Fish is the most valuable product recommended for dietary nutrition. It is well absorbed by the body, contains a whole range of minerals, acids and vitamins necessary for adults and children. What to look for when buying fish for cooking various dishes?
Instructions
Step 1
Examine the selected carcass. It should be intact, without skin tears. The dorsal fin of such a fish is moist and not damaged.
Step 2
Pay attention to the condition of your eyes. In fresh fish, they are convex, clear and shiny. Frozen fish may have slightly sunken eyes. There should be no plaque on them.
Step 3
Fresh fish gills - no mucus, all shades of red.
Step 4
Look at the scales. It should be smooth, shiny, clean, close to the body of the fish, without spots or blackheads. The scales should be covered with transparent mucus. Scale inspection is especially important if fish are sold headless.
Step 5
The belly of fresh fish must be clean and not swollen.
Step 6
When purchasing a fish fillet, press down on it with your finger. The fossa should disappear quickly.
Step 7
Fresh fish does not have a strong unpleasant odor.
Step 8
When buying frozen fish, make sure that there is no gray coating on it, indicating a low quality product. Fresh frozen fish does not lose its nutritional value after defrosting and becomes firm and shiny. A yellowish fat and a rancid odor give out fish that have been stored for a very long time and have significantly deteriorated nutritional properties.
Step 9
When buying fresh fish, look at the tail. It should not be bent up and dry.
Step 10
When butchering the fish, pay attention to how difficult it is to separate the meat from the ridge and rib bones. The more difficult it is to do this, the fresher the fish.
Step 11
The steaks offered for sale should be smooth, moist, firm, and not have torn edges. They should look like they've just been cut.
Step 12
Be careful when buying fish and choose only quality products for your family.
