What are the four market forms of fresh fish?

Answer 1

Market Forms of Shellfish

Shellfish, like finfish, are also marketed in a variety of forms.

Following are some examples as well as tips on purchasing.

Live in the shell -- These shellfish are sold just as they come from

the sea and must be kept alive until they are cooked. When

purchasing, be sure they are active. Crabs and lobsters should show

movement in the legs. The lobsters tail should curl under and not

hang down when the live lobster is handled.Hard clams, oysters, and

scallops should close their shells when tapped.

Shucked -- Shellfish sold in this form have been removed from the

shell while alive and packed in a clear liquid. Scallops, oysters,

clams, and mussels are available in this form. When purchasing

shucked shellfish there should be little or no liquid and a fresh,

mild odor. Excess liquid indicates poor quality and careless

handling. Color is also a good indication of quality.Clam meat

should be pale to deep orange, scallop meat should be creamy white to

light tan, orange, or pink, and oysters should have a creamy color.

In addition there should be no shell particles in shucked oysters and

clams.Scallops are unique in that only the abductor muscle is

removed from the shell, not the whole scallop. Shucked shellfish is

available fresh or frozen.

Headless -- The head of the shellfish has been removed. Shrimp is

sold in this manner as are spiny lobster tails. Fresh shrimp have a

mild odor and firm meat, usually greenish or pink in color. The shell

should fit the body with no sign of shrinkage.

Peeled and cleaned -- Shrimp is commonly sold in this fashion. It is

headless with the intestinal tract removed.

Cooked in the shell -- Crabs and lobsters are sold in this form. The

market cooks the shellfish and sells them whole, or the meat may be

picked from the shell and is packaged chilled or frozen. Cooked

lobster meat is red in color and has a mild odor.The tail of a

cooked lobster should spring back after it has been straightened.

Frozen -- Shellfish are frozen in almost every form: raw, cooked, in

the shell, and out of the shell.Oysters, scallops, clams, and

mussels are sold breaded and ready to fry or bake. They have been

shucked, coated with batter, breaded, package, and frozen. Shrimp is

also frozen raw or fried and breaded.In this case the shrimp are

peeled and cleaned, coated with a batter, breaded, packaged, and

frozen.

Canned -- Whole shellfish, lumps of meat, minced meat and smoked meat

are canned.Whether they be "dry packed" in a vacuum or "liquid

packed" in a brine or juice, they are ready to serve or use as

purchased. Oysters, lobsters, clams, crabs, and shrimp are sold in

this form.

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Answer 2

According to Mariner's Menu, there are actually five market forms of fresh fish. This includes drawn fish, dressed fish, fillets, whole or round fish, and steaks.

Answer 3

• live shellfish
• shucked fish
• whole shellfish
• cooked shellfish
• headless shellfish