Tips on buying seafood.

I want to include more fish in my diet and I would love to start cooking with seafood. Is buying it from the supermarket ok? Or should I find a fish market? Are there certain days that are best to buy fish and how long is the food good for? Can seafood be frozen?

I usually buy groceries once a week. If that helps.

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Answer 1 / 2 - Submitted 699 days ago...

AlabamaGrl

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Fish is good. The fresh water kinds are yummy. Like salmon and halibut.

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Answer 2 / 2 - Submitted 699 days ago...

Ruchele

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Buying it from your supermarket is ok, check with the fish department (meat department if they don't have a specific fish department) and find out what days what seafood comes in. Federal law mandates that fresh unfrozen fish and seafood arrive at your store no more than 48 hours after harvest, or live (live lobster) Most crab will be frozen. Some fish should be whole and you can have cut to your order. Raw frozen shrimp, and fish is ok, but all others such as crab, and crayfish will be cooked before frozen and you just need to heat it up.

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Comment 1 / 7 - Submitted 681 days ago...

Jodi-Mesa

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I've found the same thing - if you are going to cook the fish, then the supermarket is usually fine, but I have found out the hard way that if you are going to make sushi or sashimi you will want to purchase sushi grade fish. Some supermarkets have it, but you may have to go to a specialty food store. It's pricey, but don't be scared, for 1-2 people you only need like 1/2 pound if that.

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Comment 2 / 7 - Submitted 681 days ago...

Mtnrescue

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Also, don't forget that you shouldn't by shellfish in any month without an R in the name (May, June, July and August). Simple to remember and you get better stuff that way.

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Comment 3 / 7 - Submitted 681 days ago...

Jodi-Mesa

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I've also heard to never buy fish on a Wed because the fish markets are closed so you will be eating day old fish :)

I heard that from a friend from Japan, I'm not sure if it's true in the states or not but I thought I'd throw it out there!

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Comment 4 / 7 - Submitted 447 days ago...

Saber285

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Compared to the meat and poultry products , fish tends to decompose faster , and stale fish is just useless to eat . Frozen fish loses it's natural taste , so it's always better to buy fresh .
There are certain criterias to ascertain the freshness ,like the texture , redness of the gills , and eyes of the fish etc.
For prawns , the shells should not be separating from the meat , and crabs keep on breathing even if out of the water , and they should be alive .
It's advisable to buy fresh fish , in a proportionate quantity , clean , marinate , cook , and store in the fridge , for two or three meals , and just finish it off !
For keeping in the deep fridge , clean , wash , and store for a maximum of three days , not more .

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Comment 5 / 7 - Submitted 309 days ago...

khelp1961

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Buy it fresh!, if it has a foul odor leave it there! Fresh fish has a clean fish smell and also firm if u touch

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Comment 6 / 7 - Submitted 261 days ago...

butzi

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General is it like that dont buy at the end of the week there is a bigger chance that you become the old fish from the weekend when u buy fish never smell like fish thats the first point if you buy whole fish you need to look for the kiem that they are dark red the eyes must be clear and the skin is wet and slimy when u look at all this points you can be sure that you have realy fresh fish

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Comment 7 / 7 - Submitted 258 days ago...