Comments on: Tom Disson, Fishmonger https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/25/tom-disson-fishmonger/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:50:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: john edwards https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/25/tom-disson-fishmonger/#comment-1144878 Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:50:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=24916#comment-1144878 Best freshest sweetest cooked Iceland prawns in London – down there today April 7th & Tom D just as lovely to see as ever with his trademark ‘ glass [ very slightly ] half empty.
And yes , the amount of produce has diminished with the change of population and the ageing clientele – nevertheless Tom’s produce is top quality and his prices are the lowest for whole crab / dressed crab / claws etc., I’ve found ….. Delicious Tom D. Well done You.

]]> By: Jackie Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/25/tom-disson-fishmonger/#comment-208043 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:00:40 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=24916#comment-208043 Remember always buying mums dressed crab and jelled eels and whelks 🙂

]]> By: John https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/25/tom-disson-fishmonger/#comment-9229 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:33:31 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=24916#comment-9229 Lovely story about a small local business still managing to struggle on. Great pictures, sadly, Tom’s view about “the best days are past us” are of course reflected in the pictures – the old pictures detail an array of fresh/shelffish offerings when the new pictures showcase a much more limited offering!

Many of the local market/shops in London have seen better days. My family used to have fish stalls in Walthamstow and Ridley Road. My dad gave the last stall up in Walthamstow in 1999 due to falling trade and rapidly changing shopping habits! I remember the early 3am starts, the trip to billingsgate, loading up the van and then driving back to start a long day serving cold, icy fish on a barrow in High Street, Walthamstow and/or Ridley Road, Hackney. It is easy to get rose-tinted but I can assure you that whilst it was rewarding it was very hard! I don’t know many teenagers who would do that same job today.

]]> By: JohnB https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/25/tom-disson-fishmonger/#comment-7077 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:08:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=24916#comment-7077 I still adore your website, but wish people would stop eating fish roe. To trawl for fish during their spawning season is adding to the depletion of fish stocks,and ultimately the endangerment of species, just so that unthinking people can have the species of fish on their table that they demand. The sale of cod roe is a by-product of these selfish actions.
http://www.harbourlights.co.uk/cod_roe_off_menu.html

Cod spawn mostly between March and April. If we didn’t buy cod then, the fleets would decide to land less of them and more other species.

The rock eel (rock salmon to you) is now also on the critically endanger species list.
http://www.animalcampaigns.com/index.php/groups/viewgroup/143-Rock+Salmon+On+The+Rocks.html

Think about it.

]]> By: ally https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/02/25/tom-disson-fishmonger/#comment-6942 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:07:33 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=24916#comment-6942 when Hamish my son was born 26 years ago, folks down the Roman used to give silver as good luck to newborns. Tom gave me 20p for Hamish.

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