Mako for dinner

[Sirblessed 2,511]

looks like I'll be having Mako shark for a few days, went out with the son in law caught 4 biggest was 98 kilos

 

[walshie 2,804]

Should keep you going to a while. 

What do they taste like, or do you marinate them first?  i've heard shark smells and tastes like ammonia. 

[mackem 23,661]

I have eaten shark twice walshie,once tasted fantastic,second time sun dried,the sun dried fish tasted how I would imagine piss tasted,yes strong ammonia.

[walshie 2,804]

Sounds lovely. 

[tatsblisters 7,914]

I thought they only eat the finns off sharks.lol

[Sirblessed 2,511]

45 minutes ago, walshie said:

Should keep you going to a while. 

What do they taste like, or do you marinate them first?  i've heard shark smells and tastes like ammonia. 

Where I live Flake (shark) is the number one selling fish in the chip shops. It is a fantastic eating fish ,never heard it said it smells, or tastes like ammonia, not sure how they are cooking it or if its fresh but I can tell you it is a great eating fish with no bones.

[Sirblessed 2,511]

50 minutes ago, walshie said:

Should keep you going to a while. 

What do they taste like, or do you marinate them first?  i've heard shark smells and tastes like ammonia. 

Dont need to marinate it mate, I just steam, bake or fry it, sprinkle some pepper add some lemon juice and your done yummo 

[walshie 2,804]

I used to work with a Kiwi who said the fish and chips in a shop was always shark and chips. Not sure I believed him. I read the ammonia thing about sharks a few times.

[Sirblessed 2,511]

First I've heard of it. I eat a lot of fish of various species, and flake is in the top 10

[riohog 5,621]

wouldnt be my first choice .id much prefer  swordfish 

[walshie 2,804]

4 minutes ago, Sirblessed said:

First I've heard of it. I eat a lot of fish of various species, and flake is in the top 10

Maybe it depends on the species. 

[Sirblessed 2,511]

3 minutes ago, riohog said:

wouldnt be my first choice .id much prefer  swordfish 

I hear ya 

 

[Sirblessed 2,511]

3 minutes ago, walshie said:

Maybe it depends on the species. 

Maybe ??

[bell 3,493]

It’s to do with fish that have cartridge.  I sometimes take a dogfish for the table but you gotta bleed it and gut it quickly otherwise the cartridge breaks down and releases ammonia.

[Mister Gain 1,759]

3 hours ago, Sirblessed said:

Where I live Flake (shark) is the number one selling fish in the chip shops. It is a fantastic eating fish ,never heard it said it smells, or tastes like ammonia, not sure how they are cooking it or if its fresh but I can tell you it is a great eating fish with no bones.

 

Had flake quite a few times when I've been out in Aussie, very nice too, the same as what we know here as 'rock' or 'huss'. I have tasted rock with a slight ammonia taste, from a chip shop some years ago and it is very off putting.

Something I do like from Aussie chip shops is the battered greenlip mussels and chips, had that lots of times.

Tried something different out there once but can't recall the name of the fish, it was very very fishy tasting and had more bones than Highgate Cemetary, it was pretty much inedible. Got it from the chip shop in Manor Lakes, Wyndham Vale, any ideas Doug?

I can also recall skate being referred to as 'p1ssy skate' years ago.

 

Edited to say that the Aussie fish I was trying to recall was a 'barracouta' (as opposed to barracuda), and I'd say if you get the chance to try it, give it a miss.

Edited December 31, 2017 by Mister Gain