30 review for The River Cottage Fish Book

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   5 out of 5

   Janie – May 23, 2013

   This is such a fabulous book — I might need it. This is good food. This is good writing. Slow, seasonal, and — most of all — sustainable. Poetic and just. Nice things in a cookbook. Faults? It's too compendious. Relatedly, it's not a good library book; I'd need to own it to truly have access to the preponderance of its wonderful offerings. That, ridiculously, makes me grumpy. Maybe because I know that even if I did own it ... it's really well tailored for a regional (UK) reader, not for me. This This is such a fabulous book — I might need it. This is good food. This is good writing. Slow, seasonal, and — most of all — sustainable. Poetic and just. Nice things in a cookbook. Faults? It's too compendious. Relatedly, it's not a good library book; I'd need to own it to truly have access to the preponderance of its wonderful offerings. That, ridiculously, makes me grumpy. Maybe because I know that even if I did own it ... it's really well tailored for a regional (UK) reader, not for me. This is not a fault, but it is a major frustration. It lets me in on getting the intimate contours of a local fish scene, but not mine, thus highlighting a lacuna.

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   5 out of 5

   Margaret – Jan 13, 2015

   Too much preaching and not enough cooking. Useful section identifying fish available in the UK. Not the best of Hugh's books by far. Too much preaching and not enough cooking. Useful section identifying fish available in the UK. Not the best of Hugh's books by far.

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   4 out of 5

   Peter SC – Apr 21, 2020

   All-in-one recipe book and fish encyclopaedia. If you're a casual seafood lover, this will be right up your street. All-in-one recipe book and fish encyclopaedia. If you're a casual seafood lover, this will be right up your street.

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   4 out of 5

   Tim – Mar 17, 2016

   This is probably the best book on the subject for decades. Perhaps the definitive bible for decades to come. Hugh F-W is a learned and researched author who has not only spent time acquiring knowledge on fish but has tried and tested the information. Much like his Meat bible, this provides you with a one volume that covers anything you need to know. I buy most of my cookery books from charity and second hand bookshops at low prices. The Meat version appears regularly as perhaps gifts donated by tho This is probably the best book on the subject for decades. Perhaps the definitive bible for decades to come. Hugh F-W is a learned and researched author who has not only spent time acquiring knowledge on fish but has tried and tested the information. Much like his Meat bible, this provides you with a one volume that covers anything you need to know. I buy most of my cookery books from charity and second hand bookshops at low prices. The Meat version appears regularly as perhaps gifts donated by those who have received them as gifts and found them too much of a good thing. I have never found his Fish book at any of the fore mentioned outlets. Is this because it is so good that everyone buys it because they appreciate it, and those that receive it as a gift think likewise ? This is one of the few cookery books where I was happy to purchase at full price rather than wait to find a copy sold cheaply. If you enjoy fish, do the same.

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   5 out of 5

   Robdguk – Dec 02, 2013

   essential reading. very informative and ethical. excellent recipes

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   4 out of 5

   Tim Harrison –

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   5 out of 5

   Janice J Minor –

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   5 out of 5

   Nathalie –

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   5 out of 5

   Ben Brown –

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    5 out of 5

    Gracie Richardson –

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    5 out of 5

    Jon –

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    4 out of 5

    George Wehrle –

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    4 out of 5

    Dale –

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    4 out of 5

    S. Lawson –

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    5 out of 5

    Mark Jackson –

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    5 out of 5

    Lizi –

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    5 out of 5

    Adrian –

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    5 out of 5

    Mark Duell –

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    4 out of 5

    John Tate –

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    4 out of 5

    Johnny O'Brien –

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    5 out of 5

    Tara Hinrichs –

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    5 out of 5

    Martin –

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    Jonny –

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    Jeff Huisman –

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    Simon Court –