Fresh fish and seafood
Unless you’re shopping at a store near the ocean, you should be suspicious of the “freshness” of seafood in the store. “My rule of thumb is, if you can’t drive 20 minutes from the beach to that store, buy seafood from the freezer,” the expert says. If you don’t have a fishmonger nearby, it’s better to buy frozen seafood because “most frozen seafood (as stated on the label) is processed and frozen on board to preserve freshness.”
Offal
“In stores, they are usually frozen or stored for a long time because they don’t sell much and then they are moved from refrigerator to refrigerator, especially if they are on sale,” experts say. However, if you buy it from butchers, the offal will be fresh and stored in proper conditions.
