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03-16-2011, 02:11 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Wisconsin
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Monk Fish?
I grew up in Illinois so most seafood was rather pricey. On special occasions, my parents used to get monk fish and grill it. We joked that it was mock lobster.
I can't find monk fish anywhere these days. Is it expensive now?
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03-16-2011, 02:24 PM
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I'm sure you can find a fish monger that will pack and ship. Just do a search. I will order a sack of live crawfish from a supplier in LA and have it shipped over night via air freight, for p/u at the airport. We've ordered fresh mushrooms from Oregon Mushrooms and had them FedExed overnight.
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03-16-2011, 02:54 PM
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Location: Wisconsin
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Wow, that seems pricey!
I did a search for fishmongers who ship overnight and I could get a pound of fresh monk fish for about $18.00!
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03-16-2011, 03:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tedtheewen
Wow, that seems pricey!
I did a search for fishmongers who ship overnight and I could get a pound of fresh monk fish for about $18.00!
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Yup, you are going to pay for seafood that is not local to your area. It is what it is. I only do crawfish about once a season. I've gotten them for $1.99 lb and with freight they end up about $2.99 lb. Way better than the $3.99 or $4.99 the fish market wants and they are buying at the same "local" price.
Craig
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03-16-2011, 03:47 PM
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Location: Duluth, MN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tedtheewen
Wow, that seems pricey!
I did a search for fishmongers who ship overnight and I could get a pound of fresh monk fish for about $18.00!
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Monk fish is also expensive because they have to troll along the bottom of the sea floor to get it. They aren't as plentiful as they used to be due to overfishing, and destroying their habitat with all the trolling. It destroys everything. I've tried monk fish, just to see what the hype was about, and it was great, but the impact on the ocean is too great for me to want to eat it regularly, for any price.
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03-16-2011, 04:18 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Boston and Cape Cod
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Monkfish used to be considered "trash" fish that was tossed overboard or sold cheap for chowder.
These days, not so much, since it does have a firm texture and a bit of sweetness that mimics a lobster tail.
Since it's caught here you can find it fresh if you look for it.
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03-16-2011, 06:13 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Arkansas
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Wisconsin - Bass, lake trout, catfish, perch of all kind including monster, melt in your mouth Walleye!
I've never had monk fish, but I've had walleye from Wisconsin and it was great!
(I used to live beside Fox Lake, Illinois, just 7 miles south of the Wisconsin state line. I've done a lot of fishing up there.)
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03-16-2011, 06:21 PM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Wisconsin
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I didn't realize monk fish was now over-fished. Looks like I'll have to stick with lutefisk. Of course, in the grocery stores, I might find some specials on frozen cod. Usually the fish around here is frozen at some point. I can get fresh salmon but once again, the cost becomes a factor.
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03-16-2011, 06:56 PM
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Location: USA,Minnesota
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03-16-2011, 09:13 PM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Wisconsin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CharlieD
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That's why they were called Monk Fish. They were thought to be too ugly to taste good so fishermen threw them on the bank to die. Monks would come by and collect them for supper. But, like everything poor folks ate, somebody asked themselves, "what does that taste like?"
I'll add monk fish to the long list of stuff I used to get cheap and ain't cheap no more.
oxtails, turkey wings, briskets, country ribs, etc.
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