Ignorant article about eating shark.

[DevonDiver]

This is an article by Irving Dejohn about eating shark.


There is no mention of what type of shark is being eaten. I would bet that he doesn't even know. He also seems to be unaware that many species of sharks are in danger of extinction, and need to be protected.


Mr Dejohn can be contacted via his website Contact Info | Writer, Reporter, Journalist.


Man eating shark...at Queens restaurant

If you ever watched "Jaws" and quivered, this exotic fish dish is your chance to exact some payback. I went to Kaieteur Restaurant in Richmond Hill, which turns a swimmer's worst nightmare into a tasty snack with its fried shark appetizer.

 

[EastEndDiver]

Interesting,I just called the restuarant and asked what type of shark they are serving and they did NOT know or so they claim.

Hard to comment on this without knowing the type of shark being used.I don't think any of us like to think of any fish being served but it does happen and if they are using a legally harvested shark and we are bothered by it, we should then lobby to have all sharks put on the endangered list and cease all shark fishing.

As usuall the uneducated media needs to sensationalize the dining experience with remarks about "JAWS".

 

[DennisS]

I've tried a lot of different shark, it really depends on the species. Some tastes like sword fish with the same texture, some are tough and some have an ammonia taste that no amount of soaking in sea water will get rid of.

 

[Captain Bil]

The ammonia taste is not from a particular shark but rather from any shark being handled improperly at harvest. After death, a shark's blood reacts with something in their liver (uric acid?) and leaves the meat tainted and smelling like a baby diaper. You are correct in that once gis happens, there is no way to salvage the meat.

The proper way to handled a harvested shark is to gut it and THOROUGHLY bleed it immediately upon capture, then put it on ice once it is completely devoid of bodily fluid. If you'll do that, you will have a distinctly sword fish tasting meat. Really quite good!

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[TwoBitTxn]

Black tip is really pretty good grilled. So is sand shark.