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Totoaba

bacquito - 8-6-2014 at 02:52 PM

The Officialis caught some bad guys.

http://www.ensenada.net/noticias/nota.php?id=35840

willardguy - 8-6-2014 at 02:57 PM

:rolleyes: asians and their aphrodisiac's! why can't they just use viagra like the rest of the world?

bacquito - 8-6-2014 at 03:17 PM

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Originally posted by willardguy
:rolleyes: asians and their aphrodisiac's! why can't they just use viagra like the rest of the world?


:lol:

weebray - 8-6-2014 at 04:12 PM

Is totuava a different fish? Anyway it's on the menu here at the Greek restaurant in La Paz.

David K - 8-6-2014 at 04:18 PM

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Originally posted by weebray
Is totuava a different fish? Anyway it's on the menu here at the Greek restaurant in La Paz.


The v and b in Spanish are often switched, since they make nearly the same sound. It was always with a v for me growing up, but I checked at Mexfish.com and the b spelling is the main one they use.

It may be on the menu, but it isn't supposed to be caught commercially. It still ends up on the table at some small places if the fishermen catch them, and maybe think it is a white sea bass or a large croaker. I last ate totuava (totuaba) at Alfonsina's (and Irma put her finger to her lips when she told me what the variety was, as it was a secret or contraband.

bajabuddha - 8-6-2014 at 04:45 PM

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Originally posted by willardguy
:rolleyes: asians and their aphrodisiac's! why can't they just use viagra like the rest of the world?


Could be worse. Utah foreplay is 4 hours of PLEADING then go out for ice cream.:smug: :o :no:

woody with a view - 8-6-2014 at 06:37 PM

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Originally posted by David K
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Originally posted by weebray
Is totuava a different fish? Anyway it's on the menu here at the Greek restaurant in La Paz.


I last ate totuava (totuaba) at Alfonsina's (and Irma put her finger to her lips when she told me what the variety was, as it was a secret or contraband.


most people don't gloat about their complicity in the end of a fishery....... don't tell me it was already dead. you should have walked out! then maybe they'd get the message, but I guess your "finger to her lips" story is just sooooo cute.:barf:

BajaRat - 8-6-2014 at 08:57 PM

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Originally posted by woody with a view
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Originally posted by David K
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Originally posted by weebray
Is totuava a different fish? Anyway it's on the menu here at the Greek restaurant in La Paz.


I last ate totuava (totuaba) at Alfonsina's (and Irma put her finger to her lips when she told me what the variety was, as it was a secret or contraband.


most people don't gloat about their complicity in the end of a fishery....... don't tell me it was already dead. you should have walked out! then maybe they'd get the message, but I guess your "finger to her lips" story is just sooooo cute.:barf:




Yep :mad::mad::mad:

Tioloco - 8-6-2014 at 09:17 PM

The old forbidden fruit! I have seen it several times with the totuaba and sea turtles. Mexicans and Americans alike acting like it is the best meal in the world. I don't have the answer to stopping that ignorance.

Tioloco - 8-6-2014 at 09:18 PM

I sure do like triggerfish! hope they are never endangered.

David K - 8-6-2014 at 09:44 PM

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Originally posted by woody with a view
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Originally posted by David K
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Originally posted by weebray
Is totuava a different fish? Anyway it's on the menu here at the Greek restaurant in La Paz.


I last ate totuava (totuaba) at Alfonsina's (and Irma put her finger to her lips when she told me what the variety was, as it was a secret or contraband.


most people don't gloat about their complicity in the end of a fishery....... don't tell me it was already dead. you should have walked out! then maybe they'd get the message, but I guess your "finger to her lips" story is just sooooo cute.:barf:


Seriously dumb of you to say this about me, so let me tell you what I thought was obvious... it was AFTER I ate the fish tacos I asked Irma what kind of fish (it was that good), and she did the hush thing and said quietly "totauva" with a smile.

I don't think barfing it up would have helped, do you?

David K - 8-6-2014 at 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by BajaRat
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Originally posted by woody with a view
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Originally posted by David K
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Originally posted by weebray
Is totuava a different fish? Anyway it's on the menu here at the Greek restaurant in La Paz.


I last ate totuava (totuaba) at Alfonsina's (and Irma put her finger to her lips when she told me what the variety was, as it was a secret or contraband.


most people don't gloat about their complicity in the end of a fishery....... don't tell me it was already dead. you should have walked out! then maybe they'd get the message, but I guess your "finger to her lips" story is just sooooo cute.:barf:




Yep :mad::mad::mad:


This wasn't the first time I told this story, so go back and check if you don't want to believe me. I asked Irma what kind of fish she used in the fish tacos AFTER I was done with the dinner.

Tioloco - 8-6-2014 at 09:50 PM

David, I wasn't flaming u at all. Been there, done that.

David K - 8-6-2014 at 09:57 PM

Not you amigo, I quoted those who did try. Thank you.

redhilltown - 8-6-2014 at 11:40 PM

If DK asked afterwards than he is no different than many of us who have eaten fish in Mexico and never asked...how many shark fish tacos have we all eaten?

Had he asked ahead of time I am sure the answer would have been "Corvina" which could mean many things as does "Cabrilla"...they don't exactly spend a lot of time on exact species identification.

The BEST fish I've EVER Eaten .............

MrBillM - 8-18-2014 at 08:48 PM

And would eat again and again if given the chance.

Like David, the first time ever was at Alfonsinas (in '74). Caught that day.

One Semana Santa in Percebu, they were making Fish Tacos from (3) netted the previous night.

YUM.

Years back, I brought it north many times (including that Easter) without question. Filleted out "Sea Bass" when asked.

Ate Sea-Turtle a number of times in Gonzaga, too.

Good, but not that big a deal.

viabaja - 8-18-2014 at 09:20 PM

I'll echo Bill's comments and a comment to that P-nche Woody with a View. You are clueless! Toatoba - big Orange mouth Corvina, if ever asked! The meat is the same. Tastes the same. Just need a bigger knife for Toatoba. Catch and release - sure!

durrelllrobert - 8-19-2014 at 09:53 AM

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Originally posted by viabaja
I'll echo Bill's comments and a comment to that P-nche Woody with a View. You are clueless! Toatoba - big Orange mouth Corvina, if ever asked! The meat is the same. Tastes the same. Just need a bigger knife for Toatoba. Catch and release - sure!
...and it tasted just the same when it was legal

durrelllrobert - 8-19-2014 at 10:08 AM

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Originally posted by MrBillM
And would eat again and again if given the chance.

Like David, the first time ever was at Alfonsinas (in '74). Caught that day.

One Semana Santa in Percebu, they were making Fish Tacos from (3) netted the previous night.

YUM.

Years back, I brought it north many times (including that Easter) without question. Filleted out "Sea Bass" when asked.

Ate Sea-Turtle a number of times in Gonzaga, too.

Good, but not that big a deal.


The dog meat I ate in South Korea tasted just like Sea Turtle :spingrin:

bajagrouper - 8-19-2014 at 03:53 PM

The black market Totoaba (toe-TWAH-bah) trade is a lucrative one, with a single dried bladder fetching $5,000 to $10,000.

Terry28 - 8-19-2014 at 08:10 PM

Yeah right!! And Bald Eagle tastes like chicken so I guess you guys would eat them as well...I agree with Woody...just say no!!

durrelllrobert - 8-20-2014 at 08:37 AM

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Originally posted by Terry28
Yeah right!! And Bald Eagle tastes like chicken so I guess you guys would eat them as well...I agree with Woody...just say no!!


WRONG! Based on my personal experience Bald eagles taste just like Spotted Owls :spingrin:

Terry28 - 8-20-2014 at 10:51 AM

I gotta say that is funny Bob...

woody with a view - 8-20-2014 at 05:33 PM

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Originally posted by David K
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Originally posted by woody with a view
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Originally posted by David K
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Originally posted by weebray
Is totuava a different fish? Anyway it's on the menu here at the Greek restaurant in La Paz.


I last ate totuava (totuaba) at Alfonsina's (and Irma put her finger to her lips when she told me what the variety was, as it was a secret or contraband.


most people don't gloat about their complicity in the end of a fishery....... don't tell me it was already dead. you should have walked out! then maybe they'd get the message, but I guess your "finger to her lips" story is just sooooo cute.:barf:


Seriously dumb of you to say this about me, so let me tell you what I thought was obvious... it was AFTER I ate the fish tacos I asked Irma what kind of fish (it was that good), and she did the hush thing and said quietly "totauva" with a smile.

I don't think barfing it up would have helped, do you?


maybe you should have said that the FIRST TIME?