What is the nicest sea food to eat?

[Dan]

Fresh mackerel barbied within 1/2 hour catching, eaten on a beach, with fresh crusty bread and butter. Hmmmmmmmm failing that fresh prawns or lobster.

 

dan

[Bobj]

  Vagabond said:

In Australia; Queensland Mud Crabs, Moreton Bay Bugs, Blue Manna Crabs, West Australian Crawfish, Stacks of different prawns, Tasmanian Scallops, Abalone.

Vagabond, mate......must pull you up here; West Australian CRAYFISH...not that ba*****ised American english term...

 

However, I will agree with your taste in Australian fish foods. :thumbs: And coral trout, fingermark (golden snapper in the Northern Territory), red emperor, mackerel,snapper, leatherjacket, squid, king george whiting etc.

 

A local mud crab

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[Bobj]

  YoungRod said:

Hi all,

I was wondering, what is the nicest sea creature that is available to eat (UK or abroard)? I like sea food,but am yet to find something that really gets the tastebuds tingling!

 

Anyways, going fishing hopefully wednesday, weather permitting, so i gonna test out some new gear...

Happy New Year

YoungRod

 

One thing; misleading consumer names.

 

FISH -- WHAT'S IN A NAME?

 

(Or, when is a Pacific Dory not a Pacific Dory?)

 

"QUESTION: When is a Pacific Dory not a Pacific Dory?

ANSWER: When it's not from the Pacific and it's not a Dory, that's when.

 

The fish sometimes sold as Pacific Dory does not come from the Pacific Ocean and it is not a member of the Dory fish family. The fish that has sometimes been sold as Pacific Dory is a member of the freshwater catfish family and is farmed in South East Asia.

 

In fact, there is no such fish as Pacific Dory. That is simply a marketing name and one that should no longer be used. Its correct marketing name is "Basa".

 

When is a "Snapper" a "Squire", when is a "Mahi Mahi" a "Dolphin Fish", when is a "Silver Warehou" a "Snotty-Nose Trevally" and when is a "Rabbit Fish" a "Happy Moments"? Well, usually when local fishers or seafood retailers use old local names that leave many seafood shoppers confused -- and maybe even a little anxious.

 

Surveys consistently show that confusion over fish names -- as well as the risk of occasional downright deliberate mis-labelling of cheaper fish as more expensive varieties -- is a source of real concern for consumers.

 

So, why isn't anybody doing anything about it?

 

Well, someone is. A nationwide Fish Names Committee, established by the industry-government organisation Seafood Services Australia, has been "standardising" marketing names for seafood for five years. And it's close to a conclusion.

 

The story of fish names -- and developing standard marketing names for fish and other seafood -- can be interesting and amusing, informative and entertaining.

If you would like to organise an interview with someone involved in the process, please call:

 

Alan Snow (in Brisbane) on 0418 199 516 or

Roy Palmer (in Melbourne) on 0419 528 733

 

Roy Palmer, a former seafood retailer, is Chair of the Fish Names Committee and Alan Snow, a senior staff member of Seafood Services Australia, is Secretary.

 

More information is available from www.fishnames.com.au "

 

There you go, pacific dory, or basa is mekong river catfish, and you can guess what they feed on.......

[Davy Holt]

Dublin Bay Prawns AKA Langoustine

 

or king Scallops

 

But they both have to be eaten within hours of capture.

[Norm B]

  YoungRod said:

Hi all,

I was wondering, what is the nicest sea creature that is available to eat (UK or abroard)? I like sea food,but am yet to find something that really gets the tastebuds tingling!

 

Anyways, going fishing hopefully wednesday, weather permitting, so i gonna test out some new gear...

Happy New Year

YoungRod

Scallops, no doubt about it. Cooked in their shells with butter and a squirt of lemon. Yum, Yum.

[wirral sea fishing]

I dont really like Fish, stange as it maybe running a large website and owning a fishing tackle shop but i love all shellfish, but it has to be VERY fresh to get the real flavour.

[Norrie]

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QUOTE(Norm B @ Dec 30 2006, 10:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Scallops, no doubt about it. Cooked in their shells with butter and a squirt of lemon. Yum, Yum.

 

 

 

Scallops definately...but, to my mind, boiled in their shells till they open, in sea water, ( Just like Mussels ) and eaten straight away....sooooperb....

 

 

 

then, Fife Lobster, BBQ'd !!!!! :D

 

 

Then !!!! , Black Bream..filleted, covered in breadcrumbs, and pan fried.......absolutely gorgeous.....

 

 

I could go on for ages....I love every type of seafish......'cept for wormy Cod, and Thornback.....

:D

[Vagabond]

  Bobj said:

Vagabond, mate......must pull you up here; West Australian CRAYFISH...not that ba*****ised American english term........

 

Yep, absolutely right Bobj - been in Texas too long I guess

 

Fingermark - we caught and ate some up at Cape York - agree with your view on that too.

 

I didn't mention fish (my list was long enough already) but one that does stand out is Kingklip - anyone who gets to South Africa is recommended to try it.

[steve duffy]

Scallops wrapped in good smoked bacon and grilled for a few minutes,or razorfish stir-fried with chinese spices.

[John F]

The best seafood to eat is the seafood you catch yourself!