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Seafood Cornwall will be stepping-up its campaign to
promote quality fish at next week's Newlyn Fish Festival by providing
the chance to learn about the huge range of fish landed in Cornwall
every day and to watch a series of ‘Masterclass' cooking demonstrations
performed by top local chefs
Following its successful campaign to promote megrim,
sardine and spider crab in 2005, this year Seafood Cornwall has chosen
to focus on pollack, mackerel and monkfish as it believes that although
many local people will have heard of pollack, many visitors to the
region will be unaware that pollack is a tasty versatile fish -
much-loved by the ‘foody French' and available in abundance.
"We believe that pollack is one of our best kept
secrets and our expert chefs will be cooking over 12 different recipes
with pollack and other local fish to show people how quick and easy it
is to cook," said Seafood Cornwall project director, Nathan de
Rozarieux. Chefs for the day will include Keir Meikle, Head Chef of the
Navy Inn in Penzance and his team of Jay Orrey, Jacob Finnis and guest
chef Matthew Barnicoat and also Des Turland, Head Chef from the Royal
Duchy Hotel in Falmouth.
With an annual catch in excess of 1000 tonnes, worth
approx £2m in 2005, pollack is particularly important to Newlyn which
remains the UK's premier port for pollack. However, less than a third
of the pollack landed in Newlyn stays in the UK. Seafood Cornwall is
working with local fishermen and merchants to help increase this figure.
"We know that supermarket buyers and restaurateurs
are always looking for new product lines so we hope that by whetting
people's appetite they will go back home and ask for pollack at their
local fish shop, supermarket, restaurant or even buy on-line" said Mr
de Rozarieux.
As well as providing tastings, the Seafood Cornwall
stand will celebrate the quality, abundance and diversity of fish
through a series of talks and presentations explaining to visitors how
the fish is caught and how to prepare fish and shellfish. "People are
often afraid of dealing with fish so our aim is to show that preparing
fish or shellfish couldn't be simpler" said Mr de Rozarieux.
The Newlyn Fish Festival will take place on Monday, August 28.
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