Best supermarket fish

missymugwump

As many have said it varies
I personally use Morrisons for fish
Tescos always looks grubby and the fish is usually dull & dry looking

voiceofreason

bitemebankers wrote: »

Morrisons.....customer service in our local branch is shockingly bad, and the quality of much of the rest of their produce (particularly fresh meat) is shoddy in my opinion. They also over-package far too much fresh veg....

Err, you wouldn't happen to shop at the same Morrisons as I do, in Derby, would you?

Bang-on about the fish, though; normally buy mine from the fish market, but Morrisons is about the only supermarket which comes close.

To OP - what went wrong at the fishmongers? Seems a shame that a local independent has put you off after just the one visit; what did they do?

RHYSDAD

voiceofreason wrote: »

To OP - what went wrong at the fishmongers? Seems a shame that a local independent has put you off after just the one visit; what did they do?

Rude and indifferent. Seeing as how it's a new place, i thought i would just buy a bit to see how good the quality was. Well, the look on his face when i asked for a pound of salmon was as though i'd just farted in his wife's handbag...utter contempt. Oh well, plenty more shops to spend my hard earned cash in. I wouldn't return. The salmon by the way was 'Loch Duart' and was no better, for all the hype, than Sainsbury's stuff i've had in the past.

BJB1

Hi,

Have you considered frozen fish?

I'm a development manager in the fish industry, we supply lots of the supermarkets with fish.

When people state they don't like the fish because it is dull and dry looking, this is because it is defrosted, usually in really large water tanks that leave it grubby looking, lots of counter fish is defrosted (except Morrisons who state it is never frozen - although I'd suggest it isn't always as "fresh" as it could be!).

Fish is one of those things like peas, frozen is as good if not much better than fresh and you won't get the wastage issues! If you are looking into frozen try some of the discounters they do great fish ranges.

hth

voiceofreason

RHYSDAD wrote: »

Rude and indifferent. Seeing as how it's a new place, i thought i would just buy a bit to see how good the quality was. Well, the look on his face when i asked for a pound of salmon was as though i'd just farted in his wife's handbag...utter contempt. Oh well, plenty more shops to spend my hard earned cash in. I wouldn't return. The salmon by the way was 'Loch Duart' and was no better, for all the hype, than Sainsbury's stuff i've had in the past.

Oh dear - and that's a fair enough reaction.

That said - and I'm not condoning or supporting it, mind - it might just have been a bad day at the office for yer man; Sainsbury's staff can also be guilty of cr*p service and occasional rudeness, right?

Your call, but would you give it another go? Difficult to judge anywhere on the basis of one visit, and given that you enjoy visiting independents for other items in your shopping basket it's a shame you're not planning to visit your local fishmonger.

Did you go back and let him know about it, the experience and the fish itself? Difference between a fishmonger and a supermarket is that the fishmonger might care about the product (and hopefully the service!) more, and he might not have known when he sold the salmon to you!

Just a thought/suggestion, really - though if you're determined not to go back, I stand by my experiences at Morrisons. But what they sell is fairly limited in comparison to a fishmonger; swings and roundabaouts, then......

point3

Tesco. Good choice as ours is a busy department, it's fresh and they will prepare it the way you want.

Morrisons comes second. Their fish is pre-packaged and not as fresh. They've had some offers recently though on salmon and whole tilapia (UK farmed). Tilapia isn't that common here as yet, but very popular in Africa, Asia and America (Hawaii in particular). It's a fast growing fish in warmer freshwater lakes. Best grilled, bbq-ed on coals, baked or pan-fried (seared) so that it has a nice crispy skin.

ritani

Without a doubt my vote is for Waitrose. By far the best quality I have found and worth the extra pennies. I would rather go without than purchase fish from Asda or Tesco. I try and buy my salmon from Costco, you can get a whole side of salmon and cut it into fillets yourself. I tend to get about 10 fillets from an £12 spend.

ariba10

We are Morrison supporters as well. Far better than our local Tesco.

geordie_joe

point3 wrote: »

Morrisons comes second. Their fish is pre-packaged and not as fresh.

I shop in Morrisons every day, and I can tell you the fish that they pre-package is just as fresh as the fresh fish they sell. It's the same thing.

The reason they pre-package it is because most people won't go to the counter and ask for what they want. They prefer to have it in a package that tells them what it is and how much it will cost.

But it's the same fish, they just package it and label it so those who are not confident enough to go and ask for what they want can just pick it up.

point3 wrote: »

They've had some offers recently though on salmon and whole tilapia (UK farmed). Tilapia isn't that common here as yet, but very popular in Africa, Asia and America (Hawaii in particular). It's a fast growing fish in warmer freshwater lakes. Best grilled, bbq-ed on coals, baked or pan-fried (seared) so that it has a nice crispy skin.

Thanks for that, I noticed tilapia in Morrisons today, not having a clue about it I made a mental note to ask in here, then forgot!

The one I saw was pre-packed, half price in the reduced section. The label said something like "already prepared" or "ready prepared" but the fish still had it's head and tail, but it's belly had been slit open.

Do they taste nice?

Kerry_Lee

Morrisons si right for me