Why this fish is BANNED IN JAPAN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- Learn why this fish is banned in Japan!
Escolar is a common fish to see in sushi restaurants around the world, except where it is illegal. It is a fatty, waxy fish that causes stomach pains and possibly even worse! It is high in mercury content, but it also tastes delicious!
In this video I'll show you how to fillet Escolar using simple, step-by-step instructions. This fish fillet tutorial is perfect if you're looking to start eating different species of fish and using different parts of a fish in your cuisine!
- Reed the Fishmonger
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I ate 12 orders of this at a sushi restaurant, and 30 minutes later, I ruined the restaurants bathroom. Tastiest fish I've eaten raw.
Presumably you then ate 12 more orders to fill up again? 🤣
I guess the limit must be 11 then
PLEASE CLOSE ALL SUSHI IN AMERICA, PLEASE BAN CHINA FROM AMERICA. CLOSE THE BORDERS.
@@PunzL I had four sushi sized pieces total and it was unspeakable. Do not put this to the test!! You could very very much regret it.
This has more to do with eating certain kinds of fats than the fat percentage, because butter or margarine is 80 percent fat, so 8 ounces of this fish is equal to only 2 ounces of butter (1/2 stick of butter) (Edit- Yeah just looked it up, 90% of the fats in this fish are indigestible wax esters, similar to what is found in beeswax) So it is not because the fish is so fatty, it is specifically because of the type of chemicals in the fats.
Thank you for the wisdom!
this fish has type of wax that non digestable and causes laxative effects
Fat on its own causes it!
Does it have the same effect when cooked?
I was thinking the same thing. You can eat a very large ribeye at a steakhouse, fats and all, and whatever other fat laden sides that come with the meal and probably feel quite okay.
After eating so much of this at a buffet, I had weird bowel movements too. Not discomfort, no cramp, no stomach pain, just oily crap. It was really weird.
Sudden orange poops of death
Bro i had this for the first time and my poop had little drops of orange 🤣🤣
Like are we talking a borderline Lovecraftian bowel movement?
5w30 motor oil in thre toilet. 😂
here in my home country, that is called "ipot ipot." After eating that fish, When you walk, oil drips from behind without you realizing that it has flowed down your legs. It's oily and smelly when you eat it. The flies will sure follow you behind your legs, hahaha! 😄
I had this regularly without digestion issues for years. Was my favorite sushi. Nothing like it - melts in your mouth, texture is incredible. I only had 1-2 nigiri at a time.
You are a wild man Reed. Serviced a restaurant years ago that made Blackened Escolar its signature dish. They made a fortune with it. Yes it is so fatty and moist you can cook it for 3 hours and it won’t dry out. Great video my man! Well done!
That’s awesome! It’s better than Chilean seabass at a much lower price point. Thank you for watching brotha!!
And by the way my first and only negative experience with Escolar hit me 24 hours later. I put it this way I was trying to make it home, I gambled and I lost!
It hit me a little late too!
the redeming factor is after all is said and done you feel like you went through one of those "Body Cleanse" programs & 5 LBS lighter!@@reedthefishmonger
If you both shit your pants from eating eat. Omg why
I bought a 10 oz block at my local fishmonger, as white tuna. Ate it raw and loved every bit of it. Then I decided to find out what white tuna was, and it’s possible side effects… that was a tenuous wait, and I had no side effects except the anxiety, lol.
That’s wild!! First, your lucky and I’m envious 😂 second, your local fishmonger is gambling selling more than 4-6 oz at a time
Me and my partner have never had symptoms eating it, and we have usually 4-6 thick and juicy pieces. We love it too, one of the best tasting fish out there.
Bought this fish few months ago, ate a bunch of it and enjoyed it to the max ...then for the next few days I had oily orange diarrhea xDDD ...okay, dude, you have a new subscriber here :D
We had the same symptoms!! 😂😅
Welcome aboard! 🙏
Sounds like my colonoscopy prep. Lol
Usually remove all skin - belly area and bones - cover all meat with salt and let sit in refrigerator for 5 days - remove rinse off and cook as needed
Rumor has it if you listen closely on cold dark nights you can still hear his screaming poops 😂
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I suffered this fate with no prior knowledge…. I had no symptoms except it was unsafe to leave toilet until it was fully out of system…. Butter in, butter out….
I’m so glad I found your channel. You are really fantastic. I can appreciate someone with your talent. Wow.
Hahaha. Great vid man!! I ate a bunch one time at our local sushi place. My boss ordered too much of it. It was called “white tuna”. I had no idea you should not eat too much back then. The craps were monumental. I didn’t have any pain or discomfort either other than the butt spray. I still order it sometimes but only two pieces of nigiri.
It’s sooo good but definitely need to portion control 😂
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Wife and I ate average sized portions of "white tuna" purchased from Joe Patti's in Pensacola. Same result. Frequent trips to the bathroom the next day.
The butt spray has me rollin'! I like to call it painting the porcelain.
It’s so wrong and misleading that they call it white tuna The first time I had it, I thought the sushi chef was trying to describe albacore.
I will say that having spontaneous uncontrollable but leakage in public is not a good thing.
I don’t care how good it was, never had it again. If your body can’t digest the wax it contains I’d rather not have any.
Like being on Orlistat for weight loss and eating a big portion of chips (French fries) and deep fried battered fish. The fats don’t get absorbed or broken down, they just pass on through giving you a well oiled ring!
You know we’re gonna need the aftermath update 😆👍 Good luck young Jedi!
Broooooo strangest bowel movement ever
@@reedthefishmonger I’m glad you survived it!! I looked up the fish and it sounded rough! Reminds me of oelestra from back in the 90s-00s. People stopped eating those chips real quick 😂
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"Fear, the toilet, he does not" - Master Yoda (in a parallel universe).
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, is banned in Japan and Italy.
Correct!
I already have the runs. I'm not eating that fish. It is also jokingly called the Ex-lax fish.
Yes it is! 😂
I really appreciate the step by step instructions. I've learned a great deal and my fillets are a lot cleaner with less waste and the carcasses have a lot less meat left on the bones. Can you do a short video how to sharpen your knives? I have several Dexters and regardless what I do, I cannot get and keep a sharp-sharp edge. Thanks.
Thank you for watching brotha! I’ll make another sharpening video 🤙
Excellent video,man.Looking forward to the next one.
Love it! Worth it I’m thinking! Always need a good cleansing!
Definitely worth it! I still recommend portion control 😅
Ok so i was just chilling looking up some good sashimi and this video came up and man am I glad it did Im a huge fan of butterfish and I have never had any stomach problems from it and the way you worked and cut that fish ....wow you got a new subscriber here and a big thumbs up on this video. Keep up the amazing work bro ....... loving the content. Thank you.
Thank you so much brotha I really appreciate it! You’re so lucky that it doesn’t affect you because it tastes so good! 😂
I believe it's also banned in Italy.
Correct!
I think the bowel movement phenomena associated with eating escolar is called "keriorrhea", which basically means you're voiding orange-colored wax.
This is not always true with escolar. Everyone is definitely different, and I never had a problem eating this fish. Great eating fish 🐟 😊
SABLE FISH, ( BLACK COD) (Taste about the same are also very oily taste buttery they are also called butter fish. Buy they are safe as their oil is of a different type. They are 2 completely different fish. Many say Black cod is superior tasting compared to Escolar.
This explains so much. I ate some "sea bass" at a Chinese buffet years ago and had oily stool for a few days. Glad to have a possible reason.
My wife and I had some escolar at a sushi place. We felt like it eating fish-ish flavored shortening. Crazy fat content.
That’s a great way to put it! Straight butter!!
We were just pooping together. We are now brothers.
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i first saw this fish in Extreme Fishing Robson Green season 1 and man it looked quite sketchy. I also read his bio book on this particular episode and he didn't say it on camera but after having a taste of the escolar, he ended up having severe diarrhea. lol,
i looked this fish up further and apparently in Japan, the smugglers label this as' White Tuna'. pretty cool to see this fish further up close
I’ll have to check that out!
Great video. The ending was pure gold. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you! 😂
That was not gold in the pan !
Was a crappy ending 😁
I got a pound of Escolar and the best piece was the eye of the high loin. Shout out to New Sagaya fish market in Anchorage AK. Yes I got the runs but it was quite a tasty fish!
I absolutely love this stuff. glad I learned about the risk; I could have definitely _overindulged_ otherwise. 😅
I'm super late to this party, but since everyone's sharing their orange poop stories... I ate what was probably 8 to 9 ounces of escolar (cooked, deliciously!) in Mexico about ten years ago. I did get cramps and diarrhea, but the discomfort was mild and it didn't last long. However...the next day I had the orange oil making its way into my underwear and shorts independently, sans poop or bathroom trip. I was eternally grateful for Google for explaining to me what the "white tuna" actually was and assuring me that my insides weren't melting away and oozing out. Thanks for this very entertaining video!
Salute to you and your digestion 🫡
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No thanks, I'm good! That fish is crossed off my list of fish.
I don’t blame you😂
Love the videos. A darker color cutting board would make the video even better!
Thank you for the tip! 🙏
Escolar really is astonishingly delicious... But yeah i definitely limit myself to just a few pieces
I agree! Phenomenal fish that requires portion control 😂
This monger is a complete vibe
Super Duper Good Job 👍 Great content and stellar species selection. You are going placing 👍
From experience, it definitely gives you the runs. Would do it again though lol
How much did you eat? also how was it prepared?
Definitely worth it but I recommend portion control 😅
Happens to me when I eat too much mullet roe
Had this at a great seafood buffet in Phoenix before I knew anything about the fish .... It was simply labeled "butterfish" and of course it made no mention of any ill effects. I kept going up for more... When I got home my stomach felt "different" I just figured it was the buffet as a ate a ton of other stuff. In summary it wasn't too bad... It was worth it.
OK love all your videos , but this one takes the cake. That being said. I once ate a whole fish, as we call them in the caribbean, (oil fish ) never got the runs, took about a month or 2, but never any issues. Got it from a long liner that warned me about them. My dad was with me and said it’s sweet fish when you cook it the right way. We did and loved it!! Hope you’re ok dude!! Lolol~!!
That’s epic!! They’re so dang good! I would love to be immune to them😂😂😂
Oilfish is another type of fish but the same family.
That's the most beautiful kitchen/filet/ work space.
Now I’m interested. One of my favorite fish is black cod. It’s suuupppper buttery!
It’s one of my favorite sushimi and I catch them myself. Escolar AKA white tuna is meat butter. We offer it to our Japanese friends down the street and they won’t touch it.
My brother and I ate closer to a pound each and had no issue other than that bizarre thing you mentioned. It was oil beads balled up on the surface of the shitter.
bought a 70$ plate before it had 6 thick sashimi pieces of this, i loved it the most out of all the fish, bluefin doesnt even come close, i actually dont eat blue fin anymore either, too Metallic tasting.
Awesome, what do you use to sharpen your knives?
Cheap ol’ whetstone!
The problem with escolar is that it's mislabeled as other kinds of fish, usually tuna. That is illegal.
I laughed so hard at the ending part.
You took one for the team and that's high praise. I always eat it with rice afterwards. Even if its raw. Thats the trick, or I have an ironclad stomach.
bro i eat so much oil fish in one sitting it doesnt bother me anymore lmao so good
I’m jealous! 😂
Not all oilfish are the same. The issue with escolar is that its oils are “waxy” oils that are completely indigestible, so they aren’t absorbed at all and literally pass through the entire gut, lubricating everything on the way…
Hey, was wondering if this would work as a colonic. Any one with an answer please let me know. Oh and good luck my friend, you videos are fantastic.
It's a great eating fish, but the orange diarrhea that occurs is hideous! I had no warning, then boom, out it came! I had to be in the immediate vicinity of the toilet for the next two days. And when I meant immediate vicinity I mean no more than 6 feet away. I literally slept in my study due to its proximity to the toilet...it is that bad!
😂😂😂😂 I know how you feel brother!
The title says,This fish is banned in Japan..Yet every other single thing that comes from the Ocean isn't banned..The Japanese will eat absolutely anything that lives in the ocean..Anything..They banned eating this fish "supposedly"..Yet it's ok to eat Dolphins..
The fish eats a lot of food containing wax esters (think bees wax or carnuba wax) that it cant metabolize. When we eat it, we are basically eating a laxative.
In 1998 Lay's introduced versions of Ruffles and Doritos that were made with "Olestra", which had all the deliciousness of real fat but contained molecules too large to be digested. Initially, sales exploded. Then bathrooms did. This sounds very similar.
Changes music to "The Eye of the High Loin"
Escolar is my favorite
So good. In controlled quantities of under 3oz 😂
@@reedthefishmonger don't think I have ever eaten 6 oz. Does this reaction also happen when cooked?
I want so badly to try escolar sashimi.
“I’m a trained professional I sit on my atleast a hour a day with my phone” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Over 20 years ago I ordered the tuna special at my favorite local restaurant, and it was delicious. Later that night, however, it began and lasted well into the next night. I dared not leave the house in case I had to use the toilet. And it wasn't the "normal" runny stool, it was bright yellow and waxy in appearance. Flash forward 15 years later and I read about escolar, how it is commonly sold by unscrupulous fishmongers as tuna to restaurants. Then it described the symptoms, and suddenly I realized what had happened all those years ago! Apparently I'm one of the 10% of people that is super-sensitive to escolar. I've never ordered tuna at a restaurant again for that very reason, you never know what it is and the restaurant doesn't know either.
Worked as fishmonger many years ago, boss hot smoked one.. it wasnt so much diarrhea, it was more like runny clear jelly
What you did was a brave thing, like eating a ten ounce steak and following it down with a two ounce block of paraffin wax.
Good vid, really enjoyed both your approach and seeing your knife skills.
Haha! I didn't know it's been banned in Japan since the 70's, but I can understand why.
I was a fishmonger for a while at Whole Foods in the late 90's. We started selling this "new" fish in place of Chilean Sea Bass due to the unsustainably of C.S.B at the time.
Escolar was a huge hit and one of our top sellers until too many people reported having severe diarrhea after consuming it.
It happened to me, and it's unlike any diarrhea you've ever experienced.
It's literally like your butthole turns into a corn oil fountain. It comes on instantly with no warning, and you're just spurting a golden, oily substance out of your ass for what seems like an eternity. I had to wrap toilet paper around my hand like an oven mitt multiple times to wipe, because it doesn't absorb into the T.P., it just smears around all over the place when you try to wipe.
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Any more descriptive would be a pic....lol
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"now that we got that outta the way....let's eat this fresh never frozen fish raw" 😂😂 does anybody actually freeze their fish for 5 days?
If necessary, yes. But typically I would avoid freezing a fish for storage. The escolar though lives up to it's rep, friend. Very fatty, mild, excellent on the grill / dry heat and excellent uncooked....in small amount and imo.
@@crimsonfancydefinitely in small amounts 😂
I think all sushi grade tuna is frozen first no?
@miamiwax5504 yes by law it has to be. Flash frozen
I ignorantly bought this in Australia once. It was marketed as butterfish. I had the runs after consuming.
Reed! What’s the best fillet knife out there for at home kitchens? I’m new to the channel
Hey brotha! Dexter’s 7inch is my go-to! Code reed20 for 20% off 🤙
No idea why this came up. But you deserve a sub from me for that.
Welcome aboard! 🙌🙏
I have had escolar sushi here in Florida. The taste is okay and the texture sort of unctuous… I’ve never experienced a laxative effect but I usually don’t eat very much in a sitting.
I’m told that if you try eating coelacanth, which occasionally is caught and even sold though it was long thought extinct, it has a similar laxative effect. Matter of the fish’s preferred diet, I understand.
JUST HAD THIS TODAY CALLED THE STORE BACK TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS TASTED LIKE I WAS EATING STRAIGHT BUTTER NEW FAVORITE SASHIMI!!!
I think escolar is making a comeback
I avoid any restaurant that serves white tuna or escolar. It's cheap fish and it can cause huge digestive problems. Not worth the risk to consume a fish with indigestible waxes and oils.
I have eaten this before at a sushi restaurant numerous time. Hands down my favorite. You are correct about the flavor.
you had the runs alright 😂
Your Skillz are insane. Love watching you clean a fish.....💪💯👊
Where is this caught, and do you get shipped in frozen? I absolutely love it at the sushi restaurant, amazing stuff!
This fish is similar to pacific black cod and is deelishuuss smoked
Where did you get it? I live in the Keys and wonder if I could catch some in FL waters.
This fish was caught in Boca Raton Florida! 🙌
it's called Bakalaw here in our area....your butt will get oily for sure...super tasty fish for sure!
You will find you are pooping greenish oil after eating this fish.
I had cooked escolar in Seattle. When I woke up in the morning my bed was drenched in sweat. Then I went skiing . And I never had any funny poops.
Surely you can use it like a substitute for olive oil and an additive for venison stew. Or what's it like grilled long time. I would give it a go.
The problem is the oils and wax in escolar are indigestible and cause your gut to protest.
What if I consistently have a destructive bowel movement and I've been nowhere near escolar?
I would LOVE to endeavor with you eating that much, I love that fish, so good.
I want to see someone do a mukbang with this fish
Where are Escalar caught? Deep water, and what bait is preferred?
This fish was caught in Boca Raton FL. Unsure of the bait used
The absolute best one bite of sashimi I have ever had and wished I could have eaten more than two pieces
I had one of those fish as a pet once. His name was Pablo 😂
After watching this video, i now know what i must try.
Freezing food doesn’t kill bacteria ik this from since in college we tasted some different meats left it in room temp, boilled left in the sun to dry, smoked and frozen then only ones that had zero bacteria to speak of was boiled of course but sun dried and smoked did very well as for the frozen when it thawed almost all the bacteria came to life as they can hibernate
You’re doing a great job!
They serve it as white tuna at Yama all you can eat sushi in Las Vegas. I only had 65 pieces of it last night. Lol
Hit me at noon today
One of the most delicious fishes out there.
Wont be seeing another video from this guy for a while!
"I want you to see it all... there will be no cuts...." Next minute is sped up with 28 cuts... =)))) Just found ya, awesome skills, but something is fishy here !
Maybe next clip you can mix in a round of Russian Roulette between filet cuts.
try some ponzu,wasabi and soy sauce,its really good.
It is white castle of fish, or taco Bell.. , they call it white tuna in America.. grilled collars are awesome but it is the waxy oils that make you shyte not anything else.. but it is like eating a quart of ricotta cheese if you are lactose intolerant
In Florida I have heard this fish go by the nickname of “sh*t mackerel”
Keriorreah is not some Irish girl.
If MTV was still producing Jackass, this would be a perfect group challenge.