SEAFOOD
We in Wales are fortunate to have coastline along the Northern, Western and Southern reaches of the principality and our chilly seas have yielded countless tons of seafood for many centuries.
RECIPES
ABOUT SEAFOOD
SEAFOOD & WALES
Seafood seems to be one of Wales best-kept secrets. Of course, we have a rich fishing tradition but at times it does seem as if people outside Wales are unaware of the food thats caught off the Welsh shore. Perhaps this is a good thing if everyone begins to realise how good our fish and shellfish really is then there might not be enough left for us here in Wales!
Many eating establishments around the Welsh coastline serve up a veritable feast of diverse fresh seafood that has been caught locally. Shellfish including lobster, crab, mussels and oysters are particularly favoured whilst theres also good selection of fish with monkfish, sea bass, hake, mackerel, skate, turbot and sole (to name but a few) particularly in abundance. And who can forget about our traditional seafood snacks of whelks, cockles and winkles?
Top European chefs are said to be very keen on using Welsh seafood for their dishes and, whilst we do export a lot, there does remain a great deal to go around for the locals so theres no need to panic!
Its hardly surprising that seafood should appear so strongly throughout Wales since the principality is surrounded be sea on three of its four sides. However, the island of Anglesey is completely surrounded by water and is renowned for its seafood, as the region produces huge hauls of oysters and mussels each year. When the shellfish season begins in October, Anglesey holds its annual four-day Oyster and Seafood Festival at the Trearddur Bay Hotel, which attracts hundreds of people each year.
Oysters have been the victims of mankinds insatiable appetite for centuries probably because, since Roman times, theyve been regarded as being highly rich in aphrodisiac qualities! Certain types of oysters are prized for their pearls, which can be commercially valuable although it is very rare indeed to find a pearl of any significant worth off the coast of Anglesey.
Anglesey is also acquiring an extremely positive reputation for its natural and organic Halen Môn sea salt. It contains no additives whatsoever and is harvested from the sea that encircle the island. Halen Môn is sold in delicatessens and specialist food shops and is fast becoming a favourite amongst connoisseurs, chefs and food purists. In fact, Dudley uses Halen Môn religiously in his cooking!
Click on our Welsh Food Suppliers section for links that contain contact details for seafood producers/suppliers all over Wales.
For further information regarding the Anglesey Oyster and Seafood Festival, contact Jayne Roberts at Menter Môn by telephoning 01248 725700 or emailing jayne@mentermon.com. Details are also available on the A Taste of Anglesey website at www.menternet.org.uk/taste
For more information on Halen Môn contact:
The Anglesey Sea Salt Company
Brynsiencyn LL61 6TQ
Tel: 01248 430871
E-mail: seasalt@email.wales.com
Menai Oysters can be purchased from the only commercial oyster farm in Wales. Contact:
Shaun Krijnen
19 Ger y Mynydd
Bangor LL57 1AG
Tel: 01248 361313
Many eating establishments around the Welsh coastline serve up a veritable feast of diverse fresh seafood that has been caught locally. Shellfish including lobster, crab, mussels and oysters are particularly favoured whilst theres also good selection of fish with monkfish, sea bass, hake, mackerel, skate, turbot and sole (to name but a few) particularly in abundance. And who can forget about our traditional seafood snacks of whelks, cockles and winkles?
Top European chefs are said to be very keen on using Welsh seafood for their dishes and, whilst we do export a lot, there does remain a great deal to go around for the locals so theres no need to panic!
Its hardly surprising that seafood should appear so strongly throughout Wales since the principality is surrounded be sea on three of its four sides. However, the island of Anglesey is completely surrounded by water and is renowned for its seafood, as the region produces huge hauls of oysters and mussels each year. When the shellfish season begins in October, Anglesey holds its annual four-day Oyster and Seafood Festival at the Trearddur Bay Hotel, which attracts hundreds of people each year.
Oysters have been the victims of mankinds insatiable appetite for centuries probably because, since Roman times, theyve been regarded as being highly rich in aphrodisiac qualities! Certain types of oysters are prized for their pearls, which can be commercially valuable although it is very rare indeed to find a pearl of any significant worth off the coast of Anglesey.
Anglesey is also acquiring an extremely positive reputation for its natural and organic Halen Môn sea salt. It contains no additives whatsoever and is harvested from the sea that encircle the island. Halen Môn is sold in delicatessens and specialist food shops and is fast becoming a favourite amongst connoisseurs, chefs and food purists. In fact, Dudley uses Halen Môn religiously in his cooking!
Click on our Welsh Food Suppliers section for links that contain contact details for seafood producers/suppliers all over Wales.
For further information regarding the Anglesey Oyster and Seafood Festival, contact Jayne Roberts at Menter Môn by telephoning 01248 725700 or emailing jayne@mentermon.com. Details are also available on the A Taste of Anglesey website at www.menternet.org.uk/taste
For more information on Halen Môn contact:
The Anglesey Sea Salt Company
Brynsiencyn LL61 6TQ
Tel: 01248 430871
E-mail: seasalt@email.wales.com
Menai Oysters can be purchased from the only commercial oyster farm in Wales. Contact:
Shaun Krijnen
19 Ger y Mynydd
Bangor LL57 1AG
Tel: 01248 361313