tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post5482253795083017210..comments2024-02-17T12:47:30.703-05:00Comments on Beyond Salmon: What fish is this?Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271344371852988017noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post-74390990084205584522011-11-09T09:31:30.992-05:002011-11-09T09:31:30.992-05:00@Jen Henley - Patagonian Toothfish a kind of a gro...@Jen Henley - Patagonian Toothfish a kind of a grouper? True seabass are in the same family as grouper but Chilean Seabass/Patagonian Toothfish are not.<br /><br />Thanks for some very sane comments, Helen. Of course there is fraud going on all around us but as a fishmonger, I can tell you that much of this renaming is for marketing purposes.<br /><br />Also, escolar is amazingly delicious. I've never heard of anyone getting sick from a reasonable portion of 4-6 ounces cooked or a couple pieces of sashimi.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079814081688491604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post-59395152009669692912011-10-25T08:20:51.525-04:002011-10-25T08:20:51.525-04:00Weird that the article said it wasn't legal to...Weird that the article said it wasn't legal to call sablefish, butterfish in MA.<br /><br />It's easy to find as an alias for it along with "black cod", so it's not like it's a sleazy substitution for other fish (like tilapia for snapper..LOL :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post-98487349720077742011-10-24T18:00:32.204-04:002011-10-24T18:00:32.204-04:00That Patagonian Toothfish is also a kind of a grou...That Patagonian Toothfish is also a kind of a grouper. (For you info junkies;-)Jen Henleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115124151158914515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post-59319221511862714662011-10-24T16:25:13.190-04:002011-10-24T16:25:13.190-04:00that does happen.that does happen.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271344371852988017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post-27937029238895524182011-10-24T16:21:33.719-04:002011-10-24T16:21:33.719-04:00Great article. I wonder if some of these aliases a...Great article. I wonder if some of these aliases are also being used as a red herring to throw off any regulators attempting to identify illegal fish catches protected species. The industry has to deal with declining fish numbers so this may be an indication of a much more ominous sign.bkidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776115188406433099noreply@blogger.com