What is a Plaice?
Plaice is a flat fish which is otter trawled in the North East Atlantic. Plaice are commonly the cheaper and most abundant of the flat fish and make an excellent menu item whole, or as fillet. Plaice is hugely seasonal and comes off menus between January and April due to the huge effect the roe has on the yield and flesh quality through the spawning season.
Pleuronectes Platessa
Wild, Fresh
North East Atlantic
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