Mercadona have Melva fish, it looks a bit like a small tuna fish to me. I can´t find it in the cookery books or dictionary, I googled it and it came up as frigate!
Any ideas?
Melva? What fish is this?
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Re: Melva? What fish is this?
Hi oliveview01,
Some info ......................
http://www.seafoodsource.com/newsarticl ... px?id=4586
Some info ......................
http://www.seafoodsource.com/newsarticl ... px?id=4586
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Re: Melva? What fish is this?
It's like a fat, very bloody, mackerel.
Best avoided - I tried cooking it some years ago and was very disappointed.
Stick to Tuna - it's readily available and much better.
Sid
Best avoided - I tried cooking it some years ago and was very disappointed.
Stick to Tuna - it's readily available and much better.
Sid
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Re: Melva? What fish is this?
will give it a miss then! Mackeral has to be very fresh to be nice. Thanks for the replies.
Re: Melva? What fish is this?
Mercadona's makeral is delicious if you marinade it for an hour in brine and lemon juice, dry it then smoke it using orange or lemon wood shavings for 25 mins.
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Re: Melva? What fish is this?
I have just finished eating one - fantastic !
I bought it from Mercadona yesterday (Saturday afternoon many fish are discounted so Melva was 3€ per kilo!).
The fish weighed 1kilo, bright-eyed and silver-blue and looked like a mini tuna or bonito, the nice ladies at Mercadona filleted it for me, which brought the weight down to about half a kilo. My wife steamed it with (I think) a spot of soy sauce, onion and fresh asparagus (in October!), it was LOVELY, very meaty with bones (but not excessive) and no scales, dark red/brown meat in the middle, like a sirloin and lighter brown meat around that. So we had two delicious 8oz fillets for 3€ - a fab Sunday lunch.
I bought it from Mercadona yesterday (Saturday afternoon many fish are discounted so Melva was 3€ per kilo!).
The fish weighed 1kilo, bright-eyed and silver-blue and looked like a mini tuna or bonito, the nice ladies at Mercadona filleted it for me, which brought the weight down to about half a kilo. My wife steamed it with (I think) a spot of soy sauce, onion and fresh asparagus (in October!), it was LOVELY, very meaty with bones (but not excessive) and no scales, dark red/brown meat in the middle, like a sirloin and lighter brown meat around that. So we had two delicious 8oz fillets for 3€ - a fab Sunday lunch.
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Re: Melva? What fish is this?
Malva - is a frigate Mackerel. They usually live in deep sea. They are of the same family as Tuna and Bonito, usually pink meat with a darker band in them and a powerful flavour. Usually cooked with salsas.
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