The best food destinations in France and Spain

The best food destinations in France and Spain

Great food experiences await when you travel with Brittany Ferries (Image: Getty) Seeking out local specialities is all part of the fun on summer holidays. With Brittany Ferries, you can sail away to France and Spain to sample a whole host of foodie delights. Routes to France include Portsmouth to Caen, St Malo, Cherbourg and … Read more

End of cod moratorium touted after 32 years as Ottawa approves small increase in commercial catch

End of cod moratorium touted after 32 years as Ottawa approves small increase in commercial catch

The federal government has announced a return to the commercial northern cod fishery this year. DFO has managed a limited fishery under strict conditions in recent years. (Brett Favaro, Marine Institute) Thirty-two years after the federal government announced a moratorium that shut down Newfoundland and Labrador’s cod industry, Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier said Wednesday that it is reopening.  But … Read more

Seafood chain Red Lobster will ask Canadian court to enforce U.S. bankruptcy in Canada

Seafood chain Red Lobster will ask Canadian court to enforce U.S. bankruptcy in Canada

Days after Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that it would close dozens of its seafood restaurants, the chain’s Canadian counterpart will ask a Canadian court to enforce the U.S. bankruptcy in Canada, CBC News has learned. An application will be brought before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on May 28 … Read more

Nigella Lawson’s scallops and chorizo is a quick and delicious dinner packed with flavours

Nigella Lawson’s scallops and chorizo is a quick and delicious dinner packed with flavours

Slice the chorizo into approximately 3mm rounds. Heat a large pan and dry-fry the chorizo rounds until crisped on either side. The chorizo will expel its own oil, and it should only take about two minutes to cook. Remove the chorizo from the pan and place in a bowl. Fry the scallops in the chorizo-oil … Read more

Restaurant Review: The Glittering Pleasure of a Perfect Raw Bar

Restaurant Review: The Glittering Pleasure of a Perfect Raw Bar

The best way to take in the bounty is by way of the ninety-eight-dollar Ice Box Plus, Penny’s version of a seafood platter. It’s an exquisitely arranged, gloriously over-the-top tray that on my visits bore brawny oysters, plump smoked mussels, tiny periwinkles (a type of snail), a huge scoop of lightly dressed Jonah crab, a … Read more

Rumours on WhatsApp about shellfish poisoning outbreak in Bedok untrue: SFA, MOH

Rumours on WhatsApp about shellfish poisoning outbreak in Bedok untrue: SFA, MOH

SINGAPORE: Rumours circulating on WhatsApp about an outbreak of shellfish poisoning in Bedok are untrue, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (Apr 8). “As of Apr 8, 2024, there have been no reports of outbreaks of shellfish poisoning in Singapore. The Ministry of Health and Singapore Food … Read more

Singapore to restrict sale, supply of tainted mussels from Malaysia’s Port Dickson

Singapore to restrict sale, supply of tainted mussels from Malaysia’s Port Dickson

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Saturday (Apr 6) it has been notified by the Malaysia Department of Fisheries (DOF) that mussels found in waters off Port Dickson are contaminated by biotoxins and are not safe for consumption. DOF deputy director-general (Management) Wan Aznan Abdullah said on Thursday there are harmful algae that cause mussels … Read more

Pea and seafood risotto is a delicious dinner made with ‘freezer staples’

Pea and seafood risotto is a delicious dinner made with ‘freezer staples’

Instructions Boil 600 ml of water in a pot. Melt the better in a separate deep pan or wok, then add in the onion and a pinch of salt. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until the onion is golden. Stir in the risotto rice, garlic granules and saffron, then crumble in the stock cube … Read more

India’s Trade Pact With 4-Nation European Bloc: All About Swiss Watches, Chocolates Set to Enter Indian Market

India’s Trade Pact With 4-Nation European Bloc: All About Swiss Watches, Chocolates Set to Enter Indian Market

India and the four-European nation bloc EFTA signed a trade and economic partnership agreement (TEPA) on Sunday to enhance trade and investments between the two regions, heralding a new era of economic cooperation. As a result of the trade pact, Indian customers will get access to high-quality Swiss products such as watches, chocolates, biscuits, and … Read more

Why Canada has ordered lobster pounds to kill all egg-bearing female lobsters

Why Canada has ordered lobster pounds to kill all egg-bearing female lobsters

In an effort to reduce the spread of marine invasive species, Canada ordered lobster pounds to euthanize all egg-bearing female lobsters. But two years after the measure was introduced, some in the business are still unaware of the requirement. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has banned the long-held practice of releasing egg-bearing or “berried” … Read more