The outside of turbot seems to be smoother, without the scales of ordinary fish, but the skin is gray and the body is flat. So, can Turbot fish not be peeled? Can turbot skin be eaten?

Can Turbot not be peeled?

Although Turbot has a strange shape and no scales, there is a gelatin on the surface that needs to be peeled.

1. First find the belly of the fish (the belly is very small), usually on the lower left side of the head (the soft part is the belly), cut it open with scissors or a small sharp knife, take out the internal organs and clean them ;

2. Remove the gills of the fish with hands or scissors;

3. Wash the body of the fish;

4. Or remove it from the gills Make a hole there and take out the gills and internal organs;

5. Tear the fish skin and the upper layer of skin at the gills, and the whole piece will fall off.

Notes

1. The fresh turbot is more powerful when struggling, so please operate on the chopping board.

2. Turbot is different from many fish. There is a layer of protective fluid on the surface of its body, which is very sticky and needs to be scraped off repeatedly with a knife. If you want it to be clean, scrape it once and wash it again until it is no longer slippery.

Can the skin of turbot be eaten?

It can be eaten, but distinguish between the skin and the fish scales. The fish scales are not edible. You need to scrape off the fish scales before eating, and then cut the fish Just wash the skin.

Turbot fish (scientific name: Panalichthys lethostigma) is a fish of the family Trichodonidae. It is a marine bottom-dwelling fish belonging to the order Plaiceiformes and the family Flouridae. Commonly known as European flounder, it is also called "turbo fish" in China.

How to remove scales from turbot?

First of all, if you want to eat delicious turbot, don’t be lazy and go to the seafood market to buy a lively turbot.

Next, although turbot does not need to be scaled, fish bought at the market are particularly dirty. Therefore, we must carefully clean the turbot inside and out.