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Gilt-Head Bream: hand-coloured plate from Jonathan Couch's History of the Fishes of the British Islands
Serves
1 to 2
Order by
4pm the day before
Fish and seafood

Gilt-Head Bream, Farmed

Large: about 600g to 800g whole · serves 1 to 2

Fresh

Priced each morning, and brought to you in our own chilled van, never by courier.

Delivery day

Required · earliest Thu 8 Oct · confirmed with your order, not booked yet

Delivered Monday to Friday. Order by 4pm the day before.

Delivery orders start at £30.

£18.00· Serves 1 to 2inc. VAT

PreparationWhole, gutted and scaled

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.

Your size and preparation

Large: a whole fish of about 600g to 800g, giving about 270g to 360g filleted, serves 1 to 2. Choose how you want it: we prepare it for you at no extra cost, and the price is for the whole fish.

  • Whole, gutted and scaled: about 540g to 720g
  • Filleted, skin on: about 270g to 360g
  • Filleted and pin-boned, skin on: about 250g to 340g

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. 1

    Add to your basket. Pick your fish, and the delivery day.

  2. 2

    Pay by card. Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.

  3. 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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