaceans to under-rated pleasures such as the winkle, we’ve got a marvellous line-up.

CR EV ET T ES A wild XL crevette from Africa.

About eight inches nose to tail.

CREVETTES cooked 10x XL 140771 500g £16.40 40x XL 140772 2000g £49.00

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P R AW N S

BEST N ORTH AT LA N TIC P RAW N S The finest cold water prawn you will ever taste. One of our best sellers.

P EELED c o o k e d 8+ svgs 140505 750g £15.30 20+ svgs 140506 2250g £40.30 W HOLE c o o k e d 2-4 svgs 657808 360g £2.60

AL C AP R AWN These are the world’s largest prawns, up to 220g /10 inches/25cm.

Cook to pink in a trice. We should tell you that they contain a large, er, “vein” running head to tail, which you will need to remove. A deveined version is available at our website.

Variable pack sizes.

A L C A P R AW N S r aw 2x M 400023 240g £19.80 2x XL 400057 420g £34.20 6-9x L 400079 1500g £99.00

K IN G PRAW N S

P E E L E D r aw 35*x M 140566 90x M 140567 12x XL 140573 36x XL 140575

These are farmed in Asia. We try to select quality suppliers who offer low ice glazes, reducing the water leak during defrosting. Nevertheless, the weights stated here are drained weights after defrosting. Our sizes are much larger than normal - those XLs are monsters.

260g £6.40 780g £16.90 260g £8.90 780g £23.90

PEELED cooked 25*x L 140555 250g £8.90 75x L 140556 750g £23.90 W H O L E r aw 12*x L 140657 700g £16.40

For brown shrimps & potted shrimps see page 23.

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LOBSTER

PEELE D SC A MP I L A NG O U S T I NE No breadcrumbs, no water, no nothing but beautiful meat from large langoustines.

The prettiest crustacean, with the most improbable claws. Our sizes are for eating, not for garnish.

SC A M P I r aw 1-2 svgs 140953 190g £11.80 4-6 svgs 140954 570g £32.70

L AN G OU S T I N E r aw 13-16 141005 750g £13.90 4-7 141019 750g £21.90

CR AY FI S H Wild English crayfish cooked to a Swedish recipe and frozen in their own liquor. About 12 fish per block.

C R AY F I S H c o o k e d 1 block 401352 500g £16.90 4 blocks 401362 2000g £53.90

RO CK LOB S TER

NAT I VE L O BS T ER

Unless you absolutely must have the traditional bright red spectacle complete with claws, rock lobster is the best way to enjoy this fish. It doesn’t have claws, so we just sell the tail, which is 90 per cent meat.

The full lobster experience: claws, tomalley and all. Ours are from from Scotland or Cornwall. Cooking from raw is simple and gets the best result, yet cooked outsell raw hugely.

ROCK L OBST ER TAILS r aw 1x S 461069 140g 1x XL 461178 400g 1x XXL 461208 590g 4x S 461515 520g 4x L 461633 1640g

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£10.40 £31.60 £52.50 £35.40 £111.50

COOKED 1x M 1x L

440231 400g 440255 640g

£18.40 £29.40

RAW 1x L 1x XL

430145 460g 430169 700g

£18.10 £27.50

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CRAB

EN G L I S H CR AB Heaven from Devon.

W H O L E C L AW S 2 svgs 126455 500g £10.90 P E E L E D C L AW S 1 doz 126467 250g £18.60 3 doz 126468 750g £49.90 DRESSED x 1 441021 180g £8.70 x 4 441022 720g £33.00 1 0 0 % C L AW M E AT 2-4 svgs 126155 227g £15.40 9+ svgs 126156 908g £54.90 BROW N M E AT 2-4 svgs 126205 227g

£4.60

S O F T S H E L L CR ABS Traditional New England delicacy now sourced from Thailand.

S OFT S H E L L S 2 crabs 480007 170g £9.20

6 crabs 480107 480g £24.70

KIN G C RA B The longest legs and meanest claws outside Hollywood.

W HOLE CLUST ER S x1 453767 1080g £90.10 C LAW AR MS x4 452595 900g £64.90 UP P ER L EG SECT IONS x2 455025 260g £28.60 LOW ER LEG SECT IONS 8-10 455133 500g £35.00 M EAT 1-2 svgs 126196 150g £19.60 6+ svgs 126197 600g £71.20

King crab and lobsters come in VARIABLE PACK SIZES. Please see page 34.

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CLAMS

MUSS E L S

R AZ O R S H EL L S

The magnificent mussel is farmed in vast quantities off every temperate coast.

Our current favourite comes from Galicia in Spain. Make moules mariniere on a whim. We also like swaggering greenshell mussels from New Zealand.

Simplicity itself to prepare, following the directions on our pack. Full of sweet white meat. Six per pack.

W HOLE MUSSELS 2-4 svgs 195707 1000g

£7.40

AMAN D E S DE M E R We use the French name here which reminds you that the taste is remiscent of almonds. An excellenttasting good-sized clam, perfect for the beginner.

A M A N DES DE MER 2-4 svgs 155555 700g £8.20 3 packs 155558 2100g £21.90

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N Z H AL F S H E L L c o o k e d 2-4 svgs 195805 1000g £9.20

RAZORSHELLS 2-4 svgs 155677 460g £13.70

CO C K L ES

C AR P ET S H EL L S

You can’t beat the taste of cockles... sweet and unique.

This is the French palourde - the gourmet’s favourite clam. About the size of a cockle, but with a meatier interior.

WH O L E r aw 2-4 svgs 155754 700g £11.90 C OC K L E M E AT c o o k e d 2x M 195579 250g £8.90 C OC K L E S I N V I N E G AR 1 jar 176301 200g £4.60

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CARPETSHELLS 40 155605 700g £10.90 Scallops and razorshells come in VARIABLE PACK SIZES. Please see page 34.

MOLLUSCS

KIN G SC A LL O P S

s h e ll e d

Choose dived or dredged. then with coral or without. Dived are best but they have become terribly expensive.

BROWN S H R I MP Size for glorious taste, nothing comes close to the brown shrimp.

Ours are from Morecambe.

DIVED w i t h c o r a l 6x M 102535 180g £10.80 18x L 102637 600g £31.80

DREDGED with coral 6x M 102716 180g £8.60 18x L 102743 600g £25.20

PEELED cooked 2-4 svgs 141154 200g £17.70

DIVED n o c o r a l 6x M 102567 180g £9.90 18x M 102668 570g £29.60

DREDGED no coral 6x M 155413 180g £9.70 18x M 155440 570g £29.10

P OT T E D 4 pots 141215 227g £17.70 12 pots 141216 680g £44.70

QU EEN S

s h e ll e d

The same culinary potential as the scallop at half the price.

QUEENS 2-4 svgs 155872 300g £9.00 6+ svgs 155879 600g £15.90

W I NK L E S

WH EL KS

Simple and stylish. Pre-cooked, but can be reheated briefly.

Shockingly inexpensive, quite chewy and pre-cooked. About 25 per pack.

WI N K L E S 2-4 svgs 195621 500g £7.40 3 packs 195639 1500g £19.90

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WHELKS 1-2 svgs 195611 200g £4.90 5 packs 195622 1000g £19.90

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PRESERVED

PR E S E RV E D

BY T RAD I T I O N AL M ETHO DS Clarence Birdseye was a Johnny-come-lately.

Old methods add extra layers of flavour we still yearn for.

For jellied eels, see page 33.

SALT C OD According to Rick Stein, “Salting makes cod supreme.”

But you do need to plan ahead. “Hard” repays three days soaking by growing to three times its weight.

S O F T ( f i ll e t ) 1 fillet 185443 300g £9.70 M E D I U M ( f i ll e t ) 1 piece 185671 300g £16.10 HARD (with bones) 3-4 pcs 185701 350g £7.90

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BOQU E RON E S

MOJAMA

BOT TAR G A

That’s Spanish for amazingly different bright white not salty eat as they come do not share anchovy fillets.

Shave this air dried tuna fillet on to a crisp green salad. Drizzle with £10-a-bottle olive oil.

Recent customer: “I can’t believe your price. It’s a third of what I pay at Geneva airport.”

B OQUERONES 2-4 svgs 185854 100g

£6.20

M O J AM A 2-4 svgs 520011 100g £10.30

BOT TA R G A 2 sacs 521015

80g £13.80

MAR I N AT ED

herring fillets Simple silky smooth pleasure.

SWEET 1 tub 176113 200g £4.80 DILL 1 tub 176111 200g £4.80

GRAVA D LA X

M A AT J ES

RO L L MO P S

Did you know that means “salmon grave”? The method was burial.

A rich Dutch secret involving virgins and Lady Hamilton.

Add a gherkin to be transported to heaven.

GRAVA D LAX ( w i t h s a u c e ) 1 sachet 185603 200g £9.80 x4 185633 800g £35.90

M AAT J E S H E R R I N G 2 fish 185828 110g £5.90 6 fish 185829 330g £16.50

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H E R R I N G RO L L M O P S 1 tub 185793 200g £4.00 3 tubs 185795 600g £11.00

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TINNED

L I T T L E T I N NED GODS Caviar isn’t the only gourmet experience which comes in a tin.

In particular, you must try ventresca de bonito, a thrilling flavour experience everyone will enjoy.

C AV IA R An excellent caviar from a small Italian farm breeding Siberian sturgeon - also known as baerii - similar to sevruga.

Best eaten with a shell spoon.

C AVIA R 1 tin 124421 1 tin 124427

15g £24.00 30g £40.00

SHELL S POONS x1 191511 11cm £5.90 x4 191514 11cm £19.90

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K E TA

SEA URCHIN ROE

Beautiful, bright orange salted salmon roe,

As served when Hercules wed Hebe, the Greek Goddess of Youth.

K E TA 1 jar 185955 100g £11.90

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U R C H I N RO E 1 jar 120361

50g £13.60

TINNED

V ENT R E S C A DE B O NI TO Ventresca is the oil-rich belly fillet of white tuna–the Lamborghini of canned tuna.

VENTRESCA TUNA 1 tin 120105 82g £7.90

CU TTL E FISH INK

C U T T L E FI S H I N K 1 sachet 135255 16g £3.40 1 jar 132257 90g £6.70

Black rice! Oh what fun! The delicious ketchup-like sauce is going to be very big.

C U T T L E FI S H I N K S AU C E 1 bottle 191721 180g £4.50

S A R D I NI L L A S Top grade, hand-prepared and immaculate tiny sardines canned in olive oil.

S AR D I N I L L AS 1 tin 120255 118g £5.70

AN CH OV Y FI L L ET S Large fillets, from the very best catches of the year when the fish is in prime condition. Trimmed by hand, so they don’t have the hairy finish of ordinary anchovy fillets and a lot less salty.

The smoked version is as if from a different planet.

FILLETS 1 tin 120155

50g £6.40

SMOKED FILLETS 1 tin 120205 60g £9.30

L IVERS

C H I P I RO NE S

MU S S EL S

Extraordinarily healthy and equally tasty.

Tiny squid stuffed with onion and tomato in a sauce of squid ink, vegetable oil and spices.

Mussels are good but these are heavenly. Serve hot or cold, combined or solo.

COD LIV ER 1 tin 120341 120g £5.90 M ON K F ISH LIV ER 1 tin 120482 115g £9.90

C H I PI RON E S 1 tin 120315

72g £7.40

smoked

MUSSELS in oil 1 jar 176201 120g £3.10

All weights given are drained weights

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P R E PA R E D

PR E P A RE D We’re proud of this range, much of it (“Our”) hand made to our recipes by the top-notch banquet suppliers next door to Fish Palace.

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OUR SOUPS

T I N N ED S O U P S

See those prawns? They’re a true indication of the amount of fish you will find in our handmade soups.

Top end recipes from old-fashioned soup specialists who use nearly as much fish as us.

S M OK E D S AL M O N & WAT E R C R E S S 2 svgs 147020 500g £8.30

C R A B BI S Q U E 1 tin 145811 410g £5.60

PR AWN & L E M O N G R AS S 2 svgs 147013 500g £7.70 S M OK E D H AD D OC K C H OWD E R 2 svgs 147005 500g £8.80

L O BS T E R BI S Q U E 1 tin 145825 410g £3.50 BO U I L L A B A I S E 1 tin 146261 400g £5.90 MUSSEL SOUP 1 tin 146271 400g £3.90

OUR MORNAY

S QU I D R I NG S

T ER R I N E

Superb handmade rendition of this classic recipe in a real scallop shell.

The Mediterranean classic without the hard work. Oven bake.

Smoked salmon roof over generous base of creamy pâté. 4+ servings.

SC A LLO P MOR NAY x 1 147730 120g £6.40 x 4 147790 460g £21.90

B AT T E R E D S Q U I D R I N G S 4+ svgs 145755 500g £5.20 12 svgs 145756 2000g £17.70

TERRINE x 1 148205 350g £9.90 x 3 148215 1050g £26.90

O UR RIS OTTO S

O U R FI S H P I ES

See those prawns? That’s a genuine serving from our prawn risotto. The crab version is equally generous.

Ten other ingredients including mascarpone.

Cod, prawns and smoked haddock, or halibut, king prawns and smoked haddock. Top sellers.

TRADITIONAL 1x L svg 146571 450g £9.80 4 pies 146572 1800g £35.70

P RAW N R ISOT TO 1-2 svgs 146106 550g £17.00

L U X U RY 1x L svg 146573 450g £11.30 4 pies 146574 1800g £41.30

CRA B R ISOT TO 1-2 svgs 146109 550g £18.50

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ORGANIC SALMON x2 145683 230g £9.00 x6 145684 690g £22.80 CLASSIC x2 145792 230g £9.00 x6 145793 690g £22.80 SMOKED HADDOCK & B AC O N x2 145691 230g £9.00 x6 145692 690g £22.80

OUR FISHC AKES Good size with lots of fish and a light dusting of breadcrumbs.

C R A B ( w i t h w h i t e m e at ) x2 145731 250g £14.90 x6 145738 750g £41.90

OUR BITE-SIZE F I S H C A K ES Perfect finger food for kids and parties.

Every one pressed out by hand.

B I T E -S I ZE D x12 660510 300g £13.90 x36 660520 900g £34.90

K I NG P R AW NS Irresistible king prawn combos. They are all oven-bake.

80/20 brown/white meat.

P OT T E D C R A B 4 pots 145908 240g £17.50 12 pots 145909 720g £36.90

I N G AR L I C B U T T E R 1-2 svgs 145644 180g £6.60 4 packs 145647 720g £20.90

I N F I L O PA S T RY 4 svgs 145506 500g £11.90 2 packs 145507 1000g £19.90

I N T E M PU R A B AT T E R 4 svgs 145525 500g £10.90 2 packs 145527 1000g £20.50

I N BR E A D C RU M BS 4 svgs 145615 500g £8.90 2 packs 145616 1000g £16.90

S NA I L S in garlic butter Straight from France. Cook from frozen.

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SNAILS 1 doz 135055 125g £8.10 3 doz 135059 375g £18.90

HAMPERS

HAM P E RS

EV ERY DAY

L U X U RY

CR U S TACEAN S

Two fish pies plus two servings of each: best North Atlantic peeled prawns, organic salmon fillets, organic brown trout, tuna steaks, smoked haddock and large plaice fillets.

One large turbot fatboy fillet (serves two), two 190g packs of king scallops two portions of monkfish plus two Dover soles and two wild salmon steaks.

Simply defrost and eat. Two generous servings of: best North Atlantic peeled prawns, XL Indian Ocean crevettes, potted shrimps, potted crab and English crab claws.

EVERYDAY H AMPER 14 svgs 113011 2700g £67.30

L U X U RY H AM PE R 10 svgs 113021 2100g

£114

C RU S TAC E A N S H A M P E R 10 svgs 113051 1550g £82.70

BL OWO U T Planning a party?

Don’t start without this!

Lobster, crevettes, four kinds of prawns, shrimp, 3 kinds of crab, mussels, winkles and whelks. Plus, of course, caviar.

Call us for the full list.

BL OWO U T 50+ svgs 113122 15kg £1,500

See page 33 for our breakfast hamper with teas

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GIFTS

G I FT S Does your grandfather reminisce about jellied eels?

Is it time your niece was introduced to potted shrimps?

These are presents with special ĂŠlan.

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KIPPE RS

S MO KED S AL MO N

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K IP P ERS 1 pair 802201 400g £12.90 3 pairs 802203 1200g £19.90 B ON ED KIPPER S 1 pair 811052 260g £10.40 3 pairs 811053 720g £15.40

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A RB ROAT H SMOKIES 1 pair 801319 450g £11.50 3 pairs 801375 1725g £28.90

FA R M E D x 1 802101 227g £15.90 x 2 802102 454g £23.90

J EL L I ED E E L S

S L OW S M O K E D x 1 801313 200g £16.80 x 2 801315 400g £24.80

Still made within the sound of Bow bells, jellied eels are a mystical luxury which will ignite the imaginations of both old fogies and young foodies.

WILD x 1 828429 227g £29.00 x 2 828439 454g £55.00

JELLIED EELS 1 pot 827001 750g £22.90

S MO KE D E E L Page16 C AV I A R SM OK E D EEL F ILLET S x 1 804001 100g £12.90 x 2 804002 200g £16.90

BREAK FA ST H AM PE R Two servings of each: kippers, smoked haddock and smoked salmon matched with three fine foilpacked loose leaf teas.

B REA K FAST H AMPER 6 svgs 832205 850g £49.90

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C AV I AR 1 tin 801382 1 tin 801383

FA R M E D S I D E x1 817111 1340g £57.80 WILD SIDE x 1 808573 1240g £92.60

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30g £39.90 50g £66.00

S H E L L C AV I AR S POO N

V EN T R ES C A

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VENTRESCA 1 tin 801401 82g £11.90 4 tins 801404 328g £30.90

s e n t w i t h c av i a r

1 spoon 191511 11cm

LOBSTER

£5.90

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C OO K E D L OB S T E R x 1 828010 400g £25.40

P OT T ED S H R I MP S

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P OT T E D S H R I M P S 4 pots 820114 227g £19.90 10 pots 820119 567g £38.90

P RIC E S I NCL U D E DEL I V ERY AN D C AR D

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INFORMATION FOR CUSTOMERS WIL D & FA RM E D

PAC K SIZE S

I CE GLAZES

Fish has been farmed since ancient times but in the last 20 years this has become a huge industry, now accounting for approximately half of global fish and shellfish consumption.

Many formerly rare and expensive fish are or will become universally available.Your grandchildren will get bored with caviar.

Whole fish, fillets and steaks come in many sizes, over which we have limited control. For instance, today’s Dover sole could be 420-450g.

Next week’s could be 380-400g.

We sell Dover sole in 26 sizes (250g, 260g 270g, etc).

Many kinds of frozen fish have an ice glaze– a coating of water applied after freezing to protect the fish. Some processors apply a thicker glaze than necessary to make the fish seem heavier and less expensive. All our weights are stated nett of glaze.

Although it is not always easy to tell from eating (or even from inspecting) a fish whether it is farmed or wild, we make sure you know which you are getting.

If we offer both farmed and wild versions of the same fish, we tell you which is which. If we don’t mention farmed or wild, you can assume it’s wild.

This catalogue normally shows just one or two sizes for each fish. If you order from our website, you’ll see all sizes in stock. If you order by phone, please be prepared to swap to a slightly larger or smaller size.

The price per kilo will be the same.

If you would prefer larger or smaller fillets or steaks than listed in the catalogue, please ask.

ABO U T U S The Fish Society was founded by James Smith in 1993. James was a fish lover who was disappointed by the fish available in supermarkets.

We started as a mail order business. Our website was launched in 2000. We believe we are the UK’s premier internet fishmonger.

The Society now has over 10,000 members (as we call our customers). We operate from a small modern industrial unit in Surrey.

The standards of some fish farms are dubious. Most of the farmed fish and prawns we buy come from faraway countries. We are too small to deal directly with these farms.

We do however know and trust our middlemen.

OUR GU AR AN T E E If you’re not happy we will refund you.

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RECIP ES THERE ARE MANY RECIPES ON OUR WEBSITE www.thefishsociety.co.uk/recipes

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LOBS ER If you could name your favourite fish

From Cornwall, through to Scotland, boasts

Let’s call it - “Desert Island Dish”

A cachet that elsewhere’s denied

Then lobster’s, clearly bound to make

Though, Heaven knows, they’ve really tried

The seven dishes you may take

THE FISH SOCIETY can source

You’d surely take a Native breed

A plentiful supply, of course

(The very best - it’s been decreed)

But when, in haste, you crave a snack

And one much favoured by those reading

Without those weighty claws to crack

Glossy mags for those with breeding

Be pleased to learn we also stock

“Dammit, man, they can’t be beaten

Those lobsters without claws - called “Rock”

Used to serve them up at Eton”

Choose either one and then rejoice

Mottled in profound dark blue

The one with claws? - or Rocks? - your choice

But when it’s boiled - a deep red hue

Both “Food for Gods”, (which we endorse)

This splendid beast from UK coasts

Especially in a Newburg sauce SUNKENBARD

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Thank you - we will

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