Posted on 05/01/2017 11:30:50 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Lol! I knew your comment would get some great replies. Joe Biden first came to mind for me.
In Salem, MA there is a company called Patriot Seafood. They haul in a catch each day of Dogfish during the season...sometimes called Cape Shark because it looks like a small shark.
They have been trying to get restaurants in the area to serve it. It is firm, white and delicious fish. It can't be over-fished because in the Boston Harbor area they are like locusts.
To date they have only gotten it to catch on at a couple of restaurants in the area. Mostly because customers won't eat something called Dogfish. Uneducated customers, I should say.
I call ahead, put in an order of 10 lbs. and they let me know when it will be in and can be picked up. At 2 bucks per pound it's a real bargain. And it is delicious. Great for fish 'n' chips.
Now that you mention it, I think you are right.
Clear eyes.
Dogfish have mildly toxic spines I think in their dorsal fins. Is that easy to remove and does it do anything to the meat if not done properly?
*Fresh* fish does not have any odor to it.
Get a whiff, if you can.:)
Another thing that irritates me about eating out is, no matter how crappy the service was, you can always count on your bill being handled quickly.
Dogfish urinate through their skin. Tasty, no? If you have some, eat it right away. In a couple of days you won’t be able to stand the smell.
Oh, and have you ever eaten surimi? It’s a pasty substitute for crabmeat using various kinds of scrap fish. We have a place that makes it here in my town, where we have plenty of Dungeness crab, some of the finest crab there is. No excuse for eating garbage when the real stuff is available.
Not a huge deal. A 5 gallon bucket with fresh water and 1/4 cup of lime juice for 3 or 4 hours does the trick.
The eyes have to be clear in all fish (not hazy) and the skin has to be shiney to be a fresh fish. You are right.
IF you ever start getting mystery migraines from eating my
share of shellfish, take my word for it - the pain isn’t
worth it. (I developed this “allergy” when I was in my
mid-forties.) - A friend happened to notice I was eating
chocolate candies; then when I remarked I had a horrible
headache, she told me that chocolate caused them in some
people.
I take quite a bit of zinc. It does help with ANGINA pain &
COLDS & FLU. I wouldn’t be surprised if it could help with
migraines. MIGRAINES are awful - not an ordinary headache.
Many fish n' chips are dogfish. I catch one now and then when fluke fishing, but you have to handle them right or they get a slight ammonia odor to them. If you gut them and soak them in ice water right away they are delicious.
Spiny dogfish do, smooth dogfish do not.
Oh, I forgot, a little lemon or lime juice in the water.
And the renaming of fish to promote new interest is something to be aware of also.
Asian ditch raised catfish used to be called Basa in the market. Now it’s called Swai.
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