What would the state of southern plate and palate be without this staple? What is his great appeal? What is his family tree? How do you hook him? And if so, how do you cook him? But first you have to clean him, so how do you do that?

This light-hearted book of catfish facts and folklore gives ample answers to these monumentous questions and to others just as acute. And cooks wishing to greet their catfish on the stove top rather than on the riverbank will delight in this book's variety of award-winning recipes from the National Farm-Raised Catfish Cooking Contest.

Written by hunter-traveler-cook Ferne Holmes, this book features more than 200 "wild" recipes for large and small game, wild fowl, and fish. Includes recipes for side dishes to serve with wild game.

-- Cooking is fun, and Lonnie will show you how with suggestions for artistic food placement, food painting techniques, and more
-- Includes tips on purchasing, preparing, and serving seafood
-- Handy information such as the nutritional value of seafood and how to choose the right tools and equipment to prepare seafood
-- Chock-full of scrumptious recipes, from appetizers to desserts that complement these tantalizing seafood dishes
-- Whether you're cooking for yourself, a dinner party, or a romantic dinner for two, the perfect recipe to fit the occasion is in here

Fish and seafood are a healthy, versatile and delicious choice, and to prove that cooking with these ingredients doesn't have to be complicated or time-consuming, the team at BBC Good Food Magazine have collected their favourite recipes for Good Food 101 Fish & Seafood Dishes. You'll never be stuck for ideas with these tasty, easy recipes, from Smoked Salmon and Dill Tartlets to Spicy Singaporean Fish, in chapters that include Simple Everyday Suppers, Easy Entertaining, Healthy & Low-Fat and Asian Flavours. As each recipe is accompanied by a full-page colour photograph and step-by-step instructions, creating delicious fish and seafood dishes in your own kitchen has never been so simple.