Plate IIFishmonger
The Slab
Fresh fish filleted and portioned to a tight tolerance, smoked fish from Scottish smokehouses, shellfish live or cooked, and frozen prawns imported by the pallet.
Where the day boats land
The British ports most of the slab comes through, and what each is known for. What lands changes with the weather, so ask the desk what came in this morning.
| Port | Coast | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Brixham | Devon | Plaice, Dover and lemon sole, turbot, cuttlefish |
| Newlyn | Cornwall | Hake, monkfish, mackerel, John Dory |
| Peterhead | Aberdeenshire | Haddock, cod, whiting, coley |
| Scrabster | Caithness | Monkfish, megrim, haddock |
| Shetland | The isles | Rope-grown mussels, scallops, haddock |
| Kilkeel | County Down | Langoustine, prawns, herring |
White and flat fish
Day boat and farmed, whole or portioned to weight.
Cod, haddock and hake
- Cod loin and filletMSC optionskin on or skinless, 140g to 220g portions
- Cod tail170g to 200g
- Haddock filletMSC optionfresh or frozen, portioned
- Hake filletfresh or frozen
- Pollock and coleyfillet, portioned
- Cod goujons500g
Prime white fish
- Monkfish tail and cheeksskinless, 20g to 200g portions
- Halibutsupreme, skin on or off
- Turbotwhole or filleted, wild option
- Brillwhole
- Black codfillet
- John Doryper kg
Flat fish
- Dover solewhole, skinned, 340g to 560g
- Lemon solewhole or fillet, 300g to 450g
- Plaicefillet or whole
Bream, bass and mullet
- Sea basswhole 1kg to 2kg, fillet or supreme
- Wild basswhole
- Gilt-head breamwhole, canoed or fillet, scaled and boned
- Red mulletwhole or fillet
By the pallet
For manufacture, wholesale and export
- PangasiusBulkwhole and filleted, frozen
- CuttlefishBulkfrozen
Salmon, tuna and oily fish
Scottish salmon and sea trout, sashimi grade tuna, and the oily fish menus run on.
Salmon and trout
- Scottish salmon filletscaled and boned, 1kg to 2kg
- Loch Duart salmon filletskinless or scaled, 1.2kg to 1.6kg
- Whole salmongutted, 3kg to 4kg
- Salmon portionsskin on or skinless
- Sea troutfillet or portion, 120g to 170g
- Rainbow trout fillet100g to 120g
Tuna and swordfish
- Tuna loinfresh or defrosted, 0.5kg to 2kg
- Tuna supreme160g to 200g
- Swordfish loin and supremefrozen, 130g to 230g
Mackerel, herring and anchovy
- Mackerelwhole or fillet
- Sardineswhole
- Salted anchovy fillets365g or 1kg
- Rollmop herring1.6kg tub
- Kipperswhole, frozen
Smoked, cured and roe
Cold and hot smoked, salted and cured, and roe by the tin.
Smoked salmon
- Smoked salmon, D-cut200g to 1.4kg
- Smoked salmon sidepaper wrapped
- Hot smoked salmonside or pieces
- Smoked salmon trimmings500g
Smoked and salted fish
- Smoked haddocknatural, portion or diced
- Arbroath smokiesfrozen
- Smoked mackerel and troutfillet
- Salt cod2.5kg
Roe and caviar
- Oscietra caviar30g
- Trout and keta roe90g to 100g
- Lumpfish roeblack or red, 100g
Shellfish
Live, cooked and frozen. Shetland mussels, Devon crab, langoustine and scallops.
Crab and lobster
- Devon crab meatwhite or brown, hand picked, 454g
- Lobsterlive, cooked or frozen
- Lobster tailsin brine, 900g
- Langoustine8 to 12 or 16 to 20 per kg
- Crayfishcooked and peeled
- Blue swimming crabclaw or back fin, 454g
Prawns
- King prawns, raw peeled and deveinedBulk21 to 40 per pound, 1kg
- Cooked whole crevettes30 to 40, 2kg
- Cold water prawnsMSC optioncooked and peeled
- Tempura and nobashi prawnsfrozen
- Prawn skewers800g
Molluscs
- Shetland rope-grown musselsMSC optionlive, 1kg to 4kg
- Scallopsin the half shell, roe on or roeless
- Clams and cockleslive or frozen meat
- Oystersrock, by the dozen
Squid and octopus
- Squid tubes and baby squidfrozen
- Galician octopus1kg to 2kg
- Cooked octopus tentacles8 x 250g
By the pallet
For manufacture, wholesale and export
- Black tiger prawnsBulkfrozen, imported
- Vannamei prawnsBulkfrozen, imported
- Freshwater prawnsBulkfrozen, imported