I have noticed that not all supermarkets have monkfish. This seemed a
pity since I like it broiled, kebab-style. However, I checked with the
Monterey Aquarium and it is one to avoid...Damn!

Anyone have any ideas for a possible substitute?
--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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On 22/05/2013 2:09 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> I have noticed that not all supermarkets have monkfish. This seemed a
> pity since I like it broiled, kebab-style. However, I checked with the
> Monterey Aquarium and it is one to avoid...Damn!
>
> Anyone have any ideas for a possible substitute?


I have never seen it in a supermarket. The only place I have ever seen
it was at a fish store that was in town for a while. That place closed
and the woman who owned it runs that fish counter at the local grocery
store, which does not carry it.


We tried it once. It was good. I was being touted at poor man's lobster.
I can understand the lobster part of that moniker but not the poor man
part, because it sure wasn't cheap. It was good.

On May 22, 2:39*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 22/05/2013 2:09 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>
> > I have noticed that not all supermarkets have monkfish. This seemed a
> > pity since I like it broiled, kebab-style. However, I checked with the
> > Monterey Aquarium and it is one to avoid...Damn!
>
> > Anyone have any ideas for a possible substitute?
>
> I have never seen it in a supermarket. The only place I have ever seen
> it was at a fish store that was in town for a while. That place closed
> and the woman who owned it runs that fish counter at the local grocery
> store, which does not carry it.
>
> We tried it once. It was good. I was being touted at poor man's lobster.
> I can understand the lobster part of that moniker but not the poor man
> part, because it sure wasn't cheap. *It was good.

Monkfish liver is also very good. Japanese dish.

http://ww.richardfisher.com

James Silverton wrote:

> I have noticed that not all supermarkets have monkfish. This seemed a
> pity since I like it broiled, kebab-style. However, I checked with the
> Monterey Aquarium and it is one to avoid...Damn!

Why avoid it? I haven't seen any monkfish lately, but I would still get it if
I found it.

On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:11:20 PM UTC-4, George M. Middius wrote:
> James Silverton wrote:
>
>
>
> > I have noticed that not all supermarkets have monkfish. This seemed a
>
> > pity since I like it broiled, kebab-style. However, I checked with the
>
> > Monterey Aquarium and it is one to avoid...Damn!
>
>
>
> Why avoid it? I haven't seen any monkfish lately, but I would still get it if
>
> I found it.

Are you really that dense?

On 5/22/2013 2:46 PM, Helpful person wrote:
> On May 22, 2:39 pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
>> On 22/05/2013 2:09 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> I have noticed that not all supermarkets have monkfish. This seemed a
>>> pity since I like it broiled, kebab-style. However, I checked with the
>>> Monterey Aquarium and it is one to avoid...Damn!
>>
>>> Anyone have any ideas for a possible substitute?
>>
>> I have never seen it in a supermarket. The only place I have ever seen
>> it was at a fish store that was in town for a while. That place closed
>> and the woman who owned it runs that fish counter at the local grocery
>> store, which does not carry it.
>>
>> We tried it once. It was good. I was being touted at poor man's lobster.
>> I can understand the lobster part of that moniker but not the poor man
>> part, because it sure wasn't cheap. It was good.
>
> Monkfish liver is also very good. Japanese dish.
>
> http://ww.richardfisher.com
>
There is a "gourmet" store, Balducci's, that often has it at not totally
outrageous prices, $9-10 a pound but I think I will take the advice of
the Monterrey Aquarium. One of these days, I will gather the nerve to
try monkfish liver since I like most Japanese food.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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On Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:40 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

> There is a "gourmet" store, Balducci's, that often has it at not totally
> outrageous prices, $9-10 a pound but I think I will take the advice of
> the Monterrey Aquarium. One of these days, I will gather the nerve to
> try monkfish liver since I like most Japanese food.

If you're going to eat the liver, then what's holding you back from
eating the flesh? Here is what they have to say:

SUMMARY
Monkfish is found from the Canadian Maritimes to Cape Hatteras, North
Carolina. This recommendation is for the U.S. monkfish fishery only.

Monkfish is vulnerable to over fishing and the fishery was once
classified as over fished. But thanks to improved management, stocks
have been able to increase over recent years to a more sustainable
level.

There are two fisheries. The northern stock, including Gulf of Maine
and Georges Bank, is caught primarily with bottom trawl; while the
southern stock south of Cape Cod is caught primarily with bottom
gillnets.

Both have by-catch problems. The trawl fishery accidentally catches
several groundfish species, while the gillnet fishery catches
endangered Atlantic sturgeon. Work is ongoing to minimize by-catch.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 22/05/2013 5:46 PM, James Silverton wrote:

> There is a "gourmet" store, Balducci's, that often has it at not totally
> outrageous prices, $9-10 a pound but I think I will take the advice of
> the Monterrey Aquarium. One of these days, I will gather the nerve to
> try monkfish liver since I like most Japanese food.
>


I still don't know why they are advising against monkfish. That price
sounds like a baragin. My wife paid a hell of a lot more than that when
she bought it and that was close to 10years ago. It was good. I liked
it. IIRC she paid more than $20 for enough for the two of us even back
then.

On Wed, 22 May 2013 18:42:58 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> I still don't know why they are advising against monkfish.

It was over-fished, but is now at a "more sustainable level". The
problem is the "by-catch" with both methods of fishing for it.
Notice, they are only talking about American waters - not Canadian.

> That price
> sounds like a baragin. My wife paid a hell of a lot more than that when
> she bought it and that was close to 10years ago. It was good. I liked
> it. IIRC she paid more than $20 for enough for the two of us even back
> then.

Agreed. At that price, I wonder what it really is. I like it too and
if I ever see it again at the fish counter - I'll buy it. I suspect
it will be offered in restaurants before that, but I haven't seen it
on any menu (not even as a special) in a very long time.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

James Silverton wrote:
> I have noticed that not all supermarkets have monkfish. This seemed a
> pity since I like it broiled, kebab-style. However, I checked with the
> Monterey Aquarium and it is one to avoid...Damn!

According to this, monkfish is not doing too badly.
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/c...et.aspx?gid=34

On 5/22/2013 9:41 PM, DavidW wrote:
> James Silverton wrote:
>> I have noticed that not all supermarkets have monkfish. This seemed a
>> pity since I like it broiled, kebab-style. However, I checked with the
>> Monterey Aquarium and it is one to avoid...Damn!
>
> According to this, monkfish is not doing too badly.
> http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/c...et.aspx?gid=34
>
>
That's encouraging! There is still the by-catch problem but perhaps I
can occasionally have monkfish.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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