Why are we afraid of fish?

Deboning/bones in general.

Lobsters I don't like the shell either... It seems like a complex process.

That said, there's nothing wrong with the flavour/taste.

I have a love of smoked haddock.

I eat tinned Mackerel daily, but despise Tuna - it doesn't taste nice...

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King Damager said:
Deboning/bones in general.
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I agree. Even if you buy a a fillet that is supposedly deboned, it can't always be trusted.

If I find a single bone in a fish, I'm always paranoid after that, and it spoils the dish for me.

Strangely, I've never found any bones in canned or frozen fish.
 
....because it's hard to cook - well.

Doesn't smell great - my Grandad was a fish monger for a while!

Beef and chicken taste better (most of the time)

King of the meats? A nice bit of lamb.

I agree though, we should eat more fish.
 
Glaucus said:
Bones are in canned fished, but the cans are cooked for a very long time, making the bones soft and edible.
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Knew that for sardines and have seen in salmon but didn't realise bones in canned tuna too! They must absolutely nuke that fish to make the bones so unnoticeable.

My next fish menu will be a crack at moules marinieres and then I'm going to get hold of some whole crabs (and a few bibs). I do think it's really sad when people just won't have a go at something new- which is why once a week or fortnight I'll buy some totally new ingredients and see what I can do.

I reckon the convenience store sized supermarkets (tesco metro, sainsbury's local and the like) have really contributed to the decline in people eating certain cuts of meat and also fish. In part due to the lack of variety these places offer and also in part due to them putting smaller places like fishmongers and butchers out of business [the very large supermarket and I think supermarket in general contribute to this]. The convenience factor of the supermarket and the way in which the food is sold in the supermarket certainly contributes to the problem. If you don't see it being sold then you're not likely to know about it and not likely to demand it.
 
Glaucus said:
Bones are in canned fished, but the cans are cooked for a very long time, making the bones soft and edible.
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Yea, sorry, I should have been more specific.
Cans of tuna and salmon etc do contain what looks like small sections of spinal column which are surprisingly edible.

No throat piercing needle type stuff though.;)

Razor-BladE said:
Oh yeah, yeah again occasionally. If I do have it I normally poach it in milk.
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Never tried the poaching in milk thing. Maybe I'll give it a go.
 
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Voltar said:
Knew that for sardines and have seen in salmon but didn't realise bones in canned tuna too! They must absolutely nuke that fish to make the bones so unnoticeable.
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They don't need to do that for tuna. Tuna doesn't contain small bones. Tuna are freaking big, with large bones compared to other fish and are easily removed.
 
Glaucus said:
They don't need to do that for tuna. Tuna doesn't contain small bones. Tuna are freaking big, with large bones compared to other fish and are easily removed.
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Kind of what I thought, but for some reason thought it was still plausible... Silly me :o
 
I grew up and still do eat fish on the bone every week, twice a week. There is nothing difficult about it, the bones are all in the same kind of area in most fish. Generally the bigger the fish, the bigger the bones and is safer. It is the little fish that you need to watch out for. You eventually learn the flavours between the different part of the fish and a trip or 2 to the hospital to get fish bone out isn't unheard of :p
 
I eat fish fairly regularly.

The bones on some fish can be kind of off putting. Trout for example is a bloody nightmare. I wouldn't feel at all confident finding bone free meat to give my 2yr old!

I think that is one of the reasons salmon is popular, the bones are very easy to spot.
 
EdwardTeach said:
I eat fish fairly regularly.

The bones on some fish can be kind of off putting. Trout for example is a bloody nightmare. I wouldn't feel at all confident finding bone free meat to give my 2yr old!

I think that is one of the reasons salmon is popular, the bones are very easy to spot.
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I absolutely love the taste of kippers. What I don't love is that it takes me around 2 hours to eat one!
 
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