
I signed up to a fish box scheme and this is what I learned
By Ella Walker . Published 2020-08-22
BOLD-FoodElla Walker grasps how to shuck oysters and skin sole – and finds it quite a tonic to quarantine.
It has, undoubtedly, been a very strange couple of months. One of the more life-affirming and enhancing aspects of living through lockdown though, has been the opportunity to cook more, from scratch, at home. Of course, some people have found the incessant cooking (and colossal amounts of washing up) monotonous and thoroughly draining, but if you do adore spending time making dinner, this period of having greater access to, and need of, your kitchen, has been something of a joy. It certainly has been for me. Conversely though, never has going to the supermarket felt so dystopian, stressful and dangerous.At the beginning of lockdown, I opted to minimise supermarket anxiety where I could, by signing up to a few sustainable delivery schemes and services, covering veg , meat and, most excitingly for me, seafood – As Boldies look into what schemes are available locally to you.SoleShare in particular works with small-scale British fishermen, and the idea is, you select how much seafood you want (1/2 kilo for two people), how often (weekly/bi-weekly) and in what form (whole fish, or oven ready). You then receive a text on collection day to let you know what the day’s catch is.And with each new ocean dispatch, you learn quite a bit…