Air potato. An intrusive, but one of the most widely consumed varieties of yam cultivated in the Pacific Islands, Asia and West Africa. Uncultivated versions may be bitter and even poisonous (as in Florida).
A variety of green russeted eating apple flushed with red thought to have been known before 1885 at Hausen on Zaber near Württemburg but thought by others to be the same as Reinette Parmentier. This late-season variety is harvested from mid-October in South-East England and is at is best from December to March.
Bronze or white grouper. A large fish similar to a sea bream, generally grey in colour. May be recognised from distinctive whites lines on the cheeks. These groupers are found more in the south of the Mediterranean than the north, particularly around Cyprus.
Dentex. A large and versatile type of sea bream with good flavour.
Zante or Baltic vimba. A fish. Could you send details (and a picture) to queries@whatamieating.com if you know more?
Pike-perch or zander. It is a river fish with delicate flavour. They can be differentiated from the perch by the relatively large space between their dorsal fins and their elongate, fusiform body, which is never so steeply arched behind the head as it is in the Perch. The flesh is firm and white with a stronger flavour than cod. It was introduced into the United Kingdom in the 70's and is in danger of wiping out native species of fish.
