1. Identification and Fabrication
Session 3
Fin Fish
Identification and Fabrication

2. Today’s Agenda Quiz Review – Pork Finfish Lab Overview Definition
Round VS Flat
Purchasing
Evaluating Freshness
Handling and Storage
Fabrication
Tools
Flat
Round
Removing Skin
Portion
Varieties
Lab Overview

3. What is a fin fish?
A fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ecothermic (cold blooded), covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins.

4. Round VS Flat Fishes

5. Purchasing Variety??? Value Added Products Individual Portions
Whole
Value Added Products
Fillets (sides)
Individual Portions
“Pre Weighed”
“Steaks”
Loin
IQF Fillets
Fillets
“H & G”
Head and Guts Removed
Frozen Fish Packs
Layerpack
Shatter pack
Whole- benefits and drawbacks i.e. costs and labor
Side: mahi mahi may be cut to individual portion

6. Evaluating Freshness

7. Storage

8. Fabrication Tools

11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgthTZag8As (10 minutes)
Round Fish
(10 minutes)

12. Flat Fish

13. Varieties

14. Lab Overview Fish Stock Round and Flat Fish Fabrication Storage
2 round and flat fish per student
Follow production specs
Additional Production