Extreme Makeover: Seafood Edition
Marketers gave these former trash fish new names—and transformed them from gross to gourmet.
NEW NAME |
OLD NAME |
STORY |
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Orange roughy |
Slimehead |
Originally named for its mucus-covered head |
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Torbay sole |
Witch |
Renamed by UK grocer Marks & Spencer after a picturesque English bay |
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Rock salmon/hass |
Spiny dogfish |
The result of an $8.5 million '70s campaign to rebrand "underutilized species" |
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Silverbrite salmon |
Chum salmon/dog salmon |
One of the cheapest kinds of salmon, it has canine-like fangs. |
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Peekytoe crab |
Rock crab |
Considered essentially worthless till the mid-'90s; now the darling of trendy restaurants |
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Scarlet snapper |
South African hake, Malabar blood snapper |
"Anything that is red is going to be sold as red snapper, no matter what it is," says one restaurant supplier. |
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Blue cod |
Oilfish |
Like escolar, oilfish is known for its laxative effect. |
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Source: Marine Policy |
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Submitted by sd karte (not verified) on Fri Dec. 11, 2009 9:47 PM PST.
Hi,
Hey thats really yummy.I love seafood.As I have heard Seafood is the main source of people’s exposure to methylmercury, which is linked to learning disabilities and developmental delays in children and to heart, nervous system and kidney damage in adults. Thanks for sharing.
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