It is asserted "by those conversant with the subject, that iish supplied in Holland are noticeably superior to those in other places of kindred varieties. The Dutch account for this by saying that they are the only ones who take the trouble lo kill the fish as soon as they are taken from the water, while the common practice is to let them struggle and gasp until life is extinct. By killing them at once the ilesh does not soften, but retains its compactness, and possesses a superior flavor to those left to die in the usual way. The me thod of killing is to take a sharp knife and make a longitudinal slit under the tail—an operation quickly performed, and effective in preventing that flabbiness common to.fish suffered to struggle and die by exhaustion.
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 962, 10 March 1871, Page 2
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