Fresh Fish Catch
How do I know that a fish is fresh?
 
The fresh fish is hard and rigid. If we press its body with our finger, then the skin must not have a permanent mark by the finger and if we touch it on our hand, it has the shape of an arrow. The eyes have to be shining and bright. The gills have to be dark red or pink, but never dry and brown.
After it is cooked the bone have to be white, not grey or black and whilst you are eating, the skin can be easily taken away from the bone.
Our catch
We introduce you some of the Mediterranean species of fish, which are usually included in our catch.
(Phonetic pronunciation is provided as a guide. To use it correctly you you need to read the word in Latin and stress it on the punctuation given)
Yellow tail fish (mayi`atiko)
It is an ocean fish and appears after April. Its body is grey - light blue on the back with a yellow line on the side. It can be found more than 1,50 m and over 50 kilos. It is living in schools in deep waters with sandy or rocky areas. Fishing with troll. A tasty grilled fish.
Grouper (rufi`os)
It is a rockfish with weight until 50 kilos. We usually do underwater fishing for the bigger sizes. Delicious meat for fishing soup.
Dentex (sinagr`ida)
A tasteful fish in different sizes, though we can find it even in 8 kilos. It is a beautiful and strong fish, well known as the “queen”. It is red, living in very deep waters around shoals. We fish it with loglines, troll and nets. Grilled with lemon and oil is the favourite dish for fish-eaters.
Pandora (lithr`ini)
This fish is living in the clear sea in 50m –160m of depth around rocky or sandy areas. It has a light pink to red colour on the back, which is lighter on the sides with a white-coloured stomach area. The size is approximately 60cm but the majority of pandora fish are 20cm-30cm. Served grilled.
Red Mullet (barb`uni)
It is a middle-sized rockfish (10cm –40cm) with pure red colour, characterized by whiskers and white and red scales in its stomach area. It is living in schools in less than 100m depths some of them in sandy areas, but we also find rockfish species. It is usually served fried, but you can have it grilled as well.
Gilthead Sea Bream (tsip`ura)
It is living in deep waters from June throughout the summer and approaches the shores in May and September. It has a short head and silver sides with soft pink tones and golden lines. The eyes are high on the head and it has a pointed tail. It is delicious and very popular fish.
European Sea Bass (lavr`aki)
The fisherman’s best shot! It is living in shallow waters and prefers the areas, which combine the sand and the rocks. Sometimes, the ideal conditions in the Greek sea are convenient to the fish to be developed in bigger sizes. Served grilled.
Common Sea Bream (fagr`i)
It is living in rocky or sandy areas of the ocean in depth from 30 m to 250 m with weight until 15 kilos. It has a flat body with red colour on the back and pink sides with golden or silver lines and white-silver colour in stomach area. The fins are pink or red. It looks like the gilthead, pandora fish and dentex, but it is more precious in value, as it can be rarely caught.
White Sea Bream (sarg`os)
It is frequent where the gilthead lives, in very deep waters and rocky areas. The common sea bream can be approximately until 40cm and over a kilo. It has narrow stripes on the silver sides and a black spot in the fins and the tail. It is living in schools and prefers the rocky areas with sea herbages. It is a tasty fish, which is cooked in many ways.
Saddled bream (melan`uri)
A delicious middle sized fish, approx 20-30 cm. It is living in deep sandy areas and near to rocks. It has a beautiful silver colour, big eyes and a black spot on the root of its tail. It has a great nourishing value. Served grilled.
Scorpion Fish (skorpi`os)
A rockfish with a great taste. It has a lot of thorns and its pinch can be dangerous. It can be cooked as a delicious soup or as “Bourtheto”, based in a traditional Corfiot recipe.
Grey mullet (k`efalos)
We find it all year round. It has long scales and flat body. It has a grey colour with blue lines. It is living near the surface of the sea and it is frequent in sandy shores. Served grilled.
Octopus (htap`othi)
Octopus is familiar to everyone. A big head and 8 “legs” equipped with double suckers. The colour is grey or brown sometimes with yellow lines. The sizes are various and we can find it even in 20 kilos. A beautiful “meze” in vinegar.
Lobster (astak`os)
Lobster offers the most delicious dish for the gourmands. It is red with nippers living in very deep waters through the rocks. We can find it in 500 grams and if we are lucky to 2 kilos. The fishing for lobster is not allowed during their propagation.
If you wish a special meal, we recommend to you the “lobster Pastitsatha”, which is based in a traditional Corfiot recipe.
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