Sea bass
Fine, firm flesh: choose line-caught, and leave it alone in winter while it spawns.
- Full season : from June to November
- Avoid : from January to March
- Scientific name : Dicentrarchus labrax
Choosing well
Bulging, shiny eyes, bright red gills and firmly attached scales.
Sustainable fishing
Choose line-caught sea bass over trawled.
Did you know?
Around the Mediterranean it is called “wolf” for its greed.
Cooking ideas
- Whole in a salt crust
- Roasted with fennel and lemon
- As a carpaccio, very fresh