Thursday, September 1, 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.

The city of Miami is right on the water, so you would expect there to be a fish market on every corner, but that is simply not the case. While there are only a handful of markets in the area, they all have something great to offer, and the locals know exactly when to go to get the best catch.

There are two main ways to buy your fresh fish. The first is to buy them whole, which is what many gourmets and locals opt for. While this may seem like more work because they still need to be cleaned, it means you have the freshest catch available. See, the guts only last about a day after capture before they go bad, which would spoil the whole fish. So whole ones have to be sold immediately or frozen. So if you see whole, unfrozen ones, that means they are super fresh.

Some days, you simply will not have the time to debone and fillet your purchases yourself, and that is fine. You can either have the fishmonger do it for you, or for even quicker service, buy the ones that are already filleted. This means they have all the bones, scales and guts removed, and you can choose whether you wish to keep the skin on or have it taken off.

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.

Most markets also have a small assortment of things related to cooking seafood, such as gourmet or even flavored sea salts. You may also be able to pick up certain spices like Old Bay that are popular in seafood recipes. Some vendors may sell bottles of wine that pair well with what they sell, and can give you recipe ideas if you ask.

You can also find a fairly broad selection of items that are not local to any of the three bodies of water near Miami. For example, many places stock the popular Branzino, which comes from the Mediterranean. Farmed shrimp from Asia or Alaskan salmon are popular as well.

Some vendors also offer a few items liked fried fish and chips or even seafood dips to give you something you can eat immediately, rather than having to cook it yourself. With all of these choices, it makes sense to check out these markets today. Your taste buds and your family and dinner guests will all thank you.




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