Learn how to choose the perfect fish with these tip from Chef Paul of Pierchic Restaurant at Al Qasr at Madinat. Chef Paul points out the most important things to look for when buying a fish at the Dubai Fish Market in Deira.
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00:00I'm chef Paul from Pearsheep restaurant.
00:10I'm here today in the Adira fish market and I'm here to show you a few top tips for when
00:15you're visiting a fish market anywhere in the world.
00:21Here we're looking at some local red snapper.
00:23The first thing I always look at is the gills.
00:26Now we want some nice bright red gills, that means there's been lots of blood pumping around
00:31the fish and that it's still nice and fresh.
00:34Second thing we look for is the eyes are nice and clear and the fish is nice and stiff.
00:39Here we have some beautiful fresh local sardines.
00:42The eyes are nice and clear which is a sign of freshness and they're in great condition.
00:52Here we have a locally farmed sea bream, sustainable fish, again really good quality, beautiful
00:58alternative to sea bass.
01:01This is local barracuda, direct from the waters of the UAE, it's a sustainable fish, there's
01:09plenty of it, it's in no danger of being overfished.
01:12It's not a premium quality fish but it's beautiful to make into fish stews, into soups, making
01:17stocks and sauces from.
01:20Here we have a local labour fish, again it's quite an inexpensive fish so it's good for
01:28making soups and stews, making fish stock, it's definitely a great local fish.
01:33Here's a local sustainable milk fish, beautiful scales, the colour's really nice.
01:39For the freshness of the fish we're looking at the clear eyes, they should not be milky,
01:45we're looking at nice bright red gills, we're looking for a nice clear fresh smelling slime
01:52to the fish and the fish should always be stiff.
01:56As soon as it starts to go droopy that's a sign that the fish is getting old.
02:02Hopefully I've given you an insight into how a market like this works, that's where you
02:06see the life and soul of a city.