Re: NANFA-- What's a Hoki?

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 20:14:51 -0400

Thanks for satifsying my curiosity, Sajjad
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From: "Sajjad Lateef" <sajjad_at_acm.org>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- What's a Hoki?

> On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Bob Bock wrote:
>
> > I ate at a local seafood restaurant, and ordered some "Hoki." Anybody
have
> > any idea what that is?
>
> http://www.sealord.co.nz/catch4b.html
>
> Hoki
> Macruronus novaezelandiae
>
> Hoki is a deepwater fish found only in the Southern Hemisphere. It is one
> of the most abundant fish found around New Zealand and we also catch it
> off Southern Australia. Closely related species also occur off South
> America (Merluza de cola). Hoki is a Maori name meaning 'to return'.
>
> It has a blue-green colour, with silvery sides. It is part of the Hake
> family, and is also known as blue hake and blue grenadier. Hoki has a
> delicate, white, moist flesh, with few bones. Fillets can be readily cut
> into a wide range of portions.
>
> Its typical length is 60-100cm (2-3 ft) and average weight is 1.5 kg
> (3lb). Because the skin is very soft, free of scales and mild flavoured,
> fillets are sold and consumed both with the skin on and skin off. Fillet
> weights range from 100-550 g (4-20 oz ).
>
> HOW CAUGHT
> Hoki is caught year round by trawling at depths of 200-800 metres.
>
> (ain't google da best?)
>
> --
> Sajjad Lateef email: sajjad <at> acm.org
> Chicago, IL web: http://www.lateef.org/sajjad/
>
>
>
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