What’s for Dinner? Just Wing it! (Skate wing that is)
Here’s another underutilized treasure for ya—skate! When we first started selling it back in the ’80s, most skate was used for lobster bait,...
Here’s another underutilized treasure for ya—skate! When we first started selling it back in the ’80s, most skate was used for lobster bait,...
Valentine’s Day, to some, is just another Hallmark holiday. An awful lot of people though, make a really big deal...
It’s Super Bowl time again! The LA Rams will take on the mighty Patriots of New England and all of...
The taste of Thailand: Fresh! Thai basil, mint, cilantro, kaffir lime leaves, Thai chilies, lemongrass, galangal, coconut milk and tangy fish...
There are lots of fish that we now sell that used to be considered trash fish and were thrown overboard...
It's a new year and many of us are thinking about lightening up and changing our eating habits for the better. Old habits die hard. The bad choices we've all made over the years aren't that easy to change. We all know that fish and shellfish are the healthiest of choices—full of protein, essential vitamins, minerals and those incredible Omega 3 fatty acids. Fish is naturally low in calories...its fat is the "good" polyunsaturated fat and we know we would be doing our minds and bodies a big favor to eat more of it.
Of all the festive holiday fare that we offer this time of year one of my all time favorites is one...
...The majority of shrimp sold in the U.S. is imported. This is unfortunate not only because of the problems of habitat (mangrove) destruction and the use of chemicals and antibiotics in other countries, but also because some of the world's best shrimp come from right here in the U.S! Wild Gulf shrimp has a firmer, "snappier" texture and much better flavor than imports. The Florida, Alabama and Texas shrimp that we sell at Monahan's are fantastic! No pre-cooked frozen shrimp here...
The Difference is in the Handling: Most of us have had scallops at home or in restaurants that have been great, good, not so good or just plain bad. Finding great sea scallops can be a confusing crap shoot. There is a HUGE variance in quality and labeling out there. "Dry Pack," "Chem Free," "Day Boat," "Diver," What the heck to these labels mean?
A muddy shell taken from the sea, cracked open to reveal a meat that resembled seal snot...but the ancients learned that there was something special inside those muddy shells...M.F.K. Fisher describes the taste of oysters as "more like the smell of rock pools at low tide than any other food in the world." I agree. There is nothing that compares with the ritual of shucking and savoring the essence of the entire sea from its own beautiful mother of pearl cup. Primitive, elegant—the true celebration of life.