Fresh Ont. Fish at Riverdale

[jayt90]

I heard this morning that there will be a new fishmonger at the Riverdale Market, Tuesday afternoons. The name is something like 'Turtles', and they come from Georgian Bay. I hope they show up at Dufferin Grove, as well, as it is a better day (Thurs) for me.

[malcolmjolley]

Cool. We get so worked up about sea food, when we live about a 1,000 kms for the ocean. We should focus more on our fresh water fish. (Mmmm...pickerel...).

[Jake]

Riverdale market is where exactly???

[malcolmjolley]

Do you know where Riverdale Farm is? Sort of tucked away east of Cabbagetown to towards the Don Valley.

Here's the site: http://www.friendsofriverdalefarm.com/

[malcolmjolley]

Had their pickerel: pan sauteed in butter and evoo, finished with a sage butter foam. With a side of fresh foraged fiddle heads with evoo and lemon, and smashed potatoes with ramps and parsley.

Certainly worked for me. :)

[fung jiao bao]

I am pretty sure that the fishmonger only sells Freshwater varieties of fish. He also sells fish every saturday in the North farmer's market at St. Lawrence.

[jayt90]

Were they at Dufferin Grove? I couldn't get to either market this week, but I think I can get to St Lawrence tomorrow. Malcom, the pickerel sound great as you describe it.

I'm hoping they have smelt, but these have to be very fresh, and I may make an excursion to Lake Erie north shore.

[Jake]

No pickeral today, dammit!! (No smelt either jayt90) But I did get some wonderful fiddleheads, chard, wild leeks, white radishes and some sheeps milk cheese and yogourt. Mmmmm.

[malcolmjolley]

Which sheep's milk? Ewenity? or Monforte? Or another?

[Jake]

Ewenity. Haven't tried it yet, probably tonight. Yogourt for breakfast was wonderful.

[evilhomer]

brebis for breakfast wasn't too shabby either

they were out of yoghurt by the time i got there (after 6)