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Jamie Oliver’s top fish-buying tips


okay I’m gonna give you a really basic

okay I’m gonna give you a really basic sort of class on buying fish fish and

sort of class on buying fish fish and

sort of class on buying fish fish and shellfish

shellfish

shellfish to be honest the same things kind of

to be honest the same things kind of

to be honest the same things kind of apply and I’ve tried to sort of get some

apply and I’ve tried to sort of get some

apply and I’ve tried to sort of get some slightly dodgy fish and some good fish

slightly dodgy fish and some good fish

slightly dodgy fish and some good fish and show you the difference right but

and show you the difference right but

and show you the difference right but really I mean here’s the thing about

really I mean here’s the thing about

really I mean here’s the thing about fish you’ve got a whole load of people

fish you’ve got a whole load of people

fish you’ve got a whole load of people around the world

around the world

around the world I don’t like fish fish stinks of fish

I don’t like fish fish stinks of fish

I don’t like fish fish stinks of fish you know it’s fishy and it’s rubbish

you know it’s fishy and it’s rubbish

you know it’s fishy and it’s rubbish good fish is never fishy

good fish is never fishy

good fish is never fishy it smells off kind of nothing if

it smells off kind of nothing if

it smells off kind of nothing if anything that’s see right so I want to

anything that’s see right so I want to

anything that’s see right so I want to kind of you know I want to eat great

kind of you know I want to eat great

kind of you know I want to eat great fish for the rest of your life I do not

fish for the rest of your life I do not

fish for the rest of your life I do not want you to buy dodgy fish and to be

want you to buy dodgy fish and to be

want you to buy dodgy fish and to be honest if I turn buying fish into like

honest if I turn buying fish into like

honest if I turn buying fish into like street culture if you went to buy some

street culture if you went to buy some

street culture if you went to buy some posh handbag right and it was a fraction

posh handbag right and it was a fraction

posh handbag right and it was a fraction of the price and it looked a bit dodgy

of the price and it looked a bit dodgy

of the price and it looked a bit dodgy like your instinct would tell you you’re

like your instinct would tell you you’re

like your instinct would tell you you’re being mugged or buying a fake right now

being mugged or buying a fake right now

being mugged or buying a fake right now I’m trying to tell you with fish right

I’m trying to tell you with fish right

I’m trying to tell you with fish right you’ve got to use all your senses right

you’ve got to use all your senses right

you’ve got to use all your senses right sense of I was gonna say it hearing no

sense of I was gonna say it hearing no

sense of I was gonna say it hearing no you don’t want to do the centre hearing

you don’t want to do the centre hearing

you don’t want to do the centre hearing you want to do sense of smell the sense

you want to do sense of smell the sense

you want to do sense of smell the sense of touch use your eyes what we’re

of touch use your eyes what we’re

of touch use your eyes what we’re looking for here is like you know it’s

looking for here is like you know it’s

looking for here is like you know it’s not terrible fish but to be honest I’d

not terrible fish but to be honest I’d

not terrible fish but to be honest I’d never buy this fish here one because it

never buy this fish here one because it

never buy this fish here one because it smells look at its eyes his eyes are

smells look at its eyes his eyes are

smells look at its eyes his eyes are clouded over like that when you go and

clouded over like that when you go and

clouded over like that when you go and look at the gills gills is are really

look at the gills gills is are really

look at the gills gills is are really good you want nice bright red gills now

good you want nice bright red gills now

good you want nice bright red gills now they ain’t there so that’s telling me

they ain’t there so that’s telling me

they ain’t there so that’s telling me that someone didn’t want me to see the

that someone didn’t want me to see the

that someone didn’t want me to see the gills right also it smells if I touch it

gills right also it smells if I touch it

gills right also it smells if I touch it you know if I put my finger in it kind

you know if I put my finger in it kind

you know if I put my finger in it kind of stays dented you know for quite a

of stays dented you know for quite a

of stays dented you know for quite a long time but to be honest I wouldn’t

long time but to be honest I wouldn’t

long time but to be honest I wouldn’t have even got to any of that because it

have even got to any of that because it

have even got to any of that because it stunk it smelled the fur when I saw it

stunk it smelled the fur when I saw it

stunk it smelled the fur when I saw it so that would have never got bought in

so that would have never got bought in

so that would have never got bought in my house right there let’s look at a

my house right there let’s look at a

my house right there let’s look at a nice bit of sea bass like this it’s a

nice bit of sea bass like this it’s a

nice bit of sea bass like this it’s a beautiful elegant fish its shiny look at

beautiful elegant fish its shiny look at

beautiful elegant fish its shiny look at those eyes clear as clear can be you

those eyes clear as clear can be you

those eyes clear as clear can be you know you know nice red gills you know

know you know nice red gills you know

know you know nice red gills you know when you push your finger in it sort of

when you push your finger in it sort of

when you push your finger in it sort of bounces back it’s got a nice firmness to

bounces back it’s got a nice firmness to

bounces back it’s got a nice firmness to it like that I’ve got some trout over

it like that I’ve got some trout over

it like that I’ve got some trout over here which are pretty decent as well

here which are pretty decent as well

here which are pretty decent as well they don’t smell they’ve got shiny shiny

they don’t smell they’ve got shiny shiny

they don’t smell they’ve got shiny shiny eyes a lovely Sheen to the skin you know

eyes a lovely Sheen to the skin you know

eyes a lovely Sheen to the skin you know I would buy that but I would buy it

I would buy that but I would buy it

I would buy that but I would buy it because it doesn’t smell and it looks

because it doesn’t smell and it looks

because it doesn’t smell and it looks fit to eat okay so I just have that

fit to eat okay so I just have that

fit to eat okay so I just have that confidence not to get ripped off and

confidence not to get ripped off and

confidence not to get ripped off and that’s essentially what it’s about don’t

that’s essentially what it’s about don’t

that’s essentially what it’s about don’t get ripped

get ripped

get ripped okay also with shellfish and to be

okay also with shellfish and to be

okay also with shellfish and to be honest it’s the same of lobster crab

honest it’s the same of lobster crab

honest it’s the same of lobster crab langoustine prawns again use the sense

langoustine prawns again use the sense

langoustine prawns again use the sense of smell it shouldn’t smell fishy at all

of smell it shouldn’t smell fishy at all

of smell it shouldn’t smell fishy at all or sort of horrible in any in any way in

or sort of horrible in any in any way in

or sort of horrible in any in any way in the app I’ve got some recipes for

the app I’ve got some recipes for

the app I’ve got some recipes for mussels and I want to show you I’ve got

mussels and I want to show you I’ve got

mussels and I want to show you I’ve got two mussels here I’ve got you know they

two mussels here I’ve got you know they

two mussels here I’ve got you know they kind of look pretty much the same right

kind of look pretty much the same right

kind of look pretty much the same right but what we’re looking for is when you

but what we’re looking for is when you

but what we’re looking for is when you tap them one will go tight on this one

tap them one will go tight on this one

tap them one will go tight on this one we ain’t doing nothing because it’s dead

we ain’t doing nothing because it’s dead

we ain’t doing nothing because it’s dead right and you just throw it away

right and you just throw it away

right and you just throw it away simple as that so whenever you get home

simple as that so whenever you get home

simple as that so whenever you get home from buying your mussels and when you

from buying your mussels and when you

from buying your mussels and when you buy them do that to your muscle they’re

buy them do that to your muscle they’re

buy them do that to your muscle they’re gonna close up if you can find any in

gonna close up if you can find any in

gonna close up if you can find any in here if it’s open throw it away right at

here if it’s open throw it away right at

here if it’s open throw it away right at the same time when you’ve cooked it if

the same time when you’ve cooked it if

the same time when you’ve cooked it if there’s any mussels or clams that don’t

there’s any mussels or clams that don’t

there’s any mussels or clams that don’t open throw them away just use your eyes

open throw them away just use your eyes

open throw them away just use your eyes use your common sense like these mussels

use your common sense like these mussels

use your common sense like these mussels they kind of smell like cucumber salted

they kind of smell like cucumber salted

they kind of smell like cucumber salted you know I mean that there’s nothing

you know I mean that there’s nothing

you know I mean that there’s nothing fishy or horror about these at all so I

fishy or horror about these at all so I

fishy or horror about these at all so I know that’s really really basic but so

know that’s really really basic but so

know that’s really really basic but so many people that are starting to cook or

many people that are starting to cook or

many people that are starting to cook or a bits of auntie fish you might find

a bits of auntie fish you might find

a bits of auntie fish you might find that it’s because you’ve always bought

that it’s because you’ve always bought

that it’s because you’ve always bought dodgy fish right and it’s basic stuff

dodgy fish right and it’s basic stuff

dodgy fish right and it’s basic stuff like that and the other sort of tip

like that and the other sort of tip

like that and the other sort of tip really on your fish is no matter where

really on your fish is no matter where

really on your fish is no matter where you live in the world like if you want

you live in the world like if you want

you live in the world like if you want to take food and cooking seriously even

to take food and cooking seriously even

to take food and cooking seriously even if it’s online find yourself a source of

if it’s online find yourself a source of

if it’s online find yourself a source of getting decent fresh wonderful fish

getting decent fresh wonderful fish

getting decent fresh wonderful fish it’ll be worth it it really really will

it’ll be worth it it really really will

it’ll be worth it it really really will so there might be a van that comes to

so there might be a van that comes to

so there might be a van that comes to your town you know once a week there

your town you know once a week there

your town you know once a week there might be a mail-order company that just

might be a mail-order company that just

might be a mail-order company that just sell you brilliant stuff maybe there’s a

sell you brilliant stuff maybe there’s a

sell you brilliant stuff maybe there’s a long way home from work and there’s a

long way home from work and there’s a

long way home from work and there’s a really good fish mongers it’s

really good fish mongers it’s

really good fish mongers it’s particularly good on a Thursday or a

particularly good on a Thursday or a

particularly good on a Thursday or a Friday but you know just talk to people

Friday but you know just talk to people

Friday but you know just talk to people talk to chefs go into restaurants where

talk to chefs go into restaurants where

talk to chefs go into restaurants where do you get your fish from but you know

do you get your fish from but you know

do you get your fish from but you know there’s no excuse for anyone not being

there’s no excuse for anyone not being

there’s no excuse for anyone not being out a buy and cook

out a buy and cook

out a buy and cook brilliant brilliant fish so get to know

brilliant brilliant fish so get to know

brilliant brilliant fish so get to know your fishmonger and good luck

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