Chapter 20- Fish and Shellfish

Question 1

What are the two kinds of fish products?

Answer 1

1. Fin fish
2. Shellfish

Question 2

Fin Fish

Answer 2

has fins and an internal skeleton

Question 3

Shellfish

Answer 3

have external shells but no internal bones

Question 4

Anadromous

Answer 4

live in salt water and can move to fresh water

Question 5

What are fish called that live in salt water and can move to fresh water?

Answer 5

Anadromous

Question 6

Catadromous

Answer 6

live in fresh water but can move to salt water

Question 7

What are fish called that live in fresh water but can move to salt water?

Answer 7

Catadromous

Question 8

How many filets in a flat fish?

Answer 8

4

Question 9

What are the two kinds of fin fish?

Answer 9

1. Flat Fish
2. Round Fish

Question 10

Name some saltwater flat fish…

Answer 10

flounder, halibut, sole, turbot

Question 11

Name some saltwater round fish…

Answer 11

bass, cod, grouper, herring, haddock, mackrel, red snapper, monkfish, salmon, sardine, sturgeon, tuna

Question 12

How do you tell if a fish is fresh?

Answer 12

clear eyes, colored gills, no smell, skin isnt shiny, firm to touch

Question 13

Name some freshwater fish…

Answer 13

catfish, eel, perch

Question 14

Do fish have a lot of connective tissue?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

How can you tell if a fish is cooked?

Answer 15

flakes, flesh removes from bone, turns opaque

Question 16

How should you cook a fatty fish?

Answer 16

broiling or baking
use dry heat to eliminate greasiness

Question 17

How should you cook a lean fish?

Answer 17

Moist Heat- poaching
Dry-Heat- baked, broiled, fried, sauteed

Question 18

What is the fat found in salmon called?

Answer 18

Omega 3

Question 19

How do you store fresh fish?

Answer 19

(-2-0 degrees)
keep on crushed ice that is changed daily

Question 20

What temperature should your fish be frozen at?

Answer 20

Below -18

Question 21

How long does lean fish last in the freezer?

Answer 21

6 months

Question 22

How long does fat fish last in the freezer?

Answer 22

2 months

Question 23

What are the two kinds of shellfish?

Answer 23

1. Mollusks (univalves, bivalves, cephalopods)
2. Crustaceans (segmented shells and jointed legs)

Question 24

What are the hard shell clam types and their sizes?

Answer 24

1. Littlenecks (small)
2. Cherrystones (medium)
3. Chowders (large)

Question 25

Court Bouillon

Answer 25

flavored vegetable and lemon seasoned water for poaching fish and seafood

Question 26

Rock Lobster

Answer 26

no claws smaller found in warmer waters

Question 27

How do you tell the difference between a male and female lobster?

Answer 27

big booty female male has thinner tails with hard antennas

Question 28

What are the market forms of shrimp?

Answer 28

P/D- peeled and deveined PDC- peeled, deveined, and cooked Green- raw in the shell

Question 29

What is the yield on shrimp in the shell?

Answer 29

About 50%

Question 30

Prawn

Answer 30

larger shrimp

Question 31

Surumi

Answer 31

ground up white fish products artificial crab

Question 32

Explain Handling Crabs

Answer 32

crabs should be kept alive until they are about to be cooked snow crab is easier to find king crab is the biggest but rare

Question 33

What is an example of a soft-shell crab?

Answer 33

blue crab

Question 34

What is the lightest class of lobster?

Answer 34

Chicken or Chick

Question 35

What is Alaskan Pollock used for?

Answer 35

Surimi (imitation crab)

Question 36

What does it mean if a fish is "dressed"?

Answer 36

completely cleaned and scaled

Question 37

What is a rock lobster?

Answer 37

lobster without the claws