Fish Butchery: The Niland Cuts
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Origin
Niland's most radical contribution is his argument that fish should be butchered like meat — portioned across the muscle grain rather than along it, producing cuts that cook differently and eat differently from conventional fillets. His documentation of fish rib chops, fish bavette, fish rump, and fish loin as distinct cuts with specific cooking applications challenges the entire Western tradition of fillet-as-default.
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Description
A framework for alternative fish portioning — cutting across the backbone and muscle grain rather than along it, producing cuts that reference meat butchery and behave differently under heat.
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