Parrot Fish ya or nay?

islandkitty · Post by **islandkitty** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:06 pm

Has anyone ever cooked parrot fish? Are they edible? I toss em back, but I see others tossing them in the bucket along with those nasty looking lizard fish.

fishnfool73 · Post by **fishnfool73** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:09 pm

Everything is ''edible'' I know that a lot of islanders eat them and call them Bahamian snapper. I think that they are to neat looking of a fish and play to vital a role in the ecosystem to kill one though. They may also be highly capable of carrying cigutera ( sp)

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:12 pm

I've heard they are good, similar to hogfish. BUT, they also are known for being a high risk of ciguatera. I always let them go, wouldn't risk it.

Alex07 · Post by **Alex07** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:46 pm

just take a risk you only live life once

fixed80 · Post by **fixed80** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:30 pm

just like the cuda... if attempting to eat one. make sure its small.

Boruchlen · Post by **Boruchlen** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:35 pm

Delicious. But only eat the ones that are smaller than the size of a dinner plate (minus the head) due to ciguatera poisoning.

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:55 am

Eat it. If you get sick let us know.

rshields · Post by **rshields** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:52 pm

My friend ate one and said it was White and tasty

WhoDey · Post by **WhoDey** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:38 pm

Like FishnFool says, they are critical to the health of the reef, being one of the maintenance fish. Just throw it back, not everything that comes out of the water needs to be eaten.

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:36 pm

Rijkaard wrote: I agree 100%, "maintenance" fish like parrots and nurse sharks i.e. should not be killed imo

I need to frame this.

james380 · Post by **james380** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:42 pm

There's a first time for everything.

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:47 pm

Ricky made a funny today and now he won't eat Nurse Shark and Parrotfish. What next?

Cookinman · Post by **Cookinman** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:58 pm

Lizardfish are damn tasty.....dont know about parrots...

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:08 pm

bolo wrote:Ricky made a funny today and now he won't eat Nurse Shark and Parrotfish. What next?

He floats a shark bait out?

basshole69 · Post by **basshole69** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:47 pm

last time I went to Bill Baggs a couple of old cuban dudes told me that back in the day they used to make croquettes out of them because their meat is very soft

WhoDey · Post by **WhoDey** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:23 am

basshole69 wrote:last time I went to Bill Baggs a couple of old cuban dudes told me that back in the day they used to make croquettes out of them because their meat is very soft

And they would probably tell you the same about Tarpon.

basshole69 · Post by **basshole69** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:40 am

Funny you mentioned that...I asked if they did the same thing to tarpon and they said they never did such a thing but knew people who did

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:16 am

WhoDey wrote:
basshole69 wrote:last time I went to Bill Baggs a couple of old cuban dudes told me that back in the day they used to make croquettes out of them because their meat is very soft
And they would probably tell you the same about Tarpon.

And Bonefish also.

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:17 am

basshole69 wrote:Funny you mentioned that...I asked if they did the same thing to tarpon and they said they never did such a thing but knew people who did

Yeah right. They probably ate them everyday.

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:18 am

Yum, tarpon croquettes. Add some grunt minutas and you have the Rickenbacker Extra Value Meal.

BRunner346 · Post by **BRunner346** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:19 am

PhishingPhanatic wrote:
bolo wrote:Ricky made a funny today and now he won't eat Nurse Shark and Parrotfish. What next?
He floats a shark bait out?

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:22 am

PhishingPhanatic wrote:Yum, tarpon croquettes. Add some grunt minutas and you have the Rickenbacker Extra Value Meal.

Do not forget the Jupina.

basshole69 · Post by **basshole69** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:23 am

bolo wrote:
WhoDey wrote:
basshole69 wrote:last time I went to Bill Baggs a couple of old cuban dudes told me that back in the day they used to make croquettes out of them because their meat is very soft
And they would probably tell you the same about Tarpon.
And Bonefish also.

i've eaten bonefish before but never again...next time I go to the bahamas, I'll make sure that I eat something else.

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:23 am

basshole69 wrote:i've eaten bonefish before but never again...next time I go to the bahamas, I'll make sure that I eat something else.

How did it taste? Do not say chicken.

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:24 am

basshole69 wrote:
i've eaten bonefish before but never again...next time I go to the bahamas, I'll make sure that I eat something else.

Did the bonefish taste bad? I would try it in the Bahamas, there are tons of bonefish there, many many more then there are in the Keys. Most of them are much smaller then the ones we have though. Bonefish are one of the best trolling baits for marlin.

BRunner346 · Post by **BRunner346** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:24 am

you dont do it right. you have a to cut off the tail. then roll the meat out with a dough roller.

basshole69 · Post by **basshole69** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:25 am

bolo wrote:
basshole69 wrote:i've eaten bonefish before but never again...next time I go to the bahamas, I'll make sure that I eat something else.
How did it taste? Do not say chicken.

it wasn't really the taste that was bad...it's the number of bones I had to get through to eat it

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:29 am

basshole69 wrote:it wasn't really the taste that was bad...it's the number of bones I had to get through to eat it

Hence the name BONEFISH.

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:29 am

I know in Cuba they make fishballs and patties.

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