• fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
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    18 hours ago

    I still have no idea where they got that “goujon” shit from. I only learnt the word in my twenties when I lived in Ireland.
    In French, it’s the name of a tiny fish which you can eat (by the dozen) fried and it’s fantastic.

    The chicken one, we just call aiguillette (“needlet”)

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      5 hours ago

      Gobio gobio thrives on gravel or sandy ground so it shouldn’t have a muddy taste. I like those types of bottom-dwellers the most.

      Occasionally ate whitebait and while it was no problem with fry, mine were herring I believe, I was hesitant about chewing on the skull and spine of a fingerling over 50mm.

      Do they still Crack on bite or is it more comparable to the chewy texture of fry?

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        3 hours ago

        I’ll be honest, it’s been years since I’ve enjoyed a friture so I’m not positive the ones I had were specifically goujons or what. But the texture is divine, like nice chips and pretty much the same size, with a nice butter / lemon sauce. Dammit now I miss it!