10 March 2018 - Here Fishy Fishy

How to Buy Fish and How Much to Buy

"Fish are sold in various ways Some forms are ready to cook. Others need cleaning. How much you should buy for your family depends on the form in which you buy it."

I am a simple girl.

I prefer my fish already cleaned, gutted, and scaled.

Just have it ready to go from package to pan and we are good.

And as far as family goes, my kids won't eat fish so I always buy enough for just two adults.

Sometimes cooking something special for just my husband and I makes it feel like we are on some mini date. It's really sweet and sad at the same time eating steaks next to three kids having hot dogs.

So let's go to the meat of this post.

Whole or Round

Fish is just as it was caught and needs to be cleaned before cooking.

Drawn

A drawn fish has been cleaned but must be scaled.

Dressed

Dressed fish have been broth cleaned and scaled.

Fillets

Sides of the fish that have been cut from the backbone

Steaks

Slices of fish3 3/4 to 1inch thick

Chunks

Cut like steaks but are larger than steaks

Portions

Cut from blocks of frozen fillets and usually covered in a batter

Sticks

Made the same way as portions but are cooked before being frozen

Canned

Fish that has been cooked then canned. Ready to use when opened from can.

There see, not so bad. You learned a lot of stuff about fish you probably didn't know before. So next time you are at the store, get some nice fillets of Chilean Sea Bass for you and some Fish Sticks for the kids.

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