And now something entirely frivolous. I hate fish cooked with it's head on

[glarius]

I know....this is the fashionable way to cook many types of fish these days....I DON'T CARE about what's fashionable or showy.....It's revolting to cook a fish with it's head and have the JUICES OF THE EYES mixing with the rest of the juices in your cooking dish and permeating the flesh of the fish, which you then eat!....Am I the only one who has thought of this?...The first time I saw a fish (I believe a trout) cooking in a pan, with the eye staring up I felt this and wondered why nobody was objecting to it....I've heard people make jokes about not wanting to eat anything that's staring back at them, but nobody seems to consider the fact that the fish is marinating in the eye juices while it cooks....I don't care if you dress it up with lemon wedges or how pretty you make it look.... It's DISGUSTING!!!
edit---Does this sound sort of Monty Pythonish?...That's what I was trying for. :shrug:

[Richardo]

1. "...As long as you don't serve the chicken that way."

Jack Nicholson (as J.J. Gittes) to Noah Cross, Chinatown, 1974


:D

[chefgirl]

2. Whats even more disgusting

There seems to be a culinary trend, among the upscale in Japan, of dredging a live fish in flour, then flash frying it in the deep fryer. The goal is to get the fish to the table, cooked but still breathing.
The patrons will then sit at the table and cut portions from the poor thing as it lies there gasping for air.
Absolutely the most sickening thing I've ever seen.

-chef-

[glarius]

3. That sounds surreal!....n/t

[supernova]

5. Ewwww.

I hope they don't show that on Iron Chef anytime soon. :scared:

[SmileyBoy]

17. "Plesent... DIIIINNNNNOOOOOWWWW!!!!!"

("present dinner")

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[LynneSin]

4. AMEN!!!

I know it means the fish is fresh but damnit - cut the damn head off first before serving it!!!

[glarius]

6. Not only before serving it...before cooking it!!!!

:)

[chefgirl]

7. Yeah, its pretty rough to watch

I was in total disbelief when I saw it. My chin must have been hitting my knees..lol.
Then I just got vaguely nauseous.

-chef-

[Ellen Forradalom]

8. I brought home a whole rainbow trout

and we showed it to our three-year-old, saying, "Look! Dinner has a head and a tail!"

It was delicious, BTW.

[glarius]

11. But you cooked it in the juices of the eyes....Uuuugggghhh!

Doesn't that thought revolt you?...That's my point...THE FISH COOKS IN EYE JUICE!!!!:)...

[Ellen Forradalom]

22. So?

Is there something wrong with the eyes? In some parts of the world sheep's eyeballs are a delicacy.

Now dissecting eyeballs in biology class...that's different.

[glarius]

23. You lost me!.....LOL

In some parts of the world canabalism is acceptable too...You can find almost any activity somewhere....Oh well...to each his own....

[Ellen Forradalom]

9. Does anyone remember the song 'Fish Eye Sandwich' by Christmas?

Christmas, a rock band, reinvented itself as Combustible Edison, a lounge act, some years back. I have 'Fish Eye Sandwich' on a mix tape--it's hilarious

And underneath the lettuce
And underneath the mayonnaise
She saw....
A BIG FISH HEAD
WITH ONE BIG EYE
STARING RIGHT BACK UP AT HER

[madddog]

10. I hate fish period

with the exception of Thai and/or Chinese spicy crispy whole fish with the heads on lol. The heads don't bother me, I just don't really care much for the taste. I would NEVER pay money in a resteraunt for fish.

[Nlighten1]

12. It depends on how it is made.

I actually like some dishes this way.

[confusionisnext]

13. issues

If you're Asian like me, you're probably not bothered by still attached fish heads. It's normal for us and not fashionable. Same thing for whole roast pig. Maybe we're less in denial about where our food comes from? Besides, that fish eye juice is cooked, and who could differentiate fish eye taste from the overall fishiness?

[glarius]

15. Surely you jest...You are jesting aren't you Shirley?

I couldn't resist saying that....I suppose the lesson here is "to each his own"....:)

[confusionisnext]

18. Don't call me Shirley.

I think that's the proper response. :-)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

14. Not me...I like to eat the eyes in two bites

:evilgrin:

On a more serious note...Dover sole is usually served with the head intact in order to demonstrate that it is actually Dover sole and not flounder which is a cheaper form of the fish. The shape of the head is what distinguishes this.

[glarius]

16. I don't care what the reason is.....No heads on fish PLEASE....

It seems I'm whistling in the dark when it comes to fish stewing in eye juices...Nobody cares but me....:cry:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

19. LOL...ok fillets for you!

[Scurrilous]

20. Whenever I'm served fish...

...with the head intact, I place a napkin over the face. I can't bear to have anything staring up at me as I eat it.

[glarius]

24. The thing is I couldn't eat if even if it was wearing a mask....I would

know it had COOKED IN THE EYE JUICES!!!....Yyyuuuuukkkkk!!!

[geniph]

21. "It's smiling at me!"

I don't object to head-on fish, but duck with the head on is a bit disquieting for this westerner...