Manx Kippers - full of Omega 3

A WEEKLY dose of oily fish may help prevent the most common cause of blindness in old age, ­scientists say.

Eating herring, mackerel and tuna – packed with health-busting omega 3 fatty ­acids – reduces the risk of age-­related macular degeneration by 60 per cent.

Around 500,000 Britons each year suffer AMD which stops the eyes from making out fine details, leaving victims unable to recognise people’s faces or read.

But new US research found that regular fish eaters tend to have lower rates of AMD than people who rarely eat fish.

The results boost the theory that superfood omega 3 fatty ­acids found in large concentrations in oily fish may affect the development of AMD. Cathy Yelf, of the Macular ­Disease Society, said: “This is ­another piece of the jigsaw.

“We are gradually getting a clearer picture of the part diet and general health plays in ­macular degeneration and we tell ­people to ‘eat for your eyes’ by ­including lots of fruit and green leafy vegetables in the diet as well as oily fish.”

In a study, those who ate one or more servings of oily fish each week were 60 per cent less likely to have advanced AMD than those who averaged less than a serving a week.

So get ordering your fish today at our online shop to enjoy the huge health benefits of fish.

Citrus Fish Skewers

Well it’s June anyway, and the sun is out in all it’s glory while we are writing this!

Sooooo - we thought we’d share with you some de-li-cious summery recipes for both on and off the BBQ.

If you have any tasty fishy ideas, please just get in touch and we’ll add our favourites to the site! In the meantime, here are some to tickle your tastebuds…

• This Cajun Mackerel is fresh and spicy at the same time. Delicious served with crisp green salad.
• Citrus fish skewers - a fabulous combination of cod and prawns that will put the burger to shame on the barbie!
• Try this divine Lobster Salad to bring a taste of luxury to your salad leaves
• Pasta has never been so tasty - Monkfish with Lime & Ginger - and not just lime and ginger, but cream and cherry tomatoes and spring onions and parsley and white wine and mmmmmmm……!

We have loads of recipes on our site, so check them out regularly. All the fish in our recipes can be bought from our online shop.

And don’t forget - we want to know what your favourite fish based recipe is, so let us know!

King Scallops special offer

Scallops are a popular type of shellfish in both Eastern and Western cooking and are characterized by having two types of meat in one shell…

The adductor muscle, called “scallop” which is white and meaty, and the roe, called “coral”, which is red or white and soft.

Both parts are edible and in Europe they are eaten in their entirety like oysters. In the U.S. however, when a scallop is prepared, usually only the white part - the adductor muscle - is used, while the other parts of the scallop are discarded.

Scallops are commonly sautéed in butter, or else breaded and deep fried. Their flavour is sweet and delicate and so best served with something that will not overpower their subtle flavour. They go really well with light semi-dry white wines.

Simply pan fry them in butter, or try one of our recipes:

Barbequed Scallops Wrapped in Bacon and Sage
Devilled Scallops
Pan Fried King Scallops with Tarragon
Pan Fried Scallops and Prawns with Mango Dipping Sauce
Scallop Chowder

Our current stock comes from Cornish day boats and the quality is by far the very best available on the market.

Ashlie doing a tasty cooking demo

We think our fish is the best you can buy in terms of taste, freshness and general fabness! But I suppose we would say that wouldn’t we??

So don’t just take our word for it, come and join us at one of our tasting days up and down the country.

You can find us with samples of our wares at any of the following shops….

Blacker Hall Farm, Wakefield - Friday 25th June
Cheshire Smokehouse, Wilmslow - Fri 2nd July
Beckworth Emporium, Milton Keynes - 19th & 20th July
The Hollies- Stratton & Tarpoley - date tbc
White Post Farm, Nottingham - June/July date tbc
Ingfield Farm Shop, Halifax - Summer BBQ Event, date tbc
Ludlow Food Centre - date tbc

And we are adding to this list all the time.

Our tastings are usually from 10am til 1pm, but contact us for more information. Check out our farmshop directory for details of these venues.

We’d love to meet you. See you there

We’ve put some great special offers on to help you with your spring cuisine!

King Scallops - diver caught in Cornwall

• Perfect for the BBQ our Tuna Loins are being reduced from £5.45 to just £3.95 : delicious seared with fennel and thyme
• Mouth-watering meaty Swordfish Loins – superb simply grilled, are reduced from £7.85 to £5.95 : made even more tasty with this scrumptious marinade
• Another great one for the barby Red Snapper Fillets are reduced from £6.25 to £4.45 : sensational as a Thai curry
• Delicious King Scallops Diver Caught in Cornwall reduced from £9.45 to just £6.95 : try these pan fried with tarragon

Don’t forget, you get free delivery with all orders over £60, and we’re bringing new lines in all the time, so keep checking our online shop.

Remember, fish is incredibly good for you, a making it a tasty and healthy choice to make for you and your family.

Keep in touch – we always love to hear from you. And make sure you are following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook for all the latest offers, recipes and fishy banter!

We all know that the omega-3 rich oils in fish are very good for you - we talk about this on our website , but according to an anti-obesity study carried out by the Universty of South Australia a few years ago, these fish oils, combined with exercise can help improve the efficiency of exercise for weight loss.

Basically, volunteers who were given a diet rich in fish oil showed greater weight loss as compared to those who did not consume a fish oil diet. The conclusion was that exercise combined with the fish oil had a positive effect on the body shape and body composition of the participants.

Sooooo - as the summer months are fast approaching, and we are hoping that the weather will entice us to don rather less clothes, we at Fish Fanatics recommend you eat more fish, and do more exercise! (With advice from you doctor as appropriate of course :)).

We have some great offers still on til the end of April, including free delivery on orders over £30, so get ordering now!

Our Ashlie cooking something delicious!

She has joined us to take care of our wholesale accounts and make sure that anyone who stocks our products, or buys our products, feels loved and looked after by us.

Having studied English Language and Business Studies with a background in marketing, Ashlie’s real passion is cooking – which is why you’ll catch her doing demos in our farm shops from time to time!

One of her aims is to make it as easy as possible for everyone to get their hands on our delicious fish and she has already recruited some new farm shops.

Check back soon for the announcements!

Our MD Andrew Franks talking fish!

We met loads of farm shops, delis and garden centres who are keen to get our delicious products in their shops - which is all very exciting.

We are already in plenty across the UK - check out our farm shop directory. And we’ll be announcing more very soon…

The first cutback in the Spring diet is often fat. But not all fat is bad for you. To the contrary, some is very, very good for you. And vital in fact for good health.

Thankfully, there are some very tasty ways to get this healthy stuff. Oil rich fish - such as salmon, mackerel, sea bass and trout - contains Omega 3 fatty acids which is a type of polyunsaturated fat that protects the heart and circulation. This lessens the risk of heart disease by reducing blood clots and inflammation, improving blood vessel elasticity, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood fats and boosting ‘good’ cholesterol.

Omega 3 is also important in the development of the brain - in particular a baby’s brain. It is also reported that super omega 3 fatty acids can raise levels of the brain chemical serotonin and so can help to ease depression.

The list of benefits of Omega 3 go on and on. And to help you on the way, we have some great deals on our website. With free delivery on orders over £30 and organic salmon fillets now at just £4.95 (down from £7.45), there has never been a better time to start to add fish to your regular diet.

Fish is not just good for Fridays!

It’s not just about chocolate and fluffy bunnies you know! For instance, an old Roman Catholic tradition involves eating fish on Good Friday. This is still recognised to this day by many people of the Christian faith - and beyond.

Good Friday used to be seen as a fasting day where people were expected to go without the usual luxuries to acknowledge the sacrifice that Jesus made. As meat is seen as one such luxury, it was not allowed to be eaten and so fish was the dish of the day.

As with most traditions, this is not followed as rigorously as it used to be, but many people still do eat fish on Good Friday.

For the record, we think you should eat fish on Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday……

We have some great deals on at the moment, so whether you want to follow tradition, or just enjoy some delicious, fresh fish every day of the week, visit our online shop or browse our tasty recipes.