Fried sprats - another childhood dream fulfilled

[Bonobo]

As a little boy, when in a coast restaurant in Bulgaria, I saw a giant round grill with a lot of small fish on it. Locals were sitting around and eating them whole one by one, accompanied by some tasty Bulgarian wine. My parents didn`t decide to have them but I have been fascinated since then. The image reappeared before my eyes regularly.
The dish is called caca in Bulgarian.




Do you remember those winter sprats whicgh I always eat smoked? They finally decided to supply fresh fish. When fried, it can be eaten whole (without heads of course) because bones and spine are so deliciously crispy. Yummy!


GiANT YUMMY!


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[jeanne]

Aug 15, 2018 19:46:33 GMT 1 Bonobo said:

Do you remember those winter sprats whicgh I always eat smoked? They finally decided to supply fresh fish. When fried, it can be eaten whole (without heads of course) because bones and spine are so deliciously crispy. Yummy!

There is some kind of bony fish my grandsons catch in Vermont that they call "suckers." I don't know the actual name for the fish, but my daughter discovered that if you fry them at a very high temperature, the bones almost "evaporate" leaving just the delicious meat.

I wonder if the same is true for the sprats and if that is why they can be eaten whole?

[Bonobo]

Aug 29, 2018 13:01:30 GMT 1 jeanne said:

Aug 15, 2018 19:46:33 GMT 1 Bonobo said:

Do you remember those winter sprats whicgh I always eat smoked? They finally decided to supply fresh fish. When fried, it can be eaten whole (without heads of course) because bones and spine are so deliciously crispy. Yummy!

There is some kind of bony fish my grandsons catch in Vermont that they call "suckers." I don't know the actual name for the fish, but my daughter discovered that if you fry them at a very high temperature, the bones almost "evaporate" leaving just the delicious meat.

I wonder if the same is true for the sprats and if that is why they can be eaten whole?

Yes, or another way. They don`t evaporate but become crispy together with everything else and you can`t tell if your teeth crush fried skin, flesh or bones. Those bones are so thin they can be eaten fresh too but sensitive people might not like them.