Most people love fish, and no wonder you can make delectable food preparations with fish. Well, most of them are delectable anyway. And some are so weird that looking at them may scare you out of your mind, let alone eat them. Well, one’s man’s delicacy is another’s poison.
Well, we tweaked this adage because we wanted to describe some of the weirdest fishes that you could ever hear of. Frightening to look at and sumptuous to eat, that’s the weirdest combination you may have ever heard of. It’s a good thing that they are on their plate. If you have ever encountered them in real, you would have been scared out of your wit’s end. So, let’s go on a sea-foodie adventure of a lifetime!
Conch
Have you ever had conch fritters? Well, let’s know more about them here. In the Bahamas, conch is the main dish, and they may eat the worm. One can consume conch either raw in salads or as conch fritters. Conch belongs to the mollusk family, and you pronounce it as konk. They grow in the shallow waters of the Caribbean Sea.
This creature has a spiral shell that serves and acts as a protective shelter. The scientific name of the conch is popular as Strombus Gigas. While its flavor seems weird and unique, just like any other shellfish, and tastes like the sea. It is colorless, odorless, wiggly, and slimy.
Monkfish
Monkfish looks frightening once caught. The popularity of this guy’s tail has gone up in recent years and is in the same league as lobster. But apparently, most people don’t care at all.
Monkfish are popular as goosefish. It is a predatory fish and hides in the ocean bottom and can grow as big as 5 feet long. They have a gaping maw and uneven, jagged teeth, which can give you the heebie-jeebies.
However, its taste and texture are a winner here. And you can eat monkfish as a whole fish or as steaks of tail meat. It is more affordable than some other kinds of domestic seafood.
Lutefisk
This Norwegian seafood has weird and weirder names such as rat poison and fork destroyer. Looking at this strange recipe, you may think it does not look appetizing. However, people in Nordic countries love this seafood.
It has a long process, where the Codfish is first soaked in water for six days and then left to soak in a lye solution for two days till it attains an alkaline level of pH12. It forms a jelly-like substance that is again soaked in water for about a week. Next, it is soaked, steamed, and sumptuous enough to travel to your plate.
Calamari
A squid lying on a plate with its eyes staring right back at you is certain to give you a start. Well, you get this look after cutting it into strips, battering, frying it, and selling it as calamari served with marinara sauce at the Italian restaurants. Those eyes can still look scary.
Sea Urchin
Sea urchin is another dish that can be a delicacy in different parts of the world. Looking at the mouth of the sea urchin can scare the toughest of all. You do not eat the outside shell but the gonads protected by the sea urchins spines.
Lamprey
Although sea lampreys look like a nightmare that came to life, they latch on to dolphins and drink their blood until they breathe their last, and they start breeding by wrapping themselves around a female as they squeeze the eggs. What can be weirder than that? Well, the fact that they taste good.
Stinkheads
Although the name of this fish is the first thing you may notice at first, it is bound to catch your attention with a name like that. Well, it has takers too. The Inuit population in Alaska loves it. First, one needs to chop the head of King Salmon. Then you should wrap it in grass or burlap and leave it to ferment in special burial pits. We now know where it gets its name.
In the comments section below, tell us if you will be daring enough to try this seafood? If you have already tried some of these, don’t forget to share that experience too!