According to Seafish, the authority on Seafood in the UK Pollack has scored high in enlisting itself in Britain’s top seafood list. It is said that the whitefish was once the top pick for cat owners to feed to their pets – but now pollack is storming up the charts as the dish of choice for those feeling the pinch in the current economic climate.
Seafish informed that more than 13,000 tonnes of the species was sold across the UK retail market last year as pollack powered in at number eight. It is said that these whitefish are the fish of choice from your local chippy with cod popular in England and haddock top pick in Scotland.
Karen Galloway, market insight manager at Seafish, said that pollack’s popularity has certainly been helped by the current economic climate as people switch from more expensive fish to cheaper alternatives. He added that the top ten also shows Britons prefer mild tasting traditional favourites. Fish is a tasty and healthy protein and we should copy our European neighbours and make the most of the wide variety of seafood on offer in the UK.
