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grey mullet

Language: English

Description: A silver, shoal-living fish pointed with dark grey which feeds on seaweed and plankton near the muddy bottom in estuaries and coastal waters. This can effect its flavour. However, a good grey mullet (US: striped mullet), caught in clean water, is round-bodied and has creamy white flesh and good flavour with good keeping capabilities. It must be thoroughly scaled before eating. Varieties are found all over the world. The roe is used for taramasalata, botargo, boutargue.


grey mullet
Grey mullet, with thanks to "Au Petit Poissonnier" in the market of Wazemmes in Lille

Latin: Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ethnicity: English
Most frequent country: England

See foods and dishes: boutargue, taramasalata

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