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License or not. Experience is the key and anyone with experience would know better than to be riding Super Sport motorcycles in City Limits anywhere around the world without showing off. But to enjoy the real pleasures of these bikes you need open country roads or racing tracks. At 20 years old many of us felt invincible and made stupid decisions, Russian or not.

Could also be ปลาแฌ็ด (Plā c̣hæ̆d, Shad)

Wiki says they (bluefish) live in SE Asia but whether that includes the area around Thailand is not stated.

Yes,may not be in the waters around Thailand. Do not think it is shad as in the American shad which migrate up rivers to spawn and blue fish is a pelagic fish or one that lives in the open waters away from the coastal areas. Shad also has different fins then blues as in photo below. But yes off of the coast of Africa it is called shad.

Thanks. I have never seen it frozen either and at Makro it will be hit or miss as it is not in supply all of the time. I will have to depend on a photo to compare. Maybe I should get to know some fisherman.

It is mostly a sport fish. In the East coast of the US many stores carry it because it is popular baked, broiled or grilled if it is not larger then 3 kg or else it has a very strong flavor.

I use a honey brine with some citrus rum then smoke it with Alder wood. Sometimes I make a cream cheese spread with it.

Trying to find a substitute for this, not to many other fish with a high oil content here. Maybe I will try mackerel.

In the US, along the east coast, it is called Bluefish. In Australia it is called Tailor. What is it called in Thailand? Is it fished commercially? Where can I buy some?

The Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is the only living species of the family Pomatomidae. It is a marine pelagic fish that can be found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean. Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia, shad on the east coast of South Africa, and elf on the west coast. Other common names regarding this fish are blue, chopper, and anchoa. It is a good eating and game fish.

Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/education/reference_library/animal_kingdom/fish/1112981338/bluefish-pomatomus-saltatrix/#Hias12C34FrcGc4x.99

The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is the only extant species of the family Pomatomidae. It is a marine pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean. Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia,^[1]

I am looking for sources for fresh or frozen fish such as Bluefish and Whitefish from Atlantic or Pacific North of Russia

I live near Siracha so I am centrally located between Bangkok and Pattaya.

^Someone did a survey in Thailand that linked low IQ's in children to lack of Iodine in their diet.. (Bit off-topic, but bear with me).

Thaivisa carried the story a few years ago: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/393629-iodine-deficiency-blamed-for-low-iq-among-thai-children/

Most commercial salt manufacturers have since been urged to put Iodine in their product.

I know that all salt comes from the sea. What I was referring to was the salt harvested by locals and sold in unmarked bags. I also know that Thailand has several sea salt harvesting plants and process to food grade iodized table salt. Table salt may also contain anti-caking ingredients. I have not found any non-iodized salt marketed at the food grade.

I purchased some small crystal salt and was disappointed as I started to find small grey and black stones.

I prefer non-iodized salt for brine, cures and pickling as it tends to keep the food from getting dark from the iodine.

Is the sea salt sold along the coastal highways safe for food, brines, cures or only in pool, spas and melting ice after it snows (sic)?