From Crabshack to Oyster Bar: Exploring Scotland’s Seafood Trail

Carole Fitzgerald retired from her desk as a magazine editor and along with her husband Gerry bought the Anchor Hotel in Tarbert, Loch Fyne in September 2003. Since then she has been a driving force behind the establishment of Scotland's first Seafood Trail.

Scotland's Seafood Trail encompasses some of Britain's most glorious coastline, a region that has been undergoing a culinary revolution and is now a showcase for the best in Scottish seafood. Behind each of the ten establishments featured in this beautifully illustrated book is a story and fascinating characters, along with great recipes.

The Seafood Cabin, Skipness Whole salmon, 'Aga-baked' in wet newspaper Shell-on langoustine served with Sophie's fresh herb dip Orange cake Anchor Hotel, Tarbert The Anchor Surf and Turf Scallops grilled with Crabbies Green Ginger Lemon Posset The Anchor Soda Bread Hunting Lodge Hotel, Bellochontuy Baked cod with Arran mustard on a red wine sauce Grilled sardines with spinach and tomato salsa Salmon with a fresh herb crust and velvety Pernod sauce Tayvallich Inn, Tayvallich Loch Fyne oysters pan-fried in butter with chervil and cream Crab, apple and fennel salad Loch Sween prawns with a tarragon and Pernod dressing Dunvalanree House, Port Righ, Carradale Roast gigot of monkfish with garlic and rosemary Fresh haddock rarebit Salmon terrine with oak-smoked salmon and dill yoghurt dressing Ee'usk, Oban Thai fishcakes with sweet chilli sauce Clam chowder Lobster thermidor Cairnbaan Hotel, by Lochgilphead Goan spiced mussels Scallops with sauce vierge, creamed potatoes and crisp prosciutto Salmon and smoked haddock fishcakes with saffron and smoked mussel cream Laroch Foods, Clachan Smoked salmon and dill soup Smoked cod roe on toast Salad of smoked halibut & smoked eel Royal Hotel, Tighnabruaich Scallops, monkfish, tagliatelle, pea and parsley veloute Seasonal fruit tatin West coast langoustines with home-made garlic mayonnaise Loch Fyne Oyster Bar, Cairndow Oysters Rockefeller Loch Fyne Bradan Rost with whisky sauce Pan-Fried Fillet of Sea Bass with Artichokes and Rosemary Bitter chocolate tart Lst of suppliers Weights and measures Cooking Hints Index