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Where do you get fish/seafood?
I'd like to add more fish and seafood to our diet. Right now it is about once a week - and usually a tilapia filet or cod, sometimes shrimp. I'll eat just about anything that isn't tuna or salmon - try as I might, I've never had salmon that I've liked and tuna . . . unless it is a really good tuna steak, is just blech!
My problem is that I don't know where to find good fish.I normally buy it from the frozen food section at the grocery store, but after hearing a story on NPR a while back about how fish caught/packaged in China is often mislabeld and is actually cheaper and often times more toxic (mercury), I am really reluctant to buy anything that does not clearly state the country of origin. Plus there is the wild v. farmed debate. and I've been guilted into no longer eating orange roughy because of over-fishing and scarcity issues . . . I'm sure if I did more research I'd find even more information that would limit me!
Gah!! So what kind of fish/seafood do you eat (bonus points for recipe ideas!) and where do you get it??
Re: Where do you get fish/seafood?
first of all, bookmark this site or download their smartphone app. it will help you to stay informed when you are at the store about what you are buying:
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_recommendations.aspx?c=ln
then, check out places like Coastal Seafoods or Whole Foods. But again, check what you are looking at against the guide before you buy (they have a pocket guide you can download if you don't have a smart phone).
i met with a nutritionist this week and she said tuna has the highest counts of mercury of most fishes because they grow so large (meaning they are exposed/in the water the longest). smaller fishes are typically better.
If I want fresh fish- Coastal Seafood
For frozen I usually buy it at Costco.
Just a few occupational hazard-type points:
It's now law that all seafood sold in the US at retail must be labeled with the country of origin. So [in a perfect world], you should be able to find that information at the point of sale.
If you purchase fish in MN, there is a good chance that it has been previously frozen at some point. This is especially and almost always true with shrimp, because they do not travel well "fresh."
If you ever see something labeled as "sushi-grade" in a fish case, the label means absolutely nothing. It does not automatically mean that you can go home and eat it raw. Nearly all fish, if it is to be eaten raw (with the exception of several tuna species and molluscan shellfish) need to be frozen for parasite destruction. Ask the retailer. (I know you didn't ask about sushi specifically, it's just been a hot topic lately).
And yes, the Seafood Watch list is a good one.