OT-pickling fish?

[challenger]

Anyone pickle fish? I'm pickling some shad and never did it before. I really like pickled herring store bought.

[elf]

Yes.

[ldbent]

Elf brand pickled herring is sold in Minnesota.

[lynnl]

Are sardines considered to be pickled?

[elf]

Are sardines considered to be pickled?

No, they're cooked.

Best pickled food (other than cucumbers)

1. Salmon eggs
2. Herring
3. Salmon
4. Cod
5. Halibut
6. Mahi Mahi

Best marine animal eggs not pickled: Sea urchin.

[A.K. Boomer]

No, they're cooked.

Best pickled food (other than cucumbers)

1. Salmon eggs
2. Herring
3. Salmon
4. Cod
5. Halibut
6. Mahi Mahi

Best marine animal eggs not pickled: Sea urchin.

You left out Pigs Feet --- My Dad made the best stuff going, the stuff with the gel, even the gel was scrumptious.... he'd make about 3 gallons at a time... sometimes 6.

[challenger]

Shad is in the herring family and should taste almost identical to herring unless I screw up the brine.
I wonder if changing the brine with fresh brine, after a week, might help dissolve the bones???
All the other fish listed above seem too tasty prepared in ways other than pickling. Shad aren't good table fare because of the 600 tiny bones. That's why folks pickle them.
I have eaten the roe fried but wasn't impressed.

[A.K. Boomer]

So if sardines are just cooked what makes the bones go totally mushy?

[brian Rupnow]

When I went to public school, the kid who set right behind me had a mother who pickled perch and suckers. He brought pickled fish sandwiches to school and ate them at his desk at noon hour. STINK!!! That kid had the breath of death for the rest of the day. The only smell that even came close to that kids breath were some of the fish plants in Newfoundland.

[A.K. Boomer]

Disgusting lol You got some great stories Bri, That would probably be considered a form of child abuse now a days,,, we never brought pigs feet to school for lunch --- it was more of an "Adams family" thing - kept it hidden from others...

[elf]

When I went to public school, the kid who set right behind me had a mother who pickled perch and suckers. He brought pickled fish sandwiches to school and ate them at his desk at noon hour. STINK!!! That kid had the breath of death for the rest of the day. The only smell that even came close to that kids breath were some of the fish plants in Newfoundland.

Wait till you smell a dead walrus

[lynnl]

We've all heard the expression "...if you can't beat 'em, join 'em." That especially applies to odorous foods.
Anyone who's spent any time in Korea will know well the the strong reek of kimchi. Almost makes your eyes water to smell it, but then it tastes good ...and you no longer smell it after eating some.

[I make chips]

* I agree on real Korean food. The best! Spicy and garlic infused. Kimchee is an art form and I've never found any in the states as good.

[MattiJ]

We've all heard the expression "...if you can't beat 'em, join 'em." That especially applies to odorous foods.
Anyone who's spent any time in Korea will know well the the strong reek of kimchi. Almost makes your eyes water to smell it, but then it tastes good ...and you no longer smell it after eating some.

Add ”palaa” or ”pra-laa” (fermented fish in Thailand) and ripe Durian to your smelly list.. doesnt get that great even after tasting those

Swedish surströmming is also not for faint hearted. Surströmming has became a some sort of dare with many youtube videos of people trying to eat it. Some throw up everyting all the way back to colon at the first sniff

[Ringo]

Kinilaw, is a form of filipino pickled fish, or, cooked in vinegar. I like it, and I take the marinade with me when fishing, ready for the catch of day.
It is vinegar, garlic, hot pepper, onion, other spices you like, and you add chunked white flesh fish. Let it stand hour or two then put it on crackers. Mackerel is a good one.

Another one is the Hawaiian Ahi Poke. Similar to the one above, but use sot sauce instead of vinegar, sesame seeds, and red meat (tuna) instead of white flesh fish

I don't know if you consider these 'pickled' or not, but they are awesome on a long fishing day, and will keep refridgerated for couple more days