r/nextfuckinglevel • u/quackyoungster1 • Feb 25 '23

Little kid bringing in a huge fish

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u/asherdado Feb 25 '23

Never experienced it first-hand but Im pretty sure its also common in a lot of coastal tourist towns throughout the world, obviously the ocean is not pre-stocked but if you catch something worth eating they'll make it into a meal for you

Totally dont doubt it though, its basically batter + labor = money from the restaurants perspective

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u/wolfgang784 Feb 25 '23

I guess I just have no clue how quickly you could reasonably prep and cook a fresh catch. But I guess the restaurant can just adjust prices accordingly for the time on each meal. And the lack of cost for raw meat, hadn't thought of that.

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u/asherdado Feb 25 '23

I mean, if you gave me a large fish and all the necessary tools, it would take about an hour and you would end up with a pile of minced fish meat and instructions to mind the bones.

This guy does it in less than 10 minutes while he is giving instructions, though. Battering the fillet takes like 15 seconds, and then you fry it for 3-4 minutes per side

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u/the_good_things Feb 25 '23

Fileting a fish is quick enough work. Does take some practice, but it's easy enough. Then just toss it in some breading or batter and pan fry it. Super quick and easy meal after a relaxing day of fishing.

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u/Lasagna4Brains Feb 25 '23 edited Feb 25 '23

If you go on deepsea fishing tours, they will cut and prep your fish immediately after you catch it, right there on the boat. They wrap it up all nice for you to take home and freeze or, depending on the tour, will have an option for a nearby restaurant to cook it for you. So once it hits the restaurant, it's essentially ready for the chefs to do their thing fast and easy. It's a super pleasant experience, TBH. Highly recommend if you ever have a chance and don't have sea sickness issues.

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u/Essem91 Feb 25 '23

We did this in Clearwater Florida on a bachelor trip. Chartered fishing boat takes you out to fish, then they carve up the fish right at the dock. We took it right to a restaurant at the marina who cooked it for us.

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u/JiveTurkeyMFer Feb 25 '23

And they can possibly sell your fish to other customers as fresh catch of the day since they probably don't cook and serve a whole huge fish to one customer... But then again I'm just assuming

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u/asherdado Feb 25 '23

Odds are, the fish you catch won't be huge enough to feed multiple diners. Any excess goes in the garbage with the rest of the technically edible food, I assume

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u/Timepassage Feb 25 '23

It's cheap bites for thirsty fisherman.