• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    I believe this is trunk fish, which is a Caribbean delicacy and absolutely delicious. My guess is that they have already minced and seasoned the meat and are experimenting by smoking the meat inside the hollowed out fish.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah, my first guess is the person who made the dish didn’t make the meme and they aren’t really meant to be tacos.

    • ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.social
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      10 months ago

      Lovecraftian horrors aside, that actually does sound really, really good if done well. I kinda want to try it now… The outer fish-body isn’t eaten, but just to give flavor when smoking it, right?

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        10 months ago

        I think it would be a way to retain the juices and flavors, and so the meat doesn’t dry out during the smoke process. Probably also a way to mellow the smoke flavor in the mix. The body would end up REALLY smokey and bitter but the meat inside would have hints of smoke. It really does seem as something that would be delicious.