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Rob R

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:48 am Post subject: Smoked haddock
What is the point of the yellow dye in most smoked haddock? I understand it's meant to make it look more appealing, but only if eating one of the Simpsons actually does appeal to you.

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:50 am Post subject:
The yellow smoked cod in Sainsbury's looks similarly unappealing. A.

vegplot

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Smoked haddock

Rob R wrote:

What is the point of the yellow dye in most smoked haddock? I understand it's meant to make it look more appealing, but only if eating one of the Simpsons actually does appeal to you.

I think its there just to look like it has been smoked.

"The colour of smoked fish is an unreliable guide to quality, since it depends so much upon the degree of smoking and upon whether a dye has been used and in what quantity. Generally, undyed kippers are walnut or yellow-brown, undyed finnans a pale yellow. Dyed kippers are usually reddish-brown, while dyed finnans are a bright yellow or orange. Cod and haddock fillets, nearly always dyed, are golden yellow. Whatever the colouring, it should be uniform and free from blemish." - https://www.fao.org/wairdocs/tan/x5895e/x5895e01.htm#Introduction

Rob R

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:57 am Post subject:

Barefoot Andrew wrote:

The yellow smoked cod in Sainsbury's looks similarly unappealing.
A.

You don't think I should dye the lamb green then to show that it's grass fed?

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:57 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

You don't think I should dye the lamb green then to show that it's grass fed?

I'm rather glad you didn't...
A.

vegplot

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 11:07 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Barefoot Andrew wrote:

The yellow smoked cod in Sainsbury's looks similarly unappealing.
A.

You don't think I should dye the lamb green then to show that it's grass fed?

I dread to think what grain fed beef would look like.

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 11:13 am Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

I dread to think what grain fed beef would look like.

I first read that as "drain fed beef". Would that look worse?

vegplot

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 11:40 am Post subject:

Barefoot Andrew wrote:

vegplot wrote:

I dread to think what grain fed beef would look like.

I first read that as "drain fed beef". Would that look worse?

My imagination says not.

Fee

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 12:14 pm Post subject:
I avoid the yellow stuff, ASDA do a lovely undyed smoked haddock that I'm rather fond of though...even if it does mean going to ASDA

gil
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:19 pm Post subject:
Undyed smoked haddock. Mmmmm. They only need to be smoked for 3 minutes.

jamanda
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:22 pm Post subject:
Kedgeree. Mmmm. - Must try and buy fish tomorrow.

Rob R

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:23 pm Post subject:
We had some last night, it was rather nice

sean
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:24 pm Post subject:
The fish man who comes to our market sells both. When I asked him why he said that the OAPs (who are a large part of his market) won't buy the undyed stuff.

gil
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:26 pm Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

We had some last night, it was rather nice

So did I. Great minds etc...
I would have had it with scrambled egg, but broccoli was quicker.

Bodger

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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 08 8:37 am Post subject:
I havent hooked and landed a smoked haddock for years

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