Ch 11

Question 1

What are fin fish?

Answer 1

Have fins & an internal skeletal structure of bone & cartilage.

Question 2

What are shellfish?

Answer 2

Have external shell or internal cartilage but no backbone or internal bone structure

Question 3

What are sea plants?

Answer 3

Any aquatic plant life used for food

Includes seaweed, kelp, sea lettuce, sea asparagus, Algae

Question 4

What types of water are fin fish found in?

Answer 4

Fresh water

Seawater

Question 5

What are the main two ways fin fish are categorized for culinary purposes and why?

Answer 5

Skeletal structure - for butchery purposes

Flesh composition - to determine the appropriate cooking method

Question 6

What are the two shapes that fifish are divided into?

Answer 6

Round fish - 2 fillets - one on either side of body

Flat fish - 4 fillets - 2 on bottom & 2 on top

Question 7

What are three examples of a round fish?

Answer 7

Salmon
Red snapper
Bass

Question 8

What are three examples of a flat fish?

Answer 8

Flounder
Halibut
English sole

Question 9

What is another name used for yellowfin tuna?

Answer 9

Ahi (is Hawaiian name)

Question 10

Why is fish naturally tender?

Answer 10

Has very little connective tissue

Question 11

What 2 categories are fish divided into based of fat content?

Answer 11

Lean fish (cod, haddock)

Fat/oily fish (salmon,tuna)

Question 12

What group of cooking methods is most suited for lean fish?

Answer 12

Poaching or en papillote to preserve moistness

Question 13

If a chef were to purchase a Dressed fish, what would be removed?

Answer 13

Eviscerated + gills - fins & scales removed

Question 14

What is I.Q.F?

Answer 14

Individually Quick Frozen (usually fillets or portions)

Question 15

When checking fish for freshness, what are the 5 indicators we look for?

Answer 15

Eyes - clear & bulging, sicken eyes indicate old
Gills - bright red, brown gills indicate old
Texture - firm flesh, when pressed should spring back
Scales - moist skin & scales, not dried out
Smell - scent of fresh ocean breeze, not fishy

Question 16

How should fresh fish be stored?

Answer 16

Always on crushed ice in a perforated pan at between -1c to 1c

(Ice needs to be refreshed daily, wrap fish or leave in original moisture proof wrapping)

Question 17

What is the name of the portion cut when a round fish is crosscut through the backbone?

Answer 17

Steaks or Darnes

Question 18

What are 3 nutritional benefits of fish?

Answer 18

Low in calories, fat, sodium

High protein, niacin, vitamins A, D & B’s 6/12

Great sources of calcium & potassium

Question 19

In terms of volume sold, what is the most significant fin fish species raised in Canada?

Answer 19

Atlantic salmon

Question 20

What are 3 Canadian raised fin fish?

Answer 20

Rainbow trout
Black cod(sablefish)
Atlantic halibut

Question 21

What are the categories of seafood?

Answer 21

Fin fish
Shellfish
Sea plants