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Unread 05/18/2012, 02:43 PM   #14
MrTuskfish
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Originally Posted by nrbelk View Post
I've never gotten the chance to eat them but I have read in some articles that caution must be used due to the possibility of Ciguatera poisoning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera
This has been said about lots of fish. I know an ER Doc in the Keys who has never seen a case of ciguatera poisoning. I lived in the Keys for a few years (long ago) and spent my life around keys marinas and the fishing scene. I never heard of anyone who had been poisoned by ciguatera either.

I dined on lionfish a few years ago. , my host knew I was a fish geek and called it something else. It was broiled with a touch of paprika, garlic and tarragon (an excellent broiled fish herb). It was very mild, buttery, and reminded me of orange roughy. (Larry the Cable Guy says an orange roughy is what you take after eating a whole bag of Cheeze-Doodles).
I'll admit to not really wanting to eat the same species I keep, but I'll get over it; the guilt is over-ruled by the positive thing you do for the environment when you kill Atlantic lions.


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