Grey mullet, jacks and blue runnersOnline Catalogue | Grey mullet, jacks and blue runners Three firm fleshed fishWe've put these three fish together, but jacks and mullet are not at all similar in appearance. What they have in common is that both have firm white flesh, are ideal for cooking whole and are really tasty.
Grey mullet are striped silver fish, very common around Britain in the summer, and are often seen in coastal areas and estuaries. When they are not caught from around our own coasts we get them from Morocco. They are a really tasty fish with a firm white flesh, ideal for cooking whole, especially on the barbeque.
Jacks are a fish family of over 200 species, including blue runners, trevally jacks, horse mackerel, jumping jacks or chinchard and carapau. Jacks are found around the world in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific.
|  | | | More information about grey mullet ...Grey mullet breed around Britain, especially around west country coasts. There you'll see them at places like Poole harbour, lying with there heads near the surface, almost like they are sunbathing. In other parts of the world, like Turkey for example, they are much prized because they are hard to find and are rated as highly as bass. Because they are so plentiful here, they are cheap and not prized as much. There are three types of grey mullet: thin-lipped, gold, and thick-lipped - they all taste the same and are all bottom feeders, feeding on vegetation and sifting the goodness out of mud. Doesn't sound too good, but they taste wonderful!
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