Preparing fish.. rinsing?
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The flesh tastes really good, but has less taste than I thought. I've always enjoyed fried mackarel, and in Japanese restaurants, I actually enjoyed the smoked ones with sesame seeds on them, so definitely very cooked.
I noticed that everything is much cheaper at the market and the turnover is much bigger. I'm going to shop at the market from now on for fruits and eggs. The eggs supposed come from free-ranging chicken, do you think they are OK? They only costed 1 euro for half a dozen, which is half the price of Bio Canal.
I also question if mackarel is really cheaper than salmon if you substract the discarded parts. I got this piece of salmon that was so fat, yummy!
The flesh tastes really good, but has less taste than I thought. I've always enjoyed fried mackarel, and in Japanese restaurants, I actually enjoyed the smoked ones with sesame seeds on them, so definitely very cooked.
I noticed that everything is much cheaper at the market and the turnover is much bigger. I'm going to shop at the market from now on for fruits and eggs. The eggs supposed come from free-ranging chicken, do you think they are OK? They only costed 1 euro for half a dozen, which is half the price of Bio Canal.
I also question if mackarel is really cheaper than salmon if you substract the discarded parts. I got this piece of salmon that was so fat, yummy!
I also question this. Firstly they weigh it and charge me for the whole fish, then they chop off the head, then they remove all the guts. Then you get home, remove all the skin, then all the bone/s. Your paying mostly for waste. Mackerel is half the price here, but in reality its probably more expensive than salmon.Chin-Chin wrote:I also question if mackarel is really cheaper than salmon if you substract the discarded parts.
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Is it necessary to rinse eggs/fish under tap water before consuming?
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Eggs? No.Kookaburra wrote:Is it necessary to rinse eggs/fish under tap water before consuming?
Fish? Yes. (you dont want the water to get mixed in with the flesh when cutting it)
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I put my fish in the freezer for an hour after purchase (to kill surface bacteria), so I don't bother to rinse it. I think this would be an equal strategy.
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Hmm, I never rinse my fish at all, unless it's a tad old and smells a little.
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Wow I am shocked to learn that eggs need not be rinsed. After all they are handled by farm workers. You never know whether the farm workers washed their hands after taking a dump before handling the eggs?RRM wrote:Eggs? No.Kookaburra wrote:Is it necessary to rinse eggs/fish under tap water before consuming?
Fish? Yes. (you dont want the water to get mixed in with the flesh when cutting it)
As for fish, I thought that once you rinsed it, the tap water will penetrate through the flesh? And why do you need to rinse fish and not eggs? After all, they are both animal food.
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The shell is bubbly and has tiny 'pores' on the outside,Kookaburra wrote: Wow I am shocked to learn that eggs need not be rinsed. After all they are handled by farm workers.
so that its impossible to clean it properly, and you dont need to:
Just crack the shell and let the yolk slide into a cup.
Then wash your hands and then take care of the yolk.
No, the skin is protective; the water cannot penetrate the skin.As for fish, I thought that once you rinsed it, the tap water will penetrate through the flesh?
Just wash the skin with your hands and running water.
Then wash your hands and start filleting the fish.
You dont rinse the meat / flesh / yolk liquid itself, of course...And why do you need to rinse fish and not eggs? After all, they are both animal food.
Just the skin of the fish.
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I was actually talking about a whole fish (incl. skin, head etc), not fish fillet.Oscar wrote:Hmm, I never rinse my fish at all, unless it's a tad old and smells a little.
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I see, hehe. Even so I don't, unless I need to rinse out the entrails (from a mackerel for instance).
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Eh I was actually talking about fillets, not the whole fish. That being said, why is it not necessary to rinse the flesh? The fishmongers might not have washed their hands after taking a dump prior to filleting the fish.RRM wrote:You dont rinse the meat / flesh / yolk liquid itself, of course...And why do you need to rinse fish and not eggs? After all, they are both animal food.
Just the skin of the fish.
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Ghehe, you worry about farm workers who might have taken a dump before handling eggs, but where do you think an egg comes from in the first place!?! I assume the sh*t that sometimes sticks to eggs when you buy them directly from a farm isn't from the farmer/handler itselfKookaburra wrote:Wow I am shocked to learn that eggs need not be rinsed. After all they are handled by farm workers. You never know whether the farm workers washed their hands after taking a dump before handling the eggs?RRM wrote:Eggs? No.Kookaburra wrote:Is it necessary to rinse eggs/fish under tap water before consuming?
Fish? Yes. (you dont want the water to get mixed in with the flesh when cutting it)