Everything about food, from matching food and wine to recipes, techniques and trends.

Tonight's din-din

Moderators: Jenise, Robin Garr, David M. Bueker

no avatar
User

TimMc

Re: Tonight's din-din

by TimMc » Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:12 pm

Robert J. wrote:Why, thank you again, Stuart. I love cooking whole fish.

rwj


Pardon my naiveté ....but is there a difference in the flavor?

I have oftened wondered why a chef might choose to cook the whole fish as opposed to taking the head off first.
no avatar
User

Robert J.

Rank

Wine guru

Posts

2949

Joined

Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:36 pm

Location

Coming to a store near you.

Re: Tonight's din-din

by Robert J. » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:20 am

TimMc wrote:
Robert J. wrote:Why, thank you again, Stuart. I love cooking whole fish.

rwj


Pardon my naiveté ....but is there a difference in the flavor?

I have oftened wondered why a chef might choose to cook the whole fish as opposed to taking the head off first.


I find that the bones contribute greatly to flavor. And whole fish can tend to be more fresh, too. Also, if you take the head off you don't get to pull that lovely moist and tender meat from under the cheeks.

rwj
no avatar
User

TimMc

Re: Tonight's din-din

by TimMc » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:24 am

Robert J. wrote:
TimMc wrote:
Robert J. wrote:Why, thank you again, Stuart. I love cooking whole fish.

rwj


Pardon my naiveté ....but is there a difference in the flavor?

I have oftened wondered why a chef might choose to cook the whole fish as opposed to taking the head off first.


I find that the bones contribute greatly to flavor. And whole fish can tend to be more fresh, too. Also, if you take the head off you don't get to pull that lovely moist and tender meat from under the cheeks.

rwj


I didn't know that, thanks!


How do you get past the, uh...eye staring back at you?
no avatar
User

Robert J.

Rank

Wine guru

Posts

2949

Joined

Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:36 pm

Location

Coming to a store near you.

Re: Tonight's din-din

by Robert J. » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:15 pm

TimMc wrote:

How do you get past the, uh...eye staring back at you?


I ate it. First thing.

rwj
no avatar
User

TimMc

Re: Tonight's din-din

by TimMc » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:19 pm

Robert J. wrote:
TimMc wrote:

How do you get past the, uh...eye staring back at you?


I ate it. First thing.

rwj


Oh.

Pardon me for a second, will ya?










Image
no avatar
User

TimMc

Re: Tonight's din-din

by TimMc » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:13 pm

Back to the topic:

Homemade Chicken Soup with Ancini de Pepe pasta, baby carrots, onions, chopped celery, chopped spinich with two whole cloves of garlic, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and fresh ground pepper.


Warmed sourdough bread and Sauvignon Blanc served at the table.
Previous

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: ClaudeBot and 0 guests

Powered by phpBB ® | phpBB3 Style by KomiDesign