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Rob R



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:48 am    Post subject: Smoked haddock Reply with quote
    

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.

 
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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

 
vegplot



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:51 am    Post subject: Re: Smoked haddock Reply with quote
    

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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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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?

 
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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...
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vegplot



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 11:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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.

 
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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?
A.


My imagination says not.

 
Fee



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 12:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Undyed smoked haddock. Mmmmm.
They only need to be smoked for 3 minutes.

 
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Kedgeree. Mmmm. - Must try and buy fish tomorrow.

 
Rob R



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We had some last night, it was rather nice

 
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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.

 
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 08 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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.

 
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 08 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I havent hooked and landed a smoked haddock for years

 
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