What's the difference between bonito and tuna?
Chef's answer
Bonito is a species associated with the tuna family, but cannot be marketed as Tuna in many countries. Bonito is quite popular as a fried fish with olive oil, especially in the Mediterranean region..
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Bonito, (genus Sarda), tunalike schooling fish of the tuna and mackerel family, Scombridae (order Perciformes). Bonitos are swift, predacious fishes found worldwide. They have striped backs and silvery bellies and grow to a length of about 75 cm (30 inches).
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Yes, you can eat bonito raw. However, the fish spoils easily so it is best to eat it when it's very fresh.
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Bonito is a species associated with the tuna family, but cannot be marketed as Tuna in many countries. Bonito is quite popular as a fried fish with olive oil, especially in the Mediterranean region..
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Diet. Atlantic bonito eat mackerel, menhaden, alewives, silversides, sand lances, and other fishes, as well as squid..
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ScombridaeBonitos/FamilyBonito, (genus Sarda), tunalike schooling fish of the tuna and mackerel family, Scombridae (order Perciformes). Bonitos are swift, predacious fishes found worldwide. They have striped backs and silvery bellies and grow to a length of about 75 cm (30 inches)..
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The biggest knock against bonitos, which are properly known as little tunny and members of the tuna tribe, is that you can't eat them. Their coarse, bloody flesh tastes like _ well, put it this way: You really have to be hungry to eat a bonito.19 Jul 1998.
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Besides being great sport, especially on light tackle, bonito are a dynamite bait for blue marlin and wahoo. If the bonito are especially thick, Greene will keep one, rig it appropriately, put it back in the water and continue fishing.10 Jul 1994.
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