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In many cultures where proteins in the diet are scarce, or once were, all parts of fish are prepared and eaten except perhaps the scales and guts.
Although some people in some cultures do not eat all parts, they are the minority when the cultures that do eat all parts are included in the analysis. Only some organs in the guts are usually eaten, but other organs, gills and the scales can be used to make soup stocks and can be put to other good and nutritious uses.
Many squeamish eaters in the West won't eat the eyes, bones, head, gills, and scales. While in many countries, especially in the East, the head, eyes, and "jaws" of fish are considered a high-priced delicacy. Bones are an important source of calcium and are either left in and eaten whole, when from small fish (like sardines and anchovies), or used to make soups, stocks, and sauces.
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∙ 11y agoFish can become infected with parasites that can poison human beings. Many fish like cod are usually riddled with a worm-like parasite but this is not dangerous to humans but other parasites or bacteria can be dangerous, often just at certain times of the year.
Another thing that can make fish inedible is that they can eat poisons that they can't get rid of. If they eat enough small fish with these poisons in they accumulate it over their life time. Apex predictors like Barracuda and shark can accumulate high levels of toxins like Mercury that can make them dangerous or even poisonous to eat.
Finally some fish like Lion Fish, and puffer fish have glands that contain strong poisons that are often designed to paralyse their prey or anything that attacks them. Sometimes these chemicals are destroyed by cooking and sometimes it can make the fish dangerous to eat unless you remove the glad carefully first.
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∙ 13y agohead, scales, eyeballs, bones, gills
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∙ 13y agoEyeS gills scales
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∙ 11y agoThe bones
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How can you utilize all the different parts of a fish?
You eat them.
What parts of a fish do you not eat?
You definitely don't want to eat scales and bones!!!
Which parts of a fish aren't eaten?
You can use all parts of the fish. You can eat the meat(obviously), the skin, and (im not 100% sure on this) but in other countries, they might even eat the intesteines. You can even use the bones for fish stock.
Can you eat real chum or not?
Chum is raw fish, fish guts, blood, and other fish parts. nasty, don't eat real chum unless u wanna die...
What do dace fish eat?
dace fish eat small worms on a small hook you can catch them in calm parts of a stream or river you can do the same for creek chubs
Which part of a fish you don't eat?
There are meany parts of the fish you cant it but a few would be the bones, the chewy part, and the head.
What part of the fish dont you eat?
All parts of some fish are eaten by different people. However, it is typical in Western cultures not to eat the head, skin, spine/bones, and fins.
Can you name five parts of the fish that you don't eat?
bones fins bladder teeth intestines
What do whales eat and what do fish eat?
Whales eat krill and other fish. Fish eat other fish, depending on what type of fish it is.
Do fish eat mosquitoes?
There are fish that do eat them, but not ALL fish eat them.
Does crabs eat small fish?
no they eat dead fish no they eat dead fish
Could a fish eat a fish?
yes a fish can eat a fish for example many bigger fish eat bottom eaters.
