just watched johhny tzack fishing for grayling on discovery shed,not only did he catch some grayling but they where despatched & cooked on the river bank.nowt wrong with this i may add,i dont like eating fish but apparently cooked correctly they are supposed to taste quite nice.

THEY DO!
Apart from the darker meat that runs along top of back bone!
Is a bit bitter.
Rest of flesh is white and very light flavour, good with orange sauce!
regards
bert

IMO grayling tastes better than trout - lovely delicate white flesh. Makes a nice treat once or twice a year . Marinated quickly in lemon and herbs then grilled it can't be beat. Dunno about the orange sauce idea though .

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Mmm and when Hugh Fearnley Whit... did exactly the same a few months ago, all hell and damnation rained down on him. .

Just to echo christy27 point of view it seems it's ok for a respected angler to do this but not a tv chef; so this would apply to the new show Countrywise Kitchen where they caught a brownie and a perch and cooked them by the lakeside.

Never had a perch ............. but the Germans are keen on them. Must try one, one day

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Perch are ok. Good firm flesh, but after cleaning them, soak them overnight in salty water to get rid of a slightly muddy flavour.

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Wouldn't have minded seeing that. Does anyone know if it is to be shown again and if so what was the program called?
Cheers Ray

Hi Ribbleman the itv show Countrywise Kitchen will be on itvplayer the discovery shed will be repeated endlessly.It's just knowing when to catch it. Noel

Thanks for that Noel
Ray