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Thursday 1 September 2016

What To Look For At Fish Market Miami

By David Martin


Cooking with seafood is a time honored tradition that goes back centuries. There are still recipes from hundreds of years ago that are being used today. One of the things that all recipes have in common is that they encourage you to use the freshest ingredients possible, which means that frozen fish simply will not do. That is why you need to go to a Fish Market Miami.

Thankfully, Miami is right near the Atlantic, where a lot of great sea catches are available on a daily basis. Though there are only a handful of markets that are actually located in Miami, they are all high quality and offer you the ability to buy whole or already filleted fish.

Many locals who know about fishing opt to buy all their fish whole. This means they the entire thing, heads, guts, scales and all. They either opt to clean it themselves at home, or they ask the fishmonger they bought it from to do the filleting and cleaning for them. The reason so many go this route is that you can only keep them whole for a day before the guts go bad, so if they are still whole, that means they were caught less than 24 hours before, and so are super fresh.

Of course, if convenience and a quick in and out trip is absolutely necessary, then you can buy the filleted pieces, which means they have already had the bones, scales and guts removed. In some cases, the skin is also removed, though many gourmet cooks insist on still having the skin on for extra flavor. You can get it either way, all you have to do is ask.

Miami is on the Atlantic, but also very close to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, which means you can get fresh catches from three bodies of water, giving you lots of tasty culinary choices for your next seafood meal. That includes shellfish such as shrimp, oysters, lobsters and crabs. All of them are still relatively local and ensure that you could cook up a storm and never get bored with your choices.

Each market likely also has a small selection of grocery items, most of them related to some kind of seafood dish. For example, many have a selection of sea salts or flavored salts to bring out the flavor of your purchase. Old Bay and other seasonings might be available, as well as wine to pair with your meal.

Although many of the markets specialize in local catches, they will also likely stock a supply of nonlocal items in order to give you an even broader selection. Branzino from the Mediterranean, salmon from Alaska and even shrimp from Asia may be had.

There may also be a small selection of precooked foods, which takes the hassle out of preparing it yourself, in case you are short on time. You can buy fresh dips, fish and chips, and other delicious dishes that are ready to eat as soon as you get home.




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