Lest we forget, our oceans are not a bottomless resource of exploitable food, the fish stocks are finite – they have an end! At Cape Grace’s fine dining restaurant, Signal, we tread a delicate balance between serving the exquisite seafood that people want, yet doing so within environmentally friendly guidelines. That’s why we the follow [...]
We humans have strange and varied tastes and the rarer the ingredient, the more desirable it becomes. Abalone is one such example. An indication of the market for abalone is easily gleaned from the Abagold website (one of the largest producers of abalone) where with one click, the copy on the website turns into Chinese [...]
Crayfish (West Coast Rock Lobster) is one of the most desirable seafood in the Cape. This melt-in-the-mouth delicacy was once very cheap in the Cape but is now referred to in the markets as ‘Diamonds and Gold’ or ‘Red Gold’ because its shell glistens a vibrant red when cooked. High export demand means that even [...]
Ask Executive Chef Malika van Reenen what she thinks of when you say summer and seafood in the same sentence and she automatically responds, “braai.” She adds, “there is nothing quicker and easier than seafood on the braai; make sure its fresh, add a squeeze of lemon and fresh herbs and you’re done.” Malika advises [...]