Traditional Welsh Recipes

Fish and Shellfish.

Water is abundant in Wales to say the least! The country is bounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and the hilly-mountainous central region causes a huge amount of rainfall from the Atlantic wind. This rainfall creates thousands of rivers and streams of pure mountain spring water in which all types of fish resident to the British Isles thrive.

Trout, salmon, eels, perch, roach, rudd, pike, carp ... you name it.

The coastal waters are also teaming with fish brought in by the still relatively clean ocean.

Fish played a large part of the Welsh diet and a bit of pleasing pastime too.

Regards,

Owen.

1. Brithyll Cymreig mewn Cig Mochyn (Welsh Trout in Bacon).
   
   Trout are plentiful in the lakes and clear Welsh streams and this is a simple and tasty method of presenting them.
2. Roast Monkfish in Laverbread Sauce.
   
   A traditional fish dish from West Wales, where Monkfish (Angel Sharks) and seaweed (lava) were very common..
3. Stiw Pysgod (Fisherman's Stew)
   
   This recipe, which contains a variety of fish and shellfish, comes from the Gower near Swansea.
4. Teisennau Cocos (Cockle Cakes).
   
   Cockle-wives, with their pony or donkey carts, have always been part of the Welsh coastal scene, particularly at Penclawdd in the Gower. At low tide they would 'scrap' the sand for cockles and boil them over open fires on the beach.
5. Pastai Ystumllwynarth (Oystermouth Pie).
   
   The coastal town of Oystermouth, in Swansea Bay, is not far from The Mumbles, sometimes known as the Gateway to the Gower Peninsular. This fish pie was originally made from salt cod and is traditionally served with parsnips.
6. Penwaig wedi eu Stwffio (Stuffed Herrings).
   
   Herrings stuffed with a breadcrumb, onion and walnut mixture, fried in butter. Also a first-rate barbeque recipe.
7. Teisennau Eog Dyfrdwy (Dee Salmon Fish Cakes).