Procuring, Cleaning, and Cutting Fish

Abstract

Today the modern housewife can obtain almost any kind of fish she wants—fresh or frozen—in fillet or steak form. It is also possible for her to buy fish in the retail or wholesale markets in the round (just as it comes from the water), drawn (which means the entrails have been removed), or dressed (scales, entrails, head, tail, and fins removed). Fish is marketed in various forms for different uses. To buy intelligently requires a knowledge of these commercial forms or “cuts.” So to aid the consumer in purchasing fish the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has prepared illustrations and descriptive material which are presented here.