Tips for Buying Fresh Fish

Published on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

Tips for Buying Fresh Fish

Laurence Edelman, chef at the Upper West Side’s Mermaid Inn, has spent his fair share of time at the fish market.

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  • Depends where you go. At most Chinese markets, you can get right up close and shove your nose into the gills. Health code be damned.

  • Right! At what market do they let you handle the fish? Pretty much against most health codes.