Filleting

To prepare: Smoked mackerel needs little preparation and filleting removes all the major bones.

Filleting a flatfish By Mitch Tonks Fillet flatfish by slicing the body along the backbone from head to tail. The backbone in fish usually runs along the midline of the body. Start just below the head.

Filleting knife: A flexible-bladed knife used for filleting fish; similar in size and shape to a boning knife. Fines herbes: A mixture of herbs, usually parsley, chervil, tarragon, and chives.

While the fillet knife is most often associated with filleting various types of fish, it is also helpful in other applications as well.

désosser: to bone (also desossage, deboning and filleting fish) déssaler: to soak in water, to remove salt détailler: to chop ...

See also: Fillet, Fish, Cooking, Knife, Water