Josh Niland

Josh Niland is the chef and owner of the Saint Peter restaurant in Sydney. In 2018, he opened The Fish Butchery, which sells dry-aged, cured and smoked fish and offal. In 2019, he published his first book, The Whole Fish Cookbook. The groundbreaking book was an immediate success. In 2020, he went on to win the James Beard Award for the "Restaurant and Professional" category, as well as the James Beard Award for Cookbook of the Year.

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The Whole Fish Review

Riley Brennan

I'm a fishing guide in NWT and come from a bloodline of commercial fisherman from Canada's East Coast. While growing up and visiting Newfoundland during the ...

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I'm a fishing guide in NWT and come from a bloodline of commercial fisherman from Canada's East Coast. While growing up and visiting Newfoundland during the summers...eating cod cheeks, tongues, and the britches was the best part of the fish. I mean if you ask anyone, a good feed of cod tongues is to die for. I live in Southern Ontario and mainly chase trout and lake-run rainbows myself. The number of gutted bows I see on the river banks is disgusting. Some anglers around here harvest these fish for their roe, only to bag em up and catch more fish to do the same. I wish every single angler was offered some exposure to the ideas Josh Niland has put fourth before they were able to purchase a fishing license. I will be sharing these concepts and surely investing in a few of these books, one for myself and several for gifts. What a fantastic concept and incorporation into the website. Well done all around.

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Very Cool and Informative

Dustin Waldrop

Excellent course on handling a whole fish. I was amazed at what I learned, especially about how much of a fish average folk waste.

Excellent course on handling a whole fish. I was amazed at what I learned, especially about how much of a fish average folk waste.

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WOW

Keir Gillam

Every person who eats fish should do Josh's Course, simple as that!

Every person who eats fish should do Josh's Course, simple as that!

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Excellent Overview

Eric Hillerns

Very much enjoyed Josh's easy-to-follow, yet quick-paced delivery. I'm only through a few segments, but I've learned a lot. Well done.

Very much enjoyed Josh's easy-to-follow, yet quick-paced delivery. I'm only through a few segments, but I've learned a lot. Well done.

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Not in the bin

Eric Hansen

I loved to learn all the different things to do with the ofal. Living here in the NW of the United States where seafood is plentiful, lots of great ideas to ...

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I loved to learn all the different things to do with the ofal. Living here in the NW of the United States where seafood is plentiful, lots of great ideas to try.

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"Our entire way of thinking about how we process fish needs to be overhauled, with far more consideration given to the elements of a fish that would traditionally be considered 'waste'. Is this possible? Well, a lot of the most loved dishes in the world have been born from the utilisation of waste. Whether it is a terrine, sausages or the humble bread and butter pudding, all these dishes were born from that thought, 'What are we going to do with all this?' I don't see why fish should be any different."

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Before You Start

    • Some Important Notes

  • 2

    Getting Started

    • Getting Started

    • Test your learning

  • 3

    Using the Scales

    • Using the Scales

    • Test your learning

  • 4

    Using the Skin

    • Using the Skin

    • Test your learning

  • 5

    Gutting the Whole Fish

    • Gutting the Whole Fish

    • Test your learning

  • 6

    Using the Swim Bladder, Blood and Heart

    • Using the Swim Bladder, Blood and Heart

    • Test your learning

  • 7

    Using the Collar and Fins

    • Using the Collar and Fins

    • Test your learning

  • 8

    Using the Head

    • Using the Head

    • Test your learning

  • 9

    Using the Liver, Roe, Stomach, Spleen and Intestine

    • Using the Liver, Roe, Stomach, Spleen and Intestine

    • Test your learning

  • 10

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Groundbreaking Knowledge

From award-winning chef and author Josh Niland.