Seafood Facts, Tips and Techniques

Fish Food for Thought: Why is a Grunt Fish Called a Grunt Fish?

There are well over 20,000 species of fish, each with unique scientific names. Truthfully, all fish may go by multiple names between the time it’s caught to the time it ends up on your plate.  For example, “grouper” is a generic name for at least 60 different species of fish. The same also holds true for snapper, …

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Find Out Which Countries Are Serving Seafood This Holiday Season – Holiday Menu Included

Happy Holidays! Or should I say, “Happy Eat-Until-You-Can’t-Button-Your-Pants-Anymore Season.” As we embark on the pinnacle of another holiday season, and the Thanksgiving and Christmas meal planning commences, the thought of turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, cranberry sauce and vegetables, ham and dressing…puts me to sleep. And it’s not the tryptophan talking! I have …

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Versaggi Shrimp Company Sources The Best Shrimp in Tampa Bay

Shrimp is one of the highest consumed seafood in America, exceeding only that of tuna. According to Consumer Reports, the US consumes almost 18 million servings of shrimp each day. And there’s good reason for this – shrimp is one of the most culinary versatile seafood available. “You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, …

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Trash Talk: Price vs. Quality vs. Sustainability

Trash Talk: Price vs. Quality vs. Sustainability I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “you get what you pay for”.  But expensive doesn’t necessarily equate to better.  Expensive may simply mean rare or popular by demand due to over-advertised hype, a.k.a. “Grouper Week”. And then there’s another problem called sustainability.  Contrary to the notion that there …

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From Pinnacle Point to the Panhandle: The Culinary Evolution of the Oyster

Love them or you may be repulsed by them, either way, there is probably much you don’t know about the beloved bivalve mollusk called an oyster.   So, here’s a brief lesson on the culinary evolution of oysters, and a few other interesting facts to entice friends at the next trivia event. According to Wikipedia, “Oyster is …

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