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Mullet as table fare
Posted on 2/21/21 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 2/21/21 at 5:14 pm
I just caught enough nice size mullet in the cast net to make a good meal. Growing up I was always told that mullet were trash fish and no good to eat. I've heard more recently that mullet in Louisiana are not good because of the muddy water, but Florida mullet are ok because the water is cleaner. In Mississippi (muddy inshore) they call it Biloxi Bacon. I've never eaten it, but I'm curious. Any of you baws eat mullet?
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Posted on 2/21/21 at 5:17 pm to Hobie101
Try it and let us know!
Posted on 2/21/21 at 5:22 pm to Hobie101
Ive only seen it smoked
Posted on 2/21/21 at 5:34 pm to Hobie101
I remember as a kid one of my dad’s favorite fish was boiled or baked channel mullet.
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 2/21/21 at 5:41 pm to Hobie101
Posted on 2/21/21 at 5:47 pm to Hobie101
Biloxi Bacon Baw
Posted on 2/21/21 at 6:12 pm to Nicky Parrish
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channel mullet
That's Whiting. Not the same as mullet.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 6:28 pm to No Colors
Whiting fried or smoked is as good as any other fish in the world
Posted on 2/21/21 at 6:29 pm to No Colors
quote:
quote:
channel mullet
That's Whiting. Not the same as mullet.
correct...
Posted on 2/21/21 at 6:30 pm to Hobie101
I moved to Georgia 35 yrs ago . I had mullet at a fish fry the first week I was here. I spit out the first bite and have never had it again! Nasty!
Posted on 2/21/21 at 6:31 pm to Hobie101
Fry them. Clean all the mud out and soak in milk for a couple hours. Used to enjoy eating them. The old lady I stayed with when I was a kid forbade me from bringing them fish in her her house.
Then again I thought garfish was the best tasting fish there was. Choupique in potato hash was mighty good and gaspergou court-bouillon was awesome. Haven't eaten any of those in 45+ years, my memory may be failing.
Then again I thought garfish was the best tasting fish there was. Choupique in potato hash was mighty good and gaspergou court-bouillon was awesome. Haven't eaten any of those in 45+ years, my memory may be failing.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 7:05 pm to Hobie101
One year we rented a house in Cedar Key Florida when we went to a LSU - Florida football game in Gainesville. Smoked mullet was very popular there. I tried it at a couple of places and enjoyed it.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 7:06 pm to Hobie101
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I've heard more recently that mullet in Louisiana are not good because of the muddy water, but Florida mullet are ok because the water is cleaner.
I can confirm this. Trash here but a delicacy in Florida. Tastes as good as anything else.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 7:24 pm to Hobie101
Fried mullet was good growing up in Florida. Smoked mullet is great.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 8:07 pm to Hobie101
Where you caught them? Closer to clean salty water the better they are. My buddy came fishing with me and we caught a couple on piece of worm under a cork fishing for perch. He kept them to fry, said he eats them all the time.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 8:55 pm to Hobie101
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I just caught enough nice size mullet in the cast net to make a good meal.
As others have said channel mullet or whiting is very good and one of my top five fish to eat. If you caught them in a cast net then you prolly have “Popeye” mullet. I grew up gillnetting mullet gasp I know I should go to hell for killing all the speckle trout!! All of the Florida Gill netters who fished ate mullet from only Breton sound or deep water mullet from clean water an they grew up eating them. They claimed that the mullet in the bays and marsh tasted like mud.
Where did you catch them? could you see 5ft down? If not I would bet they are no good.
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 2/21/21 at 8:58 pm to 257WBY
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Fried mullet was good growing up in Florida. Smoked mullet is great.
Had some smoked mullet last time I was in FL....good stuff.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 9:34 pm to Ol boy
I'm in MS. Water is not too muddy right now but definitely not 5 ft viz. I think I'm going to have to try at least once. None of my LA cook books have mullet recipes, which should steer me away. Will probably try smoking it
Posted on 2/21/21 at 9:37 pm to Hobie101
My MIL loves smoked mullet. I don't eat it because I was always taught it was "trash fish".
Posted on 2/21/21 at 9:40 pm to Hobie101
Yeah all the Florida boys would always talk about smoking them,,, we would ask them to cook us some an they said they didn’t want to ruin us with muddy mullet.
They are a very oily meat from what I have seen. If nothing else get a fifth of whisky to drink while cooking them an they will be great!!!
They are a very oily meat from what I have seen. If nothing else get a fifth of whisky to drink while cooking them an they will be great!!!
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