The Sydney Fish Market is a feast for all of the senses.
Its bountiful displays are amazing to look at, the happy sounds of people chattering and birds squawking as they choose their meal, and although the smell of briny seafood can sometimes be confronting (it is a working fish market after all), the taste of the freshest fish and shellfish you can imagine more than makes up for that.
The fresh catch is brought in daily - and sold to the wholesale and retail market via a dutch auction very early in the morning. I've been once - it's worth a look.
This seafood is then sent all over Sydney and the rest of the state- everyday of the week.
But the freshest you can get, unless you catch it your self- is sold at the Sydney Fish Market.
Located close to the city centre, we like to go there regularly to buy fresh prawns (shrimp) and fish. Not just for special occasions, it's worth the trip to buy enough for a couple of meals.
Prawns and spaghetti one night. Crumbed flathead, gently pan fried and served with salad the next.
Look at these shiny fillets - we like snapper, flathead, salmon and tuna (sometimes).
An array of wholefish with their clear and glistening eyes a sign of freshness
M once brought home a coral trout big enough to feed ten and there was just the 2 of us that night.
He's not allowed to go on his own anymore.
Octopi tentacles are everywhere- if you like that sort of thing...
Oysters are shucked on the spot
To be enjoyed with lemon or a variety of tasty toppings
It's a popular place for lunch - people buy takeway from one of the 8 or so fishmongers and eat down by the waters edge.
But be careful of the seagulls- they will take the food from your hands!
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