Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The scientific name for this fish is Oncorhynchus masou - it's the same genus as Pacific salmon and rainbow trout, but O. masou is native to north-east Asia. http://tinyurl.com/masou Marty On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi George, > > ...all the way to the table. ?I'll remember that next time. > > Thanks! > > > > Hi, Ken, > > the fish are 'yamame', a Japanese trout. ?The English name is simlply "masu > trout', and 'masu' is Japanese for trout'. ?They grow to about 25 cm, if > they stay only in the river. ?However, like salmon, they grow very large if > they go to the sea and return upstream later. ?Then they are called > 'sakuramasu', which means 'cherry trout', because of their flesh which has > changed to pink. ?The sakuramasu don't swim so high upstream, where I like > to fish, as the yamame. > > Both are delicious, and I cook my yamame with salt, flour and lemon rubbed > in, then saut?e them. > > Al the best, > > Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >