Gilt-Head Bream, Farmed
Fresh
Every fish is at least the minimum weight shown. Most are heavier and the extra is free. If one ever comes in under, we refund the difference.
Qty
Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
Gilt-head bream is a silvery, deep-bodied fish named for the gold band between its eyes. This one is farmed, and farmed bream is widely raised in the Mediterranean, which keeps it in steady supply.
The flesh is white, sweet and moist, with a firm flake, and a single fish makes a neat portion for one. Bream is a favourite for cooking whole, because the skin crisps well and the bones lift out easily once it is cooked.
Suitable for
- Roasting whole
- Barbecuing
- Grilling
- Baking
- Pan-frying
Ideas
- Roasted whole with lemon, garlic and oregano
- Barbecued whole and served with a fresh tomato salsa
- Baked in a parcel with ginger, chilli and spring onion
- Pan-fried fillets on crushed potatoes with salsa verde
How much to buy
One 350-450g whole fish per person.
Season
As a farmed fish it is available all year round.
Storage and freezing
Keep covered at the bottom of the fridge (0-5C) and cook within 1-2 days of delivery.
Freezes well whole or as fillets, tightly wrapped, for up to 3 months; thaw overnight in the fridge.
Chef's tip
Slash the skin two or three times on each side and push herbs and lemon into the cuts so the flavour reaches the flesh.
Allergens
Contains: Fish.
Product information
- Name
- Gilt-Head Bream, Farmed
- Sold
- fresh
- Species
- Sparus aurata
- Farmed
How ordering works
- 1
Add to your basket. Pick your fish and the delivery day.
- 2
Pay by card. Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
- 3
Delivered chilled. Prepared the way you chose and brought to your door in our own chilled van, never by courier, across Cornwall and Plymouth, Monday to Friday. Order by 4pm the day before.
Free delivery: Cornwall (TR mainland) and Mid-Cornwall· Further out: £5.95–£9.95, free over the zone's threshold· all zones
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Severe allergies: Our kitchen handles nuts, gluten and sesame daily. For severe nut, peanut, coeliac or sesame allergies we cannot guarantee a completely trace-free environment, so please tell us at enquiry stage. We will advise honestly, and we ask that the guest keeps any prescribed medication on hand.