Butterfish
Peprilus triacanthus · Fish
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Butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus), also called American butterfish, dollarfish or Atlantic harvestfish, is a small, deep-bodied silver fish of the western North Atlantic. Its name comes from soft, oil-rich flesh that turns buttery and tender when cooked, and the whole fish is small enough to pan-fry, grill or broil bone-in.
Picking a good onedrag
Just landed: clear eyes, red gills, firmOff: sunken eyes, slimy gills, sour smell
Iced and firmBuy itCook it through, to 63 C / 145 F. Sold thawed, it may lack the bright eyes and firm press, but it must still smell fresh and mild.
EyesClear, just starting to flatten
GillsRed, a shade duller, clean
The pressSprings back, just a beat slower
SmellMild and neutral, barely any smell