olitay Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 (edited) Hi Raiders, has anyone tried eating yellowtail???? i have heard from a hand few of people that they are actually really good eating?? can anyone clarify? I have just come back from a flatty session off Longreef and we landed some XOS yellow tail by accident. i decided to keep one and im about to throw it on the BBQ.... Ill keep you all posted along with photos for proof!!!!! Wish me luck!!! Edited March 16, 2008 by olitay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 good luck we eat other bait for meals why not try the old Yakka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 Salty, chewwy, fishy!! love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salami Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 my brother in law just got back from sicily & joked that the only fresh fish at the markets were the yakkas & slimeys. the sicilians love them, but italians can make anything taste great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 for sure, well im Greek....so pretty much the same.......im quite surprised actually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastian Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 my mate is portugese and says that they eat them all the time, only the smaller ones though, they are nicer to eat apparently and you eat bones and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 The local fisho has been selling them for a while. Plenty of people eat all sorts of different styles, personally I cant go near ozzy salmon but others don't mind it. My missus and I can't go past a good feed of roe yet many people are turned off by them. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay power Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 with the smaller ones,just gut and scale em,toss in a bit of flour and shallow fry in some hot oil serve with lemon yum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 with the smaller ones,just gut and scale em,toss in a bit of flour and shallow fry in some hot oil serve with lemon yum That sounds like a plan!!! ill try that next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtosea Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 They are not bad as Sashimi also. Kamil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shefford Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 My best mate asks for all the big yellowtails I get, even if i want to use them as bait he steals them for the keeper eski Cakes them in lemon juice and wraps them up in alfoil, says they are quiet nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King slayer Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Cooked up a bunch of Cowan young all around 30-35cm, caught under the spit on Saturday night. We didn't get anything else so I thought why not?? Can't say I rate them all that high though as they were a little watery and flavourless, but not awful. I tell you what though I'll never throw back another good leathery after the last one I kept...MMM, awsome eating, even after freezing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Some people swear by yellowtail but my wife actually swears at my yellowtail in the freezer. A live yellowtail is good jew bait, a cooked up dead yellowtail tastes like a restauraunt refund and looks like coroners evidence to me Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlagxl Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 funny enough i was working in marrickville and stopped off for some lunch on my way home at a viet takeaway and there happen to be a tray of yellow tail, couldn't help but try one... was on of the best fried fish iver ever had. then again i think a peice of shoe would taste good deep fried with all the seasoning they put on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother of tang Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 (edited) I read in the paper the other day some asian chef going on about eating yakkas, thanks but no thanks Edited July 14, 2008 by hookenup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katsuo Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 They are not bad as Sashimi also. Kamil Yes I agree! I love them raw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softplasticsjunkie Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 my mate is portugese and says that they eat them all the time, only the smaller ones though, they are nicer to eat apparently and you eat bones and all. Yep, my neighbour is Portugese, not so much now, but when i was a kid i remember him frying up Yakkas with a heap of garlic...Fritz I belive its called... Personally, ill give it a miss, not a fan of eating fish with small bones. Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturb3d Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 such an old post, but i'll make my 2 cents Yellow tail actually tastes really great Why i do is: * Fillet or butterfly the yellowtail * Marinate the fish in Vinegar, crushed garlic cloves, and cracked pepper. (i Usually let it marinate overnight or so) *you can either grill, barbeque or shallow fry the fish. Taste bloody awesome for something you use for bait Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Salty, chewwy, fishy!! love it. Billy That's a real good way to put bumpers out Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 ? Dens, to me the photo is of a fried yakka that's been tried for taste and then dropped into the closest ash tray Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david88 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I read in the paper the other day some asian chef going on about eating yakkas, thanks but no thanks That would be Tetsuya, arguably Australias best chef. He talked about amazing it is that in sydney you can just walk down to a wharf and catch fresh sashimi that people would pay $hundreds for in japan. Apparently yakkas are amazing sashimi style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Big Yakkas always go home at my house for sashimi... haven't found any big yakkas up this way yet though... only the perfect bait size ones. El primo table fish raw with soy and wasabe. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyt Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 The local fisho has been selling them for a while. Plenty of people eat all sorts of different styles, personally I cant go near ozzy salmon but others don't mind it. My missus and I can't go past a good feed of roe yet many people are turned off by them. Dave love roe its the poor mans caviar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 to be honest, i think they're actually quite nice, despite it being a bait fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Dens, to me the photo is of a fried yakka that's been tried for taste and then dropped into the closest ash tray Cheers jewgaffer Well actually Jewgaffer, I was so impressed with the taste of this char grilled beauty that i couldt wait to get a photo of it! It did not go anywhere near the astray, Just straight in the tummy mate! Delicious, been eating them since this post started (Nearly a year ago!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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