Young's Great Grimsby Cod Fish Cakes

I've always had a thing for fishcakes, mainly stemming from the fact I don't like chips, so my chip shop meal of choice was always a fishcake and a scallop - anyway, I digress... I was delighted to discover, then, that my otherhalf too likes them, and so I've been buying various brands in our weekly shop, including the supermarket's own and these - Young's. I was trying to avoid buying Cod and Tuna because of the depleting stocks of these fish, but these Cod fishcakes were a) a really good price and b) asset on the packaging that they are from sustainable stocks, so I was sold. The fish cakes come in a cardboard package with plenty of information and a very ...  Read the complete review

The Foods Standards Agency advises that we all eat two portions of fish a week and that one of those portions should be an oily fish such as mackerel. Years ago fish was always served on a Friday, I can clearly remember Friday school dinners being steamed fish which always looked grey and unappetising. Young's have over 200 years of experience and have introduced what they refer to as their `Fish for Life` approach to business. Their buyers purchase over 60 types of fish from 30 different countries and are only happy to deal with fisheries that see the importance of sustainable fishing. Young's offer a quality range of products including salmon ...  Read the complete review

Young's Great Grimsby Cod Fish Cakes I saw these on offer in ASDA, £2 for two and they did look appetising so I though 'Give 'em a go'. As they had a sign on the front of the pack stating that the Cod was from 100% sustainable stocks, I felt quite chuffed. I do love Cod but often feel guilty about eating it. ~~The Packaging~~ This is always important to me as I like the minimum amount of packaging possible and these are in a cardboard 'wrapper' with the two fish cakes in one layer of cling film in a recyclable plastic 'dish'. The cardboard pack is a bit 'busy', by that I mean it has information overload. Nice picture of the fish ...  Read the complete review