Can you eat Tope??

Before you all jump down my neck let me begin by saying I am only curious..I have caught a couple of Tope on the boat and replaced them back in the sea for preservation.But if people pay good money for shark steaks which are becoming ever more popular, why do 99% of anglers (that I know) put them back.After all, they are a shark???

as far as i am aware tope are protected at the minute so eating em is a big no no besides there are plenty of other tastier fish around so lets continue putting tope and other sharks back where they belong

That is a bit of a taboo on this site mate.

Best to not go there....

It is likely to upset the Tope Hunters :(

Jude

just while we are on the subject of fish eating...is pollack edible?

ye but its not very nice...the fish you all must taste is wrasse it is lovely :lol:

Pollack is O.K. to eat, did you know that smoked Pollack is sold as smoked Cod in some chippers, you can't tell the difference once its smoked (so they say).
Wrasse - not sure about that, I find it odd that even the gulls won't eat them, but I'll take your word on it.

Pollack is also, more than likley, sold as smoked haddock. Did you ever see the size of some of these "smoked haddock" in fish shops, with their heads and tails on some of them must be well over the 20lb mark.

Wrasse god hepl us if we have to starting eating them.

Pollack are feckin lovely - just make some beer batter and fry it up. Hard to beat

Pollock are very tasty and there are lots of good way to cook em as they are nice firm fish, a skipper i know reckoned he got more for pollock than a lot of fish at the fish markets as they were used in a lot of processed foods..not sure he was know to tell a tale or 2..

never tried wrasse always figured if the gulls were avoiding them i should too :shock:

Would never eat shark of any kind and i like to think that they would feel the same about me... fair deal

In Scotland they sell dog fish as "Rock Salmon" in the chippers...

Pollock are lovely, fried or battered, but as it has been said, if your a tourist and you go to a fish monger and ask for cod you will get pollock!! Alot of people cant tell the difference between cod and pollock and still sell pollock as cod......

Of all the sharks tope is supposed to be the least tasty. Pollock is nice, but you need to doctor it a bit with other flavours to bring out the best. Had french people staying with us one summer, brought them out boat fishing and they kept some cuckoo wrasse...tried telling them that they weren't good to eat. Anywhow they cooked them up still in their skins (can't remember exact recipe) and to be honest they were delicious :)

One of the tastiest fish I have eaten, that doesnt get the credit it deserves, probably due to its array of weaponry is the humble Gurnard...Its lovely.

ye but its not very nice...the fish you all must taste is wrasse it is lovely :lol:

Pollack aint bad makes a lovely chowder.

Wrasse: here is a great simple recipe .....

ingredients:

whole wrasse and 1 brick

put wrasse and brick in a pot fill with water boil for 18 hours..........eat the brick!

When I was a kid I went to the Arran Islands with my Dad. We took two Wrasse (Bollack they called them)home to Dublin and My Ma (a very good cook) tried to boil them....Jaysus the stink! sold that house not long after

ye but its not very nice...the fish you all must taste is wrasse it is lovely :lol:

I Know a man from Bangor who is going to Jump RIGHT down your neck with no Diversions.... :shock:

In Scotland they sell dog fish as "Rock Salmon" in the chippers...

oh its not just in scotland... have seen them here as well... poor doggies :cry: :cry: :cry:

Pollock is nice, but you need to doctor it a bit with other flavours to bring out the best

just add onions and bake... yummie...

One of the tastiest fish I have eaten, that doesnt get the credit it deserves, probably due to its array of weaponry is the humble Gurnard...Its lovely.

i have to agree gurnard is nice, but three bearded rockling...OMG
:D :D

Wrasse god help us if we have to starting eating them.

wrasse are quite tastey with a bit of lemon and butter.... pity about all the bones...

is pollack edible?

where have you beem living... go into most chippers and ask for cod(especially through summer months)(you really think its cod :? :? :? )

That is a bit of a taboo on this site mate.

Best to not go there....
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Please read the post again..

It states clearly "I am only curious"

where have you beem living... go into most chippers and ask for cod(especially through summer months)(you really think its cod )

happy days,ive got a 4 and a half pounder in the freezer,didnt know what to do with it,but im gonna cook up something very spectacular with it now.

I was out with Danny McCarthy off the Maharees in County Kerry on his boat a couple of weeks ago and we caught a good few 6/7 lb pollock - anyway he told me to fillet them, cover them in rock salt and place in the fridge for 24 hrs. Then simply shallow fry on each side for 7/8 minutes. Absolutely delicious!! Apparently the German's love big ballan wrasse (They cover them in soy sauce and fry them)!!!

On my local market this morning, pollock was 15.90€ / kilo ,
cod 16.90€ kilo !

All sorts of exotic, deep-water species are now offered: brosme,
blue-ling.

The french name for tope is "squale" and I have seen
these in the super-market and not cheap either !
I haven't tried it myself !

Dog-fish is sold as "saumonnette". The fish is pinkish in colour.
Again, it's not exactly cheap !

One of the tastiest fish in the sea is coalfish or coley.
I kept one of around 3 pounds, caught at Dursey Sound
last month; baked it in the oven with a little white-wine and shallots.........MMMmmmmmmmmmm !
They are only half the price of cod , the datk colour of the flesh
puts people off !

Another good surprise was the fish served in an Indian restaurant
in Arachon, on the Atlantic-coast:whole tandoori-wrasse, superb !

petekd wrote:
One of the tastiest fish I have eaten, that doesnt get the credit it deserves, probably due to its array of weaponry is the humble Gurnard...Its lovely.
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Pete,
I have been told another name for the Gurnard.."The Chicken Of The Sea"
I tried it and it was the tastiest fish i ever ate..
I am no chef...Just threw it in the pan for a few minutes..Lovely..