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Fish tea is also available at some West Indian fish markets in New York.
While I worked at Fulton Fish Market a great many species of Caribbean
reef fish were sold although I never saw damselfish at the market. The
fish of choice in New York for producing fish tea was whole doctorfish,
Acanthurus chirurgus. The tea was made with whole peppercorns and was
very spicy and tasty and especially fortifying on a cold winter morning.
Perhaps the fortifying nature of the tea is an additional reason for the
fish's name.
I should also mention that Chromis chromis is/ was a significant
component of the recreational shore catch on the Cote d'Azur in Southern
France in the 1960s. As a child I fished from the rocks with many other
recreational anglers. The anglers caught a mixture of Chromis chromis
and sparids. All fish were kept for use in fish soup although the
sparids were much preferred. The best bait was 'vache qui rire' cheese
mixed with flour. Even the biggest sparids caught from the rocks were
only 4 to 5 inches long - not certain of the species.
Richard Lord,
Guernsey GY1 1BQ
Great Britain
Tel: +44 (0)1481 700688
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Sent: 28 October 2002 15:05
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Subject: drinking damselfish
Dear Kathy,
While living in St. Ann's Bay Jamaica I observed that subsistence
fishers would keep all fishes collected in their Antillian fish traps,
including damselfish and juveniles of other species. When I asked why
they saved these small fish, the fishermen replied that they were used
to make fish tea. The fish are put whole into a pot of water along with
herbs and spices then cooked. The broth is strained then drank as tea.
Fish tea is commonly consumed in the mornings and can also be purchased
from vendors. The remaining fish trap catch, which ranged in size from
15 - 25 cm in length, was saved for cooking or market. Hope this helps,
Rick Nemeth, Ph.D.
Center for Marine and Environmental Studies
University of the Virgin Islands
St. Thomas, USVI
Kathryn Kavanagh wrote:
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> Hello,
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> Does anyone know whether damselfishes (Pomacentridae) are harvested
> in significant numbers as a food source? Perhaps in the Philippines?
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> Thanks for the help.
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> Kathy
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> Kathryn Kavanagh, PhD
> Museum of Comparative Zoology
> Harvard University
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