Fluke Fin

[TheFishSlayer]

Just had sushi at a great little authentic spot in nyc. Saw that they had a special on the menu "cooked fluke fin", which I of course had to try. I am now kicking myself for all of those amazing pieces of fish I've wasted over the years. After eating the delectable piece I asked the chef to see what the slice of fish looked like raw, just to make sure it was the part of the fish I was thinking it was. Sure enough, it was exactly what I thought, the strip along the side of the filets that look like bubbly orange cells. The part that I was always thought to throw away. I told the chef that here in America many people discard that part of the fish or use it as bait. He looked shocked to say the least. He said that in japan people pay $8/piece for the fluke fin claiming that it is the fattiest and most tender part of the fish. Which it was! Happy to have learned something new tonight and wanted to share it with everyone.

Tight lines,

TFS

[SplitShot]

Thanks for sharing... Learn something new every day :D

[SandsharkPolar]

I trim the fat off my fish,that's the part that holds any toxins in the fish.

[Walleyed]

I am awed; you managed to include both pseudoscience and racism into a single post.

I bow to your genius.

[Arbutis]

I am awed; you managed to include both pseudoscience and racism into a single post.

I bow to your genius.

First off, I like the original post - I too learned this from watching a sushi chef years ago and since then I have been carefully cleaning my fluke to preserve these sections.

Secondly - the mix of 'pseudoscience and racism' is so well put that I had to applaud the post by Walleye Wisherman. Well said.

[tautog]

You would probably have to eat 4 fluke fins a day for 30 years to see any negative effects.

[jmurr711]

people eaing fluke fins.....whats next sea robins, skates, sea ravens,silver eels, bergalls & dogfish!!!!!!! :eek:

[tautog]

I hear people eat big bugs that crawl around on the bottom eating dead things....

[Walleyed]

Watch it.....some of my best friends are big bugs!

[mahigold]

How was it cooked?

[SandsharkPolar]

I guess I should have posted my complaints about people keeping shorts on different post. Did not mean to offend anybody. To quote Jack "just the facts, maam"

[TheFishSlayer]

How was it cooked?

He just put it in the toaster with some a light soy sauce then put it on-top of rice

[tropics]

I just googled it,looks like it is the ribbons to me.
http://www.monahansseafood.com/blog/2015/02/finally-its-a-fluke/

[Gerry Zagorski]

Hmmm - and all this time I've been using the ribbons for bait :confused:

[TheTenman]

Straying a bit off topic... I ate skate this week. Was fluking sea girt reef and pulled in a huge skate, out of curiosity I kept it and cleaned it. Tiny bit of meat and a lot of work but I have to say it was pretty good pan fried. I wish they yielded more meat I'd do it more often.