seafood

High in omega-3 fatty acids and protein, seafood is a popular ingredient in many world cuisines and coastal areas and includes fish and shellfish (including mollusks and crustaceans). Some popular examples of seafood are: tuna, shrimp, salmon, flounder, pollack, lobster, crab, tilapia (Nile perch), mahi mahi, Chilean seabass, cod, clams, oysters, turbot, catfish, scallops, halibut, anchovies, and sardines.

During the religious season of Lent, many Christians abstain from eating meat, especially on Friday, often choosing to eat fish instead.

Regular consumption of seafood has been linked to improved cardiovascular health in some studies. However, sustainability and pollutant concerns remain a problem, leading some health experts to recommend a limit on seafood consumption, especially in the case of pregnant or nursing women.

There's plenty of information about cooking with seafood at blogs like Ralph Brennan's Seafood and Hugging the Coast.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “seafood”

• Seafood Buyer Beware- fish aren’t always as they seem

  
  Greenpeace Canada weblogs — Authority: 113
  When shopping, most people assume that what the label says they are buying is actually, in fact, what they are buying. Well, it turns out that for many seafood products you’re being fooled and only a DNA testing kit will help you uncover just what that fishy fillet really is.  A recent study from the University of ...
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• Switchin’ Bait

  
  Crispy on the Outside — Authority: 462
  Down on the bayou, shrimp fishermen are picketing local processors who the shrimpers believe are “price-fixing [and] mislabeling imported shrimp as ‘domestic’”: “Reboxing imports is probably happening, though I don’t have proof,” said Danny Babin, a shrimp processor from Houma, La., who represents ...
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• Polenta Cake with Black Squid

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 173
  Polenta cake with black squid- Ernst Knam (recipe also in English)
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• Asian BBQ Shrimp

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 173
  I had an hour before I had to be at a friends house. What to bring? Asian BBQ Shrimp. Fast, flavorful, and festive.
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• Sushi Galore

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 173
  watermelon sushi? [IMG: http://foodgawker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/202811.jpeg]
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• Daring Cooks Sushi Challenge

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 173
  A variety of sushi for this months Daring Cooks Challenge.
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• Fun Day Monday: Serious Grindage

  
  World Wide Ed — Authority: 120
  OK, so for those of you who don’t know, today marks the start of Restaurant Week Hawaii, where restaurants from around Oahu create menus at special rates and donate a portion of their proceeds to benefit the development of The Culinary Institute of the Pacific. It’s from today (11/16) through Sunday (11/22) and ...
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• EU postpones visit to see Pakistani seafood industry

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Karachi, Nov 16 (IANS) The postponement of a visit by a European Union (EU) team over the implementation of international standards for seafood export will be “harmful for economic development”, an official said in this Pakistani port city.Sharmila Farooqui, adviser to the Sindh chief minister, expressed concern ...
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• Oyster Stew

  
  Leites Culinaria — Authority: 429
  by Diane Morgan from The New Thanksgiving Table ( Chronicle Books , 2009) Serves 6 Oysters, along with clams and lobsters, have been harvested and relished by Native Americans along the Atlantic coast from very early times. When the English colonists arrived on the shores of North America, they recognized the ...
  19 hours ago

• Miso Black Cod and New World Korean

  
  chezpei.com — Authority: 125
  Yum! Seafood! Its been awhile. We were at my favorite fish shop in the Mission (Sun Fat), so we splurged on a piece of black cod and marinated it in miso, rice wine, soy sauce, and plenty of grated ginger. Then we paired it with some tasty kimchi and marinated bean sprouts from New World Korean Market. SF cant match ...
  23 hours ago

• Bachelorette Party Recap!

  
  What's For Dinner? — Authority: 127
  Only a food blogger… I swear, only a food blogger would do what I did at her bachelorette party. There was much drinking (as was expected) and a great time was had by all… There were quite a few embarrassing pictures taken of me, mostly involving odd facial expressions and looks of shock while opening ...
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• Food Ethnography on a Budget: Cambodia III - Amok Trey

  
  The Baltimore Snacker — Authority: 119
  My mini "excursion" to Cambodia is almost done, and I couldnt finish it without trying my hand at what (so Ive read) is to Cambodia as the hamburger is to the US: the coconut milk, fish sauce and galangal-coated steamed fish dish known as amok trey . Known in Laos as mók pa and in Thai as haw mòk plaa (if I ...
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• Nigiri Sushi – Daring Cooks

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 173
  Tuna nigiri sushi topped with scallions and garlic chips, quickly seared with a torch....Delicious!
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• Instant Ramen Noodles

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 173
  Is that instant ramen? [IMG: http://foodgawker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/202517.jpeg]
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• Club Sandwich Sushi

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 173
  Daring Cooks go raw, but I dont. The perfect sushi for raw fish haters.
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• Snarfing at Crawfish Shack Seafood

  
  Decatur Metro — Authority: 141
  The once starving (and now stuffed) once-again AJC food critic, John Kessler, recently invited me on a journey north of our cherished Decaturland to check out the Crawfish Shack Seafood up on Buford Highway.Not that my opinion means much, but I must say that I wholeheartedly agree with Kessler’s rave review this ...
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• So it was crabs...

  
  What Would Phoebe Do — Authority: 469
  ... and not lobsters . My unquestioning faith in the NYT is hereby restored .
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• The Street Food of Cambodia - Boiled Crab

  
  Cooking The Books — Authority: 116
  Name:   Boiled Crab Time of Day:   Lunch and dinner, I guess Location: Kep, in southern Cambodia Cost: $5 for 9 crabs (1kg) The Rest: Wed been told about the crabs here but when we turned up all the stalls only had BBQ squid and fish for sale.  Luckily some of our compatriots spoke a bit of Khmer and ...
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• Recall Roundup: November 15, 2009

  
  eFoodAlert.com — Authority: 132
  Here is todays list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals and allergy alerts. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert. Canada Food Safety Recall: Classic Smokehouse ...
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• Trader Joes Steamer Clams

  
  Gigi-Reviews — Authority: 514
  Sometimes you can take the girl out of New England, but you cant take New England out of the girl... One of the things I miss most about Boston is clams. I dont know why clams dont seem to be as popular here on the West Coast as they are back East, but it is annoying. Next to never do you find "REAL" fried clams -- ...
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