Tips for Choosing Fresh and Safe Seafood at the Market

Seafood is a delicious dish loved by many families and known for its high nutritional value. However, the nutrients in seafood can be lost, and the dish may lose its flavor if the seafood is no longer fresh.

Today, PasGo will share some handy tips for selecting fresh and safe seafood at the market!

How to Choose Fresh and Safe Seafood

Tips for Selecting Fresh Seafood

1. Fish:

Choose plump, round fish with firm bodies, bright red gills, clear eyes, fresh red gash marks, and bright flesh. You can easily identify spoiled fish: soft flesh, darkened gills, bruised gash marks, pale flesh, and a strong fishy odor.

How to Choose Fresh Live Sea Fish

2. Squid:

There are various types of fresh squid such as cuttlefish, barrel squid, squid rings, ... However, if you don't know how to carefully choose when shopping, it's easy to end up buying dead, slimy ones.

For cuttlefish: Opt for large, thick-bodied ones with opaque white flesh like thick coconut husk, firm texture, no signs of decay, evenly brownish membrane surrounding the outside, and stiff squid tentacles.

For barrel squid: Choose ones with light pink or red flesh, head still tightly attached to the body, stiff squid tentacles, and intact ink sac.

Opt for squids with a slightly pink or red hue

Slimey squids will turn slightly bluish-green, with flabby flesh, loose head, and a very fishy smell.

3. Fresh Shrimp:

Good shrimp should have firm bodies, still hard shells, and bright colors, with the head firmly attached to the body.

Secrets to differentiate freshness depending on each type of shrimp:

+ Lobster: Look for greenish shells, glossy appearance for freshness.

+ Prawn: Still lively, bright green eyes, pinkish-white color.

+ Tiger shrimp: Shiny smooth shells, freshness evident between the shrimp's body and tail.

Choose lobster with greenish shells, shiny and glossy

Slimey lobster is identified by a deep pink color, detached heads and legs, with a foul odor.

4. Crab:

Select crabs that feel firm when pressed firmly on the abdomen, they should not yield, with large, sturdy abdomens, male crabs are firmer than females. Avoid selecting crabs that are soft and watery because they have less meat and are less flavorful.

Sea crabs are rich in nutrients

5. Shellfish:

Select live ones, with plump bodies and full shells; the fuller the better. Those with retracted shells are thin. If a shellfish sinks in water, it's alive; if it floats, it's dead.

Deliciously fragrant conch

6. Clams: 

There are two types of clams: Blood clams and hairy clams. Blood clams are nutritious and delicious, while hairy clams are neither tasty nor safe to eat. A clam that closes its mouth tightly when submerged in water is alive and sinks; one that remains open and floats is dead. Only select live clams.

Sea clams 

East Sea Seafood Restaurant specializes in providing fresh seafood

If you're unsure where to find fresh, safe seafood, look no further than East Sea Restaurant.

East Sea Restaurant is one of the few establishments in Hanoi specializing in providing completely fresh seafood. According to the chef's philosophy, 'clean' seafood remains fresh from the moment it's caught until it's delivered for preparation.

East Sea - Providing clean seafood to diners

East Sea also offers a wide range of seafood, from common options like squid, clams, and oysters to premium selections such as Alaskan crab, King prawns, or Turmeric grouper.

East Sea Restaurant has tirelessly sourced ingredients along the coast from Nam Dinh, Quang Ninh,... to Binh Thuan, Kien Giang, Nha Trang, Con Dao, Phu Quoc. The restaurant has meticulously connected with these major seafood markets to select the best seafood for diners.

The imported seafood is directly raised in specialized aquaculture tanks. Diners will feel like they're in an underwater kingdom as they witness rare and precious species swimming freely in the restaurant's clear blue water tanks.

Nutritious and enticing Alaskan crab

In addition, the restaurant is highly regarded for the quality of its dishes, service, ambiance, and reasonable prices.

With a space modeled after the luxurious and splendid Buckingham Palace of England, along with exquisite, premium seafood dishes. Here, you'll be mesmerized by unique seafood dishes expertly crafted by the restaurant's talented chefs.

King Prawns - A premium seafood dish

East Sea Restaurant is offering many attractive deals to thank its customers. Hurry to the restaurant with your family to enjoy a splendid seafood feast.

Address: East Sea Restaurant - No. 36, Lane 84, Tran Thai Tong Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi. 

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