Seeking smoked fish in Melbourne

[Pat Churchill]

I moved to Melbourne from NZ last year and it's just occurred to me that I haven't seen any smoked fish at the fish stalls in my local market. I asked one of the fishmongers and was told they get some in at Easter. Easter - that's a long way off. And why only Easter?

In NZ I could buy several varieties of smoked fish - hake, warehou, kahawai. I haven't even seen any cans of smoked fish in my (admitedly small) local supermarket.

I have a craving for smoked fish pie.

I know there's smoked salmon around, and I've bought small whole smoked trout, but that's not what I am after - just ordinary white fish fillets smoked.

Help!

[Maliaty]

That's odd. At the farmers' markets I go to in Sydney, there are usually at least 2 stalls with smoked whatevers (including calamari when about). Have you tried the Queen Victoria markets? Melbournians, any suggestions?

http://www.qvm.com.au/meat_and_fish.php

cheers

Maliaty

[fou de Bassan]

I'm pretty sure I saw smoked fish in the Springvale markets last week. It wasn't on my list so I can't say what was smoked. If you are close you might give it a shot.

[Pat Churchill]

Thanks for the input. I will venture further afield.

[PCL]

You might also want to try the Jewish / Continental delis in Carnegie, Oakleigh, Glenhuntly.

[Pat Churchill]

You might also want to try the Jewish / Continental delis in Carnegie, Oakleigh, Glenhuntly.

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Thanks for that. Still finding my way round the suburbs.

I was at the Farmers' Market at Gasworks Park in Albert Park on Saturday and found a couple of chaps selling barramundi. I asked them if they ever smoked it and they said they did but they'd just sold out - but they gave me a taste of their sample. I will have to get out of bed earlier next market day!

[piazzola]

There is a Moldavian/Russian man that owns small deli shop in Glen Eira road between Hotham Street and the railways station he smokes smallgodds regularly and has some fish on the display window

This is a traditional Jewish area of Melbourne