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"What The Fuck Is That Thing, Jay?" - Massachusetts Residents Baffled By Sunfish

DrForester

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Old story, but I didn't see a thread. The video is a must-watch




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Wiibomb

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Animal Crossing taught me well enough to immediately recognize the fish.
 
ChrisD

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I used to hear Boston accent and think of the weird cat video.

Now I'll think of weird cat and sunfish
 
Jakisthe

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Even more Boston fun!
Let me know if pointing out accents is a no go because I can see the argument
 
Odesu

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I just googled "Sunfish" and apparently it's literally called "Moonfish" in german.

Would love to have attended that heated debate.
 
Ra

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I almost reacted like that the first time the exec sous chef opened a box, pulled out a sunfish, and told me to have it cleaned and portioned for service.

Dude was always testing me with wild fish I'd never seen before the moment.
 
Wag

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I'm going to call the Wareham PD from a burner tomorrow and tell them there's a strange fish in the local pond. 🤣
 
Kinsei

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It's been a long time since I've seen that sunfish video.

For those unaware, the Jay video is from like 5 years ago and not related to this Broad Cove thing.
 
mikeamizzle

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K.Jack said:
I almost reacted like that the first time the exec sous chef opened a box, pulled out a sunfish, and told me to have it cleaned and portioned for service.

Dude was always testing me with wild fish I'd never seen before the moment.
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Is it similar to any other fish you've cleaned?

(love fresh and saltwater fish but never dealt with an ocean sunfish).
 
Ra

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mikeamizzle said:
Is it similar to any other fish you've cleaned?

(love fresh and saltwater fish but never dealt with an ocean sunfish).
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Similar? No, not at all, it's an alien. Well, it's flat-ish. Mola Mola has no bony skeleton to worry about, but the skin is a thick, tough collagen, and the meat is gelatinous. Don't even think about the organs because they're full of parasites. Probably easier to see it. Dude doesn't use much artistic grace but you'll get the idea of its body and meat:



Opah (known as sunfish or moonfish depending on the region) is structured more like a traditional flatfish, minus the spine running down the center separating the filets. It's really easy to filet and has a ton of different cuts, like a cow almost.



I dealt with one sunfish, and this was do to very unique circumstances. Stick to Opah.
 
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