wrasse good or bad

[sea bass 1]

anyone tell me if wrasse taste good or not and the best way to cook them

[Jamie Donnelly]

iv never come across a wrasse being cooked but theres no harm in trying!!!

Jamie

[sea bass 1]

thanks but an old boy told me that he had eaten them but didnt remember what it was like and as i catch loads of them i thought i might try to find out what they were like and the best way to cook them

[Devon_fisher]

aparently thats what the chinese people use in the takeaways when its just called fish

[Combatslippers]

i've eaten a wrasse a few years ago and, well, i havent eaten another one lol. they are not that great, quite watery, loose flesh with no great taste to them, me mam put one in a piella with some prawns just to bulk it out but really i wouldnt recomend it that much, unless you are really hungry.

[Rob1976]

I read in a magazine that they taste like sh*t.. but thats all i know..

[sea bass 1]

thanks think ill stick to flounder

[hairy beast]

take two pieces of drift wood, place the wrasse in between them, cook in the over gas mark 7 for 30 minutes, take out, throw the wrasse in the bin and eat the driftwood, will taste better than the wrasse. No doubt you will of heard that one before.

[sea bass 1]

good one will try thanks lol

[richierobins]

Wrasse have a bad press in the UK. In other parts of Europe, especially France and the Channel Islands, they are regarded more favourably.

They are one of the many ingredients in the world-famous bouillabaisse.

Tossed in flour, and fried in oil or butter, they are good served with mushrooms, new potatoes, mint and a dry white wine such as Chardonnay.

They also go well in sauce of fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, onion and garlic, topped with Parmesan, and washed down with Chianti or Montepulciano.

Try one. If you like it - ignore the British food bigots and scoff. If you don't, throw them back.