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No Sniveling
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Posted: Mon Dec 17th, 2007 10:54 pm |
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Where did you get that from? The majority of tuna sold in this country is yellowfin tuna; you will also find albacore as a premium brand, and bonito occasionally as a bargain brand.
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Posted: Mon Dec 17th, 2007 11:12 pm |
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| If I ever get a cat, I might try some catfoood. If I ever get a cat...
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 12:07 am |
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From the Bumblebee Tuna website:
Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
Skipjack is the smallest tuna canned. Its average size is 6 to 12 pounds. Although small, it accounts for the largest share of tuna caught and eaten by people around the world. In fact the majority of US canned tuna is packed with Skipjack. Skipjack live in warmer water temperatures which means they can be found around the world in the central belt of water. Purse seining and pole & line are the most common methods of catching this tuna.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 12:17 am |
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| "Skipjack aren't worth eating." MYTH BUSTED!
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 12:26 am |
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angkor5 wrote: From the Bumblebee Tuna website:
Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
Skipjack is the smallest tuna canned. Its average size is 6 to 12 pounds. Although small, it accounts for the largest share of tuna caught and eaten by people around the world. In fact the majority of US canned tuna is packed with Skipjack. Skipjack live in warmer water temperatures which means they can be found around the world in the central belt of water. Purse seining and pole & line are the most common methods of catching this tuna.
That, my friend, makes us both wrong:
http://mexfish.com/fish/skptun/skptun.htm
http://mexfish.com/fish/bkskip/bkskip.htm
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 12:37 am |
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OK I have seen enough on this to chime in the difference in tuna species varies worldwide according to water temperatures & habitat MOST SKIPJACK IN US & EASTERN PACIFIC WATERS resemble & taste more like a Bonito
AS far as I know their is a difference in and I HAVE FIRST HAND TASTED WESTERN PACIFIC SKIPJACK COOKED IT SASHIMED IT SUSHI ETC. fresh excellent nothing better NOTHING!!! second day I wouldnt feed it to IRON MAN!!!
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angkor5
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 12:38 am |
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| Interesting. Thanks for the info on the different species. I wonder if the Black Skipjack taste any different than the White?
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 12:42 am |
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White skipjack (oceanic bonito) taste like our local bonito; black skipjack (what we have in SC) tastes like Nine Lives. 
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 03:01 am |
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Huge difference. Aku is the prized pacific skipjack, not the Kava Kava, or black skipjack that we catch. We do get the "bluebacks - Aku" sometimes though, and don't throw them back, unless on a big 12/0.
Maybe the water cooled off too much for the Haystack bonita. All we caught was a squid. Intense numbers of boats squiding down there. They were barely riding above waterline.
Came back to the same birds just off Doble up to a half mile or more from Social Security reef. Saw some YT boiling and some huge sea lions muching on some smaller Tail. Didn't put too much time in. It was probably the tail end of the falling tide bite. Lots of readings though on the reef.
Saw the biggest Grey whale ever out there today, right in the bay.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 03:09 pm |
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We had this same conversation last year...In the end we all decided this about our "local" fish
Skipjack - Cat food
Skipjack tuna Or Locally called blue tuna - perfect for canning ,ok fresh ...not Sushi quality
Bonita - Great Canned , pretty good fresh...not sushi quality
Yellow fin- The BEST...can it, cook it , sushi it...it's all perfecto just don't freeze it...
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Posted: Wed Dec 19th, 2007 03:11 pm |
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bahiatrader wrote: It sure didn't taste like beef to me, but it was OK. Note the dark red color of the meat.
Ya gotta prepare it like I said.. No other way of preparing it will give the same taste...Got it?
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