Why is frozen fish better than fresh?

Which fish do you think is better: fresh or frozen? You'll probably answer fresh. But you'd be wrong. Frozen fish is better!

Modern freezing methods make frozen fish a more preferable choice than fresh. Why do you think this is? It's because fish is now frozen directly on fishing vessels. It's placed in chambers with temperatures slightly lower than those found in your home freezer. Often, fish sold as "fresh" isn't actually fresh. It was originally frozen and then defrosted before being placed on the counter. This temperature difference is unlikely to have a positive effect on its quality, so frozen fish is best.

If the fish-rich waters are more than 100 km away, don't expect to buy fresh fish. It won't reach you fresh anyway. This is another advantage of frozen fish over fresh.

In general, the price of fresh fish is usually significantly higher than frozen. However, there's no guarantee that the fish is truly fresh or hasn't been frozen.

Take lobsters, for example. Their prices are very high, but these marine animals are usually bought alive. If a lobster is no longer alive, its freshness is unknown, but its price remains the same. Therefore, it's much better to buy a fresh-frozen lobster and rest assured that your money is not wasted.

However, not all frozen fish are good. At Asian markets, fish that's starting to spoil is often frozen and then passed off as frozen. Therefore, it's important to know where you can buy frozen fish and where you can't.

Good frozen fish may look like this:

- It is sold in vacuum packaging.

"It's covered with a thick layer of ice. The ice protects the fish well from spoilage, so you can buy it with confidence."