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A fish fillet, from the French word filet ( pronounced [filɛ]) meaning a thread or strip, [1] is the flesh of a fish which has been cut or sliced away from the bone by cutting lengthwise along one side of the fish parallel to the backbone. In preparation for filleting, any scales on the fish should be removed.
Fillet (cut) Fillets of dory, a type of fish. A fillet or filet ( UK: / ˈfɪlɪt /, US: / fɪˈleɪ /; from the French word filet, pronounced [filɛ]) is a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish. The fillet is often a prime ingredient in many cuisines, and many dishes call for a specific type of fillet as one of the ingredients.
The Filet-O-Fish is a fish sandwich sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's. [3] It was created in 1962 by Lou Groen, a McDonald's franchise owner in a predominantly Catholic neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, [4] [5] in response to declining hamburger sales on Fridays due to the practice of abstaining from meat on that day.
However, more than as an energy source, the dietary contribution of fish is significant in terms of high-quality, easily digested animal proteins and especially in fighting micronutrient deficiencies.[2] A portion of 150g of fish provides about 50 to 60 percent of an adult's daily protein requirement.
Basa ( Pangasius bocourti) is a species of catfish in the family Pangasiidae. Basa are native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins in Mainland Southeast Asia. [2] These fish are important as a food source, and also on the international market. They are often labelled in North America and Australia as "basa fish", "swai", [3] or "bocourti". [4]
Sole (fish) The common sole (or Dover sole) is a species of marine flatfish widely found around the coasts of Europe. The American soles are a family of flatfish found in both freshwater and marine environments of the Americas. Sole is a fish belonging to several families. Generally speaking, they are members of the family Soleidae, but ...
White fish (Atlantic cod) White fish fillet (halibut – on top) contrasted with an oily fish fillet (salmon – at bottom)Whitefish or white fish is a fisheries term for several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), whiting (Merluccius bilinearis), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), hake (Urophycis), and pollock (Pollachius), among others.
Pangasius. For the fish commonly sold as Pangasius, see basa (fish). See text. Pangasius is a genus of medium-large to very large shark catfishes native to fresh water in South and Southeast Asia. The term "pangasius" is sometimes used to specifically refer to the commercially important basa fish, P. bocourti.