Everyone knows that fish is good for health. 1 But it seems that many people don’t cook fish at hom e . Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at hom e . B uying, storing, and cooking fish isn ’ t difficult. 2 This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way. 3 Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you ’ re standing at the ocean ’ s edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn ’ t fresh. 4 When you have bought a fish and arrive home, you ’ d better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don’t cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isn ’ t as tasty as the fresh one. There are many common methods used to cook fish. 5 First,clean it and season it with your choice of spices.Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound.(A larger one will take more time.) Then, it ’ s ready to serve. A. Do not buy it. B. The easiest is to steam it. C. This is how you can do it. D. It just requires a little knowledge. E. The fish will go bad within hours. F. When buying fish, you should first smell it. G. The fats in fish are though t to help prevent heart disease.