A DURHAM fishmonger has compiled his own recipe book after years of fielding queries from shoppers on how to cook seafood.

Ian Kennedy has put down all the advice he has been offering customers at his stall in Durham's indoor market.

The book was devised with the help of freelance writer Malcolm Pearce, a regular customer at his stall, and contains more than 50 recipes. Some were contributed by other customers.

Ian said: "Malcolm Pearce is a customer of mine and we both decided people are always asking for recipes from us and a lot of people love to try fish, but are a little bit wary of cooking it.

"We put together some tried and tested recipes we've tried ourselves. We've got one or two from customers, but they're all original recipes."

The book includes a recipe provided by Durham University caterers for a lobster dish served to the Queen during her golden jubilee trip to Durham.

Ian has now sent a copy of his book to seafood chef Rick Stein, for his opinion.

The Easy Cook Fish Book is available from Ian's stall.