Rhiannon Lambert

And that's why it's so hard to classify.

But what you can do is go for less popular varieties.

So initially, top of our heads Ella, most popular fish in the UK, cod by mile, you know, every fish and chip shop.

What's the most popular fish, not fish and chips?

It is probably salmon.

And then it's probably followed by sea bass or sea bream.

And maybe, yeah, cod and haddock are more fish and chip shop style.

Sardines have had a trending moment.

They are a fantastic source of omega-3 and bones.

And I'm actually quite sad they're trending because they were my little thing I used to order.

always put a can of sardines in my tomato pastas and bolognese for the children, but they're a wonderful source of omega-3.

So we now need to start looking at the impact.

Now, smoking fish doesn't significantly reduce omega-3, so I wouldn't worry about that.

However, you also don't want to have too much smoked fish in general for health reasons.

So I would have maybe one portion of smoked fish a week and another that's plain, if that makes sense, rather than having two smoked portions.

Overall, when it comes to smoking fish, it impacts sodium as well because we're looking at it as a preservative measure.

So smoking is something that's been used for many years again.

It enhances, of course, flavor to a degree, but it means that the processing method that's involved in this just means you're retaining more salt.

So you've got to be mindful of salt intake.

In fact, I think a lot of people don't realize you also add sugar to smoked salmon and salt.