Written by CJ Jackson, director of Billingsgate Seafood Training School, the 224-page "Billingsgate Market Cookbook" combines amusing stories from the floor and facts and trivia about the market along with Jackson's advice on selecting fish, sustainability, techniques for fish preparation and more than 80 recipes.

Billingsgate is the United Kingdom’s largest inland fish market.

It is steeped in history and tradition, and its origins can be traced back to 1327, when King Edward III granted London’s citizens a charter concerning the market rights of the City of London.

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