Lobster Articles
What to look for when buying fresh fish
This page is reproduced by kind permission of the Seafish Industry Authority. Fish can be sold whole or cut into fillets, steaks or cutlets. Most fishmongers and supermarkets will skin, clean, bone and fillet any fish for customers. It is convenient to classify fish as white, oil-rich or shellfish.
How to store, prepare and cook live lobster
Many people have no idea how to handle a lobster. This page is intended to be a brief guide for the uninitiated and includes instructions on cooking lobster.
Sustainable Lobster
We are really proud of the provenance and quality of our Cornish lobster. We have close relationships with a small number of fishermen and many of them land directly to us. Not only that we provide them with bait for their pots in the form of our fish frames and waste. This is a real win win as it eliminates the need for us to dispose of our waste and provides our fishermen with free bait.
A Guide to Lobster
One word for Cornish Lobster… wow! We are very proud to specialise in what is arguably the most prized seafood species on the planet. We ONLY supply native lobsters, the majority of which are landed in the clear Atlantic waters off the north and south coasts of Cornwall. If you’re wondering how to buy, prepare and enjoy the finest lobster available, you’re in the right place!
5 Lobster Tips and Tricks
Lobster – the shellfish superstar! It’s decadent, luxurious and worth every penny. We’ve compiled our top 5 tips and tricks to help you enjoy this incredible seafood in all its glory. So, sit back and impress your friends with our lobster hacks guaranteed to make it EVEN better.
5 Genius Barbecue Hacks
A British summer is a wonderful thing! When it’s warm and the sky’s blue, 80% of the population rush to gather outside with friends and family to feast alfresco. You never know how long the sun will stick around, so cram as much fun and flavour as possible into every hour with our genius barbecue hacks, guaranteed to blow your mind!
What Seafood is high in Protein?
Calling all health-heroes, foodies, fitness-freaks and people who love blogs with facts in them. We have crunched the numbers, researched data, looked at spreadsheets and even hired a fish-whisperer to ask the fish themselves to find out which ones are the highest in protein. Of course, our history and expertise within the seafood industry also helps a lot but we thought best leave nothing to chance.
5 ways to cook perfect Seafood
It’s one of our biggest distractions here at FFT HQ – deciding how to cook and serve what we love the most… seafood! Should I make a fish pie? Perhaps a simple, grilled fillet with crusty bread and salad? Maybe a hearty stew? There’s endless ways to prepare and enjoy seafood so we’ve compiled 5 of our favourite techniques which guarantee amazing results – however you choose to eat it!
Lobster Thermidor Sauce: Video Guide
If you're looking for a handy video guide on Lobster Thermidor you've come to the right place, this easy to follow video will help you to create a tasty Lobster Thermidor, a perfect partnership with our fantastic Cornish Lobsters. Below you will find video content from our Youtube Channel Fish for Thought TV - created for lovers of Seafood and is packed with guides, tips, interviews & all sorts of Fish for Thought content that we create for you, our wonderful customers!
Which Fishing Techniques Are Sustainable?
This blog takes a dive into the most common fishing techniques used in Cornish waters and reveals the good, the bad and the ugly.
Our Top Three Seafood Pasta Dishes
Pasta offers endless possible combinations of flavours from simple vegetarian recipes, meat recipes, but the ones we are most excited about are the seafood pasta recipes.