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The mystery of Rosada - Is it a hake, cod or monkfish?
Rosada is a very popular fish in Andalucia, but very many people have differing
opinions of the origins of this fish. Many people think it's hake or cod, but whilst being vaguely similar to
these, it most certainly is not. It mainly comes from the Atlantic or colder shores such as Scotland and Wales.
It's called Rosada in Andalucia because of its slightly pinkish skin.
In actual fact, after extensive searching over the internet, I have discovered that it
is wolf fish which is a member of the cat fish family, and as it is an exceedingly ugly fish you can only buy it
with its head cut off, but don't be put off by this statement as it's delicious!
It's an exceedingly large fish, up to 6 - 8 feet in length. I actually think that the
texture of it is similar to what us English call rock salmon, which of course is actually dog fish a member of the
shark family.
I'm happy to say that neither the catfish nor dogfish do remotely resemble our four legged friends, nor
the monkfish do priests!
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