Chum, Ceviche, six of one, half dozen of the other.

It took 450 chefs, up to their armpits in 6.8 tons of chopped "white fish," onions, hot peppers, and lime, in Callao, Peru to bring home the Guinness World Record for making the biggest Ceviche ever. Ceviche, for those of you who eat nothing but McDonald's and P.F. Chang's, is a classic South American raw fish mush...like chum, but marinaded in citrus. The Peruvian team beat Mexico's previously held Ceviche record by 2 tons.

Why do we give a shit about this? Every bit of news on this record-breaker has said that 6 tons of "white fish" was used for the recipe. There is no such thing as "white fish." This is a seafood industry term for any number of fish with flaky white flesh. Species that are considered as "white fish" range from Cod, Haddock, Pollack, and Plaice to Orange Roughy, Tilapia, Sole, Sea Bass, Halibut and Grouper to yes--Shark. So we are basically questioning the ethics and good taste of these Peruvian chefs in preparing nearly 7 tons of what may very well be critically overfished and endangered species.

"A Peruvian who does not eat ceviche is not Peruvian," said Chef Ronald Espinoza.

[washingtonpost]

Ceviche: the Peruvian national dish. Nothing adds dignity and class to a traditional recipe like serving it up writ large in grotesque and stomach churning proportions.

Amirite?

--Sharky

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