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How to prep and cook different types of fish

Fish is good for you, versatile and tastes delicious, but many of us are unsure about the best way to cook it. Banish your fear of fish cookery with easy-to-follow tips, recipes and hacks from our Senior Food Editor. Plus, discover more about how to shop for fish sustainably and our go-to recipe inspiration for everything from tacos to traybakes which put the freshest, responsibly sourced fish centre stage.

Senior Food Editor

Heather Taylor

Top five types of fish to cook and eat

From flaky, succulent salmon to flavour-packed sardines, smoky haddock, meaty monkfish and tender cod, there’s a huge spectrum of flavours and textures to enjoy when eating fish. Whatever you fancy cooking, great tasting fish starts with careful sourcing. At M&S, we’ve had a responsible fish and seafood sourcing policy, Forever Fish, in place for more than 20 years, which helps to protect our precious oceans and means only the freshest, best-quality fish makes it to our Foodhalls.

Five easy ways to cook fish

You’ve chosen a fish to try – now discover the best way to cook it with our easy guide to five techniques, from grilling to pan-frying or roasting.

Published 1.24.2025