April 4, 2022 Small World Seafood Update

Well, well, well..if you can't feel the spring and summer, then you eat the spring and summer. That's my motto in life....

All the fine crab cakes being made around town and scallops searing up!!!

Some of you know that we brought in some marinated sardines and anchovies not to mention the dill herring last week. It is always a little bit of a challenge to try to figure out what you all will like and they were a hit up in Fairmount and NoLib/Fishtown. We brought more in this week so no worries. These are NOT the canned versions of these things. These are fresh in containers packed in oil and vinegar. These are the kind you see in Spanish tapas places but are so versatile and, well, a cheap way to add Omega-3s and a ton of flavor to anything. For those who want some ideas of what to do with them, I posted a video on our website on the recipes page. You can also check out our Insta page for what was done over the weekend. Fancy schmancy..

A windy week once again up and down the eastern seaboard so not sure what the featured fishes will be this week. I have a couple of leads but don't want to promise and then disappoint you if it falls through but will be fun, me thinks.

One thing we will have for sure is more crab meat! I don't know if it's possible to get too much of a good thing but if I had to decide, I would say no. Never too much of a good thing....Anyway, good things never last so take advantage..

Same with scallops. These Hokkaido scallops are something else. Bone dry, even sizing, sweet flavor, sushi grade to boot. I mean, these are the prize scallops found in sushi restaurants that change the way you feel about preparing scallops! Great recipe on our site for that too!

With Passover coming soon in a couple of weeks, a few of you have reached out about us possibly getting some gefilte fish. That's basically a fish mousse that can be poached or baked, is a little on the sweet side, is made of lake fish such as carp, whitefish and pike and is a traditional Eastern European Jewish mainstay of a holiday table. Well, we'll have some. We are bringing in some 20oz gefilte fish loaves that come in frozen from New York City and are kosher for Passover. All you have to do is thaw them, poach them or bake them. Hopefully, we have enough for everybody who wants some. If we sell out this week, we'll try to bring in more for next week although it may cut too close with the holiday. I posted a good recipe for baking it on the website but you can do what you like.

We have some delish kippered salmon available. We are bringing in some smoked trout fillets from Acme Fish in Brooklyn. Mussels are the shellfish of the week. All the other usual suspects will be around as well.

Anyway, the plastic bag mandate will begin to be enforced after April 1 so please try to remember to bring a bag with you. We will be switching over to reusable, recyclable bags to comply with the law but bringing your own is always the best thing.

And that's it from me.

Look out for the order form for Fairmount/444 N 4th St Wednesday at 11am

And for Fitler/Rittenhouse/Washington Sq Thursday at 9am.

Peace

Robert Amar

Small World Seafood

Owner