Black seabream
Cheaper than gilt-head bream, just as tasty roasted.
- Full season : from July to November
- Avoid : from March to May
- Scientific name : Spondyliosoma cantharus
Choosing well
Even grey skin, firm flesh, briny smell.
Sustainable fishing
Caught in the Channel and Atlantic, it is a good alternative to imported farmed fish.
Did you know?
It lays its eggs in a nest dug in the sand, guarded by the male.
Cooking ideas
- Baked on a bed of onions
- Fillets pan-fried skin side down
- As a ceviche