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Least fishy tasting fish?
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:42:05 GMT, Chuck > wrote:
>On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:03:29 -0800, "Nexis" > wrote:
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>>"Peter Huebner" > wrote in message
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>>> In article <q2zAf.982$MJ.91@fed1read07>, says...
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>>>> Halibut is VERY mild, and is delicious both fried and broiled...not to
>>>> mention baked and grilled.
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>>>> kimberly
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>>> There might be local differences. The halibut I remember from my childhood
>>> was
>>> an oily fish with an unpleasant slimy consistency. Maybe it was the way my
>>> mother used to boil it. I was only ever able to eat it smoked later on, or
>>> it
>>> would make me gag.
>>> North Sea halibut, a flat fish, about 3" thick in the centre and 2-3'
>>> long?!?
>>>
>>> -P.
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>>Sounds to me like it was a freshness problem, really, rather than regional.
>>Alaskan Halibut is very mild, slightly sweet, and is amazingly easy to
>>prepare in many delicious ways. My personal favorite is sautéed with butter
>>and lemon pepper, then drizzled with a sauce I make from blood oranges and
>>lemons and butter. Sooo good.
>>Pastor John's wife Bonnie, in Anchor Point Alaska, made halibut in a
>>casserole type thing with veggies and cheese and a creamy sauce. It was
>>divine.
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>>kimberly
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>I was bringing a crippled airplane to the lower 48 a few years ago..
>got delayed (the word "stuck" wouldn't be appropreate) in Ketchican AK
>Had Halibut 3 or 4 times.. alternating with crab legs... damn that
>was a good trip.. I agree on the mild flavor.. I felt it to be like
>flounder.. just thicker,,, and better
> Must go back..
>Chuck (in SC)
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Chuck (in SC)
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