Fresh mackerel is usually sold whole with or without the head on. They are at their peak season in July, so keep an eye out for them at your local fishmonger. Freshness is of utmost importance ...

wing-like pectoral fins get them airborne. Flying fish are thought to have evolved this remarkable gliding ability to escape predators, of which they have many. Their pursuers include mackerel ...

Place the mackerel fillets skin side down on the thyme ... Using a sharp filleting knife, make an incision behind both pectoral fins behind the head of the fish. Flip the fish onto its belly ...

Spiny sea urchins. Wide-eyed smelt. Glistening eels. Mackerel, with their patterned backs. Silvery bonitos, fins and all. In Japan, this is the stuff that dreams are made of — huge crates of ...