Make Fish Market Miami A Part Of Your Grocery Purchases

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By David Martin


For certain dishes, you might be able to get away with seafood that has been frozen. But it will never taste the same as fresh fish that has been caught that same day. If you live in the Miami area, you can go to a Fish Market Miami to find a wide variety of fish, shellfish and more to make a fantastic dish where the freshness adds to the taste.

The city of Miami is right on the water, so you would expect there to be a fish market on every corner, but that is simply not the case. While there are only a handful of markets in the area, they all have something great to offer, and the locals know exactly when to go to get the best catch.

There are two main ways to buy your fresh fish. The first is to buy them whole, which is what many gourmets and locals opt for. While this may seem like more work because they still need to be cleaned, it means you have the freshest catch available. See, the guts only last about a day after capture before they go bad, which would spoil the whole fish. So whole ones have to be sold immediately or frozen. So if you see whole, unfrozen ones, that means they are super fresh.

There are times when you will be in a hurry, so you will not have time to clean and fillet a whole fish. You can have the fishmongers do it for you while you wait, but this takes up time you may not have if you are in a rush. All the markets have e remedy for this because they sell fillets that are already cleaned. You can even get some that have the skin still on them if you like.

In addition, you can also buy shrimp and other shellfish such as crabs, oysters and even lobsters that have likely been flown in from Maine or another region of the Atlantic. The great thing about Miami's location is that it is so close to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, so it can draw from the offerings of three different bodies of water, giving you a near limitless selection of items.

Most markets also have a small assortment of things related to cooking seafood, such as gourmet or even flavored sea salts. You may also be able to pick up certain spices like Old Bay that are popular in seafood recipes. Some vendors may sell bottles of wine that pair well with what they sell, and can give you recipe ideas if you ask.

Most of the catch that you can buy are caught locally, but some may come from much further away. In addition to lobsters that have to be shipped in from the North Atlantic, there may also be salmon from Alaska, or shrimp from Asia.

There may also be a small selection of precooked foods, which takes the hassle out of preparing it yourself, in case you are short on time. You can buy fresh dips, fish and chips, and other delicious dishes that are ready to eat as soon as you get home.




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