I had a beautiful meal last night, but cannot recall the name of the fish

[Handsome Jack]

It was white and flaky. It was sublime and delicious, almost like that breast slice of a perfectly cooked turkey on Thanksgiving. It began with a "C", or maybe it was a "K". It was served on a bed of couscous with white asparagus and a hint of white sauce. The shades of pale on my plate made me want to weep with joy, the presentation alone stroking heartstrings I did not know I had.

What was it? I had never heard of it and cannot recall what the waiter told me.



* I posted this in the Open Pub too, but they are not sober enough there to answer.

[seattlegirl]

Cod. 



Not on the restaurant's website?

[Handsome Jack]

Cod. 



Not on the restaurant's website?

maybe it was and I got rooked!

It was on the specials menu, no sign of it on the website.

[caribougrrl]

were the flakes large or small?  do you remember if it was freshwater or ocean fish?

[caribougrrl]

was it dense? was it thick or thin? 

was the piece fish-shaped or square/rectangular?  (as in, was it a whole fillet or part of a fillet from a large fish?)

did it come with the skin?

[Handsome Jack]

*skin - check
*smallish steak, bit smaller than a swordfish steak "fish shaped", not a thin fillet or square like a piece of Talapia
*flaky in larger chunks, not small bits
*melt in your mouth consistency
*I'd bet good money it was of the ocean, but do not know for sure

[sweetie darling]

Call the restaurant and ask.

[caribougrrl]

bream?

[caribougrrl]

turbot?

[radial]

Chilean Sea Bass, originally known as Patagonian Toothfish, but they renamed it because who would order Toothfish? 

[Handsome Jack]

I'll call em up.

[caribougrrl]

well??

[cindyleigh]

Years ago I had black cod in a restaurant that was the best tasting fish I've ever eaten.

I've had black cod several times since, but it wasn't the same....sometimes it wasn't even the same fish.

I think the fish naming thing is ...fishy.

[MoCo]

Years ago I had black cod in a restaurant that was the best tasting fish I've ever eaten.

I've had black cod several times since, but it wasn't the same....sometimes it wasn't even the same fish.

I think the fish naming thing is ...fishy.

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/10/23/on_the_menu_but_not_on_your_plate/

[radial]

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/10/23/on_the_menu_but_not_on_your_plate/

Wow, that's an eye opener and explains a lot of my disappointing seafood experiences, I think. I had no idea.   

[Handsome Jack]

"Golden Corvina fish"

[caribougrrl]

I've never had corvina... must be a warm-water fish.

[Hobie1]

http://www.inlandseafood.com/agria