Fresh v Frozen

I often buy frozen salmon which is frequently cheaper than the fresh version. When I by a bag of fresh salmon fillets, I take them home and freeze them anyway. I wouldn't know about chicken as I am a piscetarian.

frozen peas are wonderful. steam, briefly, don't boil.

How much is a chicken's life worth? I only buy free-range anyway and you'd be pushed to find that frozen.

Mollie- the fresh chicken breasts may have been free range and the frozen variety an inferior quality. I am not sure if I would buy free range for a curry though. Did the fresh look as though they had more meat on them than the frozen?

The only time I bought frozen chicken breast I thought they were of inferior quality (although that was some time ago). Now I always buy fresh and then freeze them when I get home.

Jess, I've just made pea and mint soup with the greater part of a bag of frozen petit pois. It turned out very well. This is not a 'fast' day! I remember shelling garden peas for my granny when we stayed with her on our holidays. They were delicious raw, but it takes a lot of effort to get enough for six people.

I always make sure that the chicken that I buy is British chicken. A lot of the cheaper stuff comes from Thailand and their welfare codes are drastically different to ours

I've just made a. Veg soup from organic British grown veg.

I microwave frozen petit pois without water.

I buy fresh local meat from the butcher and freeze when I get it home. I sometimes meetvthe sheep farmer when he delivers the lamb to the butcher.

I've always used frozen peas and think they're great. Fresh peas are a rare treat aren't they. I might be tempted to try the frozen fish now but not so sure about the chicken. I do care where it comes from etc. so will probably stick with my usual theory of quality over quantity...

I always use fresh veg and buy from the local farm shop or market on Friday,use it for Sunday lunch and with there only being two of us most weeks I have enough left for a hearty veg soup on Monday/Tuesday or make a veg quiche never throw any away so no waste at all in this kitchen.

I have always understood that frozen vegetables are actually more nutricious than fresh ones, which may have taken several days to get into the shops. The same goes for fish frozen at sea.
I rarely buy frozen chicken now, I usually wait until the free range is reduced in Waitrose!

I buy frozen veg, pea, butternut squash etc.. But I think buying frozen fish, chicken etc...just does not taste the same.if you can buy fresh n freeze I think its better.

Aldi have bags of lovely frozen mixed veg, cauliflower, broccoli, baby carrots, 1kg bag is 99p! I always have a couple of bags in my freezer.
They also do very cheap bags of frozen fish- I also noticed some yummy-looking mixed summer fruits - can't remember the price, but they were very cheap.
Doesn't seem to make any difference to the taste whether it's fresh or frozen, EXCEPT for chickens where I always go for fresh.

Deedaa , you are quite right about frozen vegetables and I would also say that I don't think your stomach can tell the difference between frozen , tinned , or fresh. I think your palate may but not your stomach.