tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post4350746081437715289..comments2024-03-13T06:29:02.843-04:00Comments on Do You Really Know What You're Eating?: My $24.07 lunch at EscaVictor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-36348286297691319822010-07-17T14:23:34.006-04:002010-07-17T14:23:34.006-04:00I've always been a fan of fish cheeks, but my ...I've always been a fan of fish cheeks, but my wife claims the head when we order a whole fish out, which is frequently. The halibut that gave up these cheeks must have been a pretty big fish, because, unlike humans with big butts, the cheeks don't grow independently. Maybe if the fish holds its breath and puffs out its cheeks.......Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-90939305257776586022010-07-17T13:28:13.886-04:002010-07-17T13:28:13.886-04:00Damn this blog is making me hungry. I should know ...Damn this blog is making me hungry. I should know better than to read it before breakfast. You might point out that Halibut cheeks are indeed cheeks. The great outdoors writer Jerry Kenney of the Daily News once pointed out to me that although fishermen often toss the head of the bluefish, popular in local waters, the smart ones would carve out the cheeks before disposing of the head, as they were indeed a delicacy. Which, of course, begs the question, does a halibut even have a butt?Aaron Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765103620316143748noreply@blogger.com