Re: It's Early, But Will You Have for Dinner Tonight, Thursday, 11/14/2024?

On 2024-11-18, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

On 11/18/2024 10:15 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2024-11-18 10:02 a.m., jmcquown wrote:

On 11/18/2024 9:16 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

 

I can't imagine canned mackerel would be anything but nasty. When I
was training dolphins and sea lions I started my day by thawing and
chopping up hundreds of pounds of mackerel.  I never did like the smell.
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You know I like to cook and eat a fair variety of mild fish.  Mackerel
was never on my radar.  It's an oily fish.  I prefer light, flaky
white fish.  I don't even care for salmon fillets, yet oddly enough I
like salmon patties made from canned salmon.
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My wife once bought mackerel steaks.  I was not looking forward to them
but cooked up and served with a lemon and caper butter sauce it wasn't
as bad as I had expected.
 
 

Give me a grilled swordfish steak instead.  The lemon caper butter sauce
works well with sole... sole piccata! :)

I've had mackerel in Japanese restaurants a few times (as a
complimentary _amuse bouche_).  Although quite strong-tasting,
it was pretty good.

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Cindy Hamilton