Hey everyone, hope you had a good week. I was wondering, how many times a week you eat fish and shellfish?
Cooking salmon for my upcoming series, Wild Game Kitchen, which premieres on the Outdoor Channel later this year.
If it’s less than 3x a week, why? Don’t like it? Lack of access to wholesome product? Too expensive? Don’t know enough ways to cook it?
I am really invested in aquaculture and oceanic biosphere management. I have a whole series of events every year at SXSW that explores the other side of it, commercial fishing, fisheries management and the future of food, but I want to know from consumers, what’s your seafood life like?
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We have fish maybe 3-4 times a month. We live in the foothills of Colorado, and what’s available is kind of expensive if it’s not canned or tinned. A big change from the Jersey shore, where I grew up with good, relatively cheap seafood.
Seafood is my protein of choice. So maybe 4x each week. Shoot for 2 vegetarian nights a week. And then a wild card night. Just saw your video with the swordfish, that fish Carmel sauce 😍😍.
Maybe once a week, shrimp mainly. We live about 100 miles from the Oregon coast, so we don't get fresh too often. What really bothers me is all the "farmed" seafood that's available. I stay away from buying that. With eating at a restaurant, you know they don't care if seafood is "farmed" or not....unless it's at the coast! Just don't trust that industry yet.
3 to 5x a week. My mother’s family was in the seafood business in Japan so it’s what I grew up eating. My daughter also likes eating fish. Unfortunately my toddler son is allergic so he cannot have any. We don’t like salmon. We mostly eat wild caught.
We are very blessed to live driving distance from the wonderful Oregon coast. Fish and seafood are a regular part of our meals. Oysters from Pacific City are the best. If you ever travel to that part of Oregon, visit The Schooner restaurant in Netarts. They embrace all things local, from the ocean. I agree it can be expensive, even here, but right now what ISN'T expensive.
Mostly just canned Tuna, Sardine's, or Kipper Snacks at home once or twice a month.. When ordering out it is Steelhead or Salmon every couple months. Live in an area where fresh seafood is just not available.
I try to have seafood or shellfish 2x a week. When I eat out I order fish/seafood. I don't love making seafood at home as it has a tendency to smell and it is expensive.
Yup, about 3x a week when we lived in South Dakota, but we just moved to the Portland, ME area and plan to up that to 4x a week. LOVE seafood. It is expensive and it's easy to overcook, so it takes a while to build up confidence.
I eat seafood about once a week. I love it but it can be expensive. I keep canned salmon and sardines on hand but they just can't compare with fresh fish.
Every time I have fish for a main course, I end up wanting to have another meal three hours later. I love fish, don't get me wrong but it just doesn't stay with you...
Good fresh fish and shellfish are extremely hard to find in Nebraska. You can buy some frozen, but most look like they have freezer burn. I would love to have fresh fish every week. I drool over some of the families on your show, Family Dinners, who have the opportunity to have fresh so readily.
We live in Connecticut where we're blessed with gorgeous local seafood. From a budget perspective, we eat fish 2x's per week on average. I try to buy wild, local when available and try to balance the higher cost of fish by eating eggs or meat free on another meal that week. I'd love a resource that has great home cook recipes for a particular fish AND what other fish can be substituted in the same preparation.
We live in a suburb outside Atlanta Georgia. We eat fish/shellfish once or twice a week. The variety is wide but tends to be expensive. We buy from online fishmongers and have had good success. If we lived on the coast, we would no doubt eat more fresh seafood. We have found good quality flash frozen shrimp, oysters, fish, etc. Which is fresher, flash frozen or fish that lies in ice for the 4 hour trip back to the dock and same day or overnight delivery to a fishmonger? Love your posts Andrew, keep it up.
We average 1-2x per week. Even living on the East Coast close to the major markets around NYC, we rely mostly on frozen - Salmon (farmed unfortunately) is promoted at our local grocery often enough that I can stock up periodically. Frozen Shrimp on sale in 2 lb bags = 2-3 meals for the two of us. Mussels, frozen or fresh, are an underrated protein source. We do have a good fresh fish market in town that I'll go to once in a while for really nice Cod or Halibut, etc. I'm game to experiment with almost any kind of recipe, but like many, cost of truly fresh and sustainable and responsibly sourced fish and shellfish can be daunting. Living a low-carb/good protein lifestyle to manage D2.
About once a week because it is expensive and also hard to find fresh seafood where I live. I've ordered from online companies and I have been very pleased.
I try to eat seafood three times or more per week but it's usually just me at lunchtime, so either canned tuna, sardines, salmon, mackerel, etc. or individual frozen portions. The other eater in the house did not grow up with fresh seafood so it's not a habit and not one they've been willing to cultivate. They'll eat shrimp and salmon occasionally, but that's about it. Since I don't want to serve heavily processed fish (fish sticks, fried fish, filets in gloppy sauces, etc.) it's tough to put a product we'll both enjoy on the dinner table.
And to be frank, the cost is a concern, too. I understand the economics involved; it's not like I'm picking on the fishing industry. I don't buy beef or lamb at the prices commonly charged for fresh fish, either. There's only so much protein I will buy at $15-20 a pound.
Very little during hunting season when it's all about game, a lot more often during fishing season (which is to say, not hunting season). I learned long ago not to trust fish from the grocery store, so I'm not inclined to eat anything we (or our friends) didn't catch ourselves.
My wife and I eat fish/shellfish about 2-3X a week. We would eat more if more comfortable with cooking a larger variety. We cook salmon and shrimp and mussels.
We eat fish about 3x/month. If I weren't allergic to shellfish (not bony fish thankfully) it would be much more often. Or if I fished. I love Coastal Seafood, but it's a schlep. Our coop gets their fish through coastal, but my choices are more limited.
I eat seafood about twice a week and would eat more if I could get fresh and wild fish. I don't know where my seafood is coming from and I am unsure what 'organic farm raised' means.
We eat seafood and shellfish 3-4 times a week. We buy direct from fishermen/women. Supermarket fish is just bad these days. Not remotely fresh. We live just south of Ventura
We eat seafood once every week or longer. We’re in New Jersey. I don’t get it often because of the freshness. Almost everything here is previously frozen. Even the expensive piece I got from Wholefoods disappointed me sometimes. Many times after I cooked fish, the whole house stunk…. I grew up in Taiwan, we get the freshest seafood daily. I know how fresh seafood should be and smell. I love seafood but I just can’t take the smell. Now, I mostly do the prepackaged frozen fish or sometimes dishes using dried seaweed.
I lived in the Bay Area for 12 years and discovered my love and devotion to West Coast oysters there. Nothing better than shucking them in the back of a pickup truck on a road trip while overlooking the Pacific. We even had a little road bag (with an oyster knife, glove, small bottle of tabasco for those so inclined, towel throw in a fresh lemon and hit the road) for picnic days such as these. I'm a full time artist and turned the adventures into a whole 36 painting series/installation that was commissioned by a restaurant. Win/win. I recently moved to Central Texas and still finding my footing with fish purveyors here. Mussels, clams, fresh fish---have now become more often fresh shrimp and whatever looks fresh at HEB. I still keep tinned/jarred/canned fish stocked for lunches, from scratch Caesar dressing...and general pandemic peace of mind. Looking forward to crawfish season here since I've missed it for going on a decade!
I'm not a big meat eater so for protein I turn to fish, shellfish, and crustaceans. We definitely eat seafood at least 6 meals a week. I rely on cans/jars of tuna, salmon, sardines, anchovies, seafood at home. There's good fresh seafood at our local northern Virginia Whole Foods and Wegmans.
We live in the Yukon and since not being able to travel to Alaska the last two fishing seasons we eat fish once to twice a month due to cost at grocery stores. Mostly shrimp these days. We were able to travel to Victoria island fall 2021 and get a few Coho to please the seafood desire. 2022 plans are to go get some Halibut and salmon in SE Alaska.
Live on the South Carolina coast. Once a week for oysters and shrimp in season. But amazingly enough very little else available fresh and good quality.
Bored with Salmon & Halibut which I can get top quality frozen. Wish more was available, with more variety that wasn’t farmed or unsustainable.
We live an hour from the Oregon coast in Portland, but we still only eat fish maybe once a week. Even this close to the coast we only have found one local purveyor of impeccably fresh fish.
We have fish maybe 3-4 times a month. We live in the foothills of Colorado, and what’s available is kind of expensive if it’s not canned or tinned. A big change from the Jersey shore, where I grew up with good, relatively cheap seafood.
Seafood is my protein of choice. So maybe 4x each week. Shoot for 2 vegetarian nights a week. And then a wild card night. Just saw your video with the swordfish, that fish Carmel sauce 😍😍.
Maybe once a week, shrimp mainly. We live about 100 miles from the Oregon coast, so we don't get fresh too often. What really bothers me is all the "farmed" seafood that's available. I stay away from buying that. With eating at a restaurant, you know they don't care if seafood is "farmed" or not....unless it's at the coast! Just don't trust that industry yet.
3 to 5x a week. My mother’s family was in the seafood business in Japan so it’s what I grew up eating. My daughter also likes eating fish. Unfortunately my toddler son is allergic so he cannot have any. We don’t like salmon. We mostly eat wild caught.
We are very blessed to live driving distance from the wonderful Oregon coast. Fish and seafood are a regular part of our meals. Oysters from Pacific City are the best. If you ever travel to that part of Oregon, visit The Schooner restaurant in Netarts. They embrace all things local, from the ocean. I agree it can be expensive, even here, but right now what ISN'T expensive.
3x a week but it is getting prohibitively expensive for good quality
Tinned is getting very expensive also. I would eat 5x if it was more affordable
Mostly just canned Tuna, Sardine's, or Kipper Snacks at home once or twice a month.. When ordering out it is Steelhead or Salmon every couple months. Live in an area where fresh seafood is just not available.
I try to have seafood or shellfish 2x a week. When I eat out I order fish/seafood. I don't love making seafood at home as it has a tendency to smell and it is expensive.
Yup, about 3x a week when we lived in South Dakota, but we just moved to the Portland, ME area and plan to up that to 4x a week. LOVE seafood. It is expensive and it's easy to overcook, so it takes a while to build up confidence.
I eat seafood about once a week. I love it but it can be expensive. I keep canned salmon and sardines on hand but they just can't compare with fresh fish.
Every time I have fish for a main course, I end up wanting to have another meal three hours later. I love fish, don't get me wrong but it just doesn't stay with you...
I eat canned tuna a couple days a week for lunch and canned sardines once or twice a month.
Frozen tilapia, salmon, and shrimp are purchased occasionally. If I lived near a coast I would eat more. Nothing better than fresh caught!
Good fresh fish and shellfish are extremely hard to find in Nebraska. You can buy some frozen, but most look like they have freezer burn. I would love to have fresh fish every week. I drool over some of the families on your show, Family Dinners, who have the opportunity to have fresh so readily.
We live in Connecticut where we're blessed with gorgeous local seafood. From a budget perspective, we eat fish 2x's per week on average. I try to buy wild, local when available and try to balance the higher cost of fish by eating eggs or meat free on another meal that week. I'd love a resource that has great home cook recipes for a particular fish AND what other fish can be substituted in the same preparation.
We live in a suburb outside Atlanta Georgia. We eat fish/shellfish once or twice a week. The variety is wide but tends to be expensive. We buy from online fishmongers and have had good success. If we lived on the coast, we would no doubt eat more fresh seafood. We have found good quality flash frozen shrimp, oysters, fish, etc. Which is fresher, flash frozen or fish that lies in ice for the 4 hour trip back to the dock and same day or overnight delivery to a fishmonger? Love your posts Andrew, keep it up.
It stinks - smells up the house.
We average 1-2x per week. Even living on the East Coast close to the major markets around NYC, we rely mostly on frozen - Salmon (farmed unfortunately) is promoted at our local grocery often enough that I can stock up periodically. Frozen Shrimp on sale in 2 lb bags = 2-3 meals for the two of us. Mussels, frozen or fresh, are an underrated protein source. We do have a good fresh fish market in town that I'll go to once in a while for really nice Cod or Halibut, etc. I'm game to experiment with almost any kind of recipe, but like many, cost of truly fresh and sustainable and responsibly sourced fish and shellfish can be daunting. Living a low-carb/good protein lifestyle to manage D2.
I love shellfish and would eat it every day but I don’t live near an ocean and the seafood here is super expensive and not the best quality
It is hard to afford safe seafood. Everything is so expressive . I maybe get to eat seafood once a month.
About once a week because it is expensive and also hard to find fresh seafood where I live. I've ordered from online companies and I have been very pleased.
I try to eat seafood three times or more per week but it's usually just me at lunchtime, so either canned tuna, sardines, salmon, mackerel, etc. or individual frozen portions. The other eater in the house did not grow up with fresh seafood so it's not a habit and not one they've been willing to cultivate. They'll eat shrimp and salmon occasionally, but that's about it. Since I don't want to serve heavily processed fish (fish sticks, fried fish, filets in gloppy sauces, etc.) it's tough to put a product we'll both enjoy on the dinner table.
And to be frank, the cost is a concern, too. I understand the economics involved; it's not like I'm picking on the fishing industry. I don't buy beef or lamb at the prices commonly charged for fresh fish, either. There's only so much protein I will buy at $15-20 a pound.
Very little during hunting season when it's all about game, a lot more often during fishing season (which is to say, not hunting season). I learned long ago not to trust fish from the grocery store, so I'm not inclined to eat anything we (or our friends) didn't catch ourselves.
I live in Los Cabos so I have an abundance of seafood. We usually eat it 3 x per week.
My wife and I eat fish/shellfish about 2-3X a week. We would eat more if more comfortable with cooking a larger variety. We cook salmon and shrimp and mussels.
We eat fish about 3x/month. If I weren't allergic to shellfish (not bony fish thankfully) it would be much more often. Or if I fished. I love Coastal Seafood, but it's a schlep. Our coop gets their fish through coastal, but my choices are more limited.
I eat seafood about twice a week and would eat more if I could get fresh and wild fish. I don't know where my seafood is coming from and I am unsure what 'organic farm raised' means.
We eat seafood and shellfish 3-4 times a week. We buy direct from fishermen/women. Supermarket fish is just bad these days. Not remotely fresh. We live just south of Ventura
When I lived in Wisconsin, quite often. Living in Arizona, almost never.
We eat seafood once every week or longer. We’re in New Jersey. I don’t get it often because of the freshness. Almost everything here is previously frozen. Even the expensive piece I got from Wholefoods disappointed me sometimes. Many times after I cooked fish, the whole house stunk…. I grew up in Taiwan, we get the freshest seafood daily. I know how fresh seafood should be and smell. I love seafood but I just can’t take the smell. Now, I mostly do the prepackaged frozen fish or sometimes dishes using dried seaweed.
I lived in the Bay Area for 12 years and discovered my love and devotion to West Coast oysters there. Nothing better than shucking them in the back of a pickup truck on a road trip while overlooking the Pacific. We even had a little road bag (with an oyster knife, glove, small bottle of tabasco for those so inclined, towel throw in a fresh lemon and hit the road) for picnic days such as these. I'm a full time artist and turned the adventures into a whole 36 painting series/installation that was commissioned by a restaurant. Win/win. I recently moved to Central Texas and still finding my footing with fish purveyors here. Mussels, clams, fresh fish---have now become more often fresh shrimp and whatever looks fresh at HEB. I still keep tinned/jarred/canned fish stocked for lunches, from scratch Caesar dressing...and general pandemic peace of mind. Looking forward to crawfish season here since I've missed it for going on a decade!
I'm not a big meat eater so for protein I turn to fish, shellfish, and crustaceans. We definitely eat seafood at least 6 meals a week. I rely on cans/jars of tuna, salmon, sardines, anchovies, seafood at home. There's good fresh seafood at our local northern Virginia Whole Foods and Wegmans.
We live in the Yukon and since not being able to travel to Alaska the last two fishing seasons we eat fish once to twice a month due to cost at grocery stores. Mostly shrimp these days. We were able to travel to Victoria island fall 2021 and get a few Coho to please the seafood desire. 2022 plans are to go get some Halibut and salmon in SE Alaska.
Live on the South Carolina coast. Once a week for oysters and shrimp in season. But amazingly enough very little else available fresh and good quality.
Bored with Salmon & Halibut which I can get top quality frozen. Wish more was available, with more variety that wasn’t farmed or unsustainable.
We live an hour from the Oregon coast in Portland, but we still only eat fish maybe once a week. Even this close to the coast we only have found one local purveyor of impeccably fresh fish.