Maybole Posted Monday at 02:53 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:53 PM My family often eat Pla Too (ปลาทู). Curious as to its english name, I put it to Google Translate. It came up with Mackerel, which the fish is obviously not. Can any member give me an english or even better a zoological name for it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted Monday at 03:01 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:01 PM 6 minutes ago, Maybole said: My family often eat Pla Too (ปลาทู). Curious as to its english name, I put it to Google Translate. It came up with Mackerel, which the fish is obviously not. Can any member give me an english or even better a zoological name for it? My missus calls it tuna, which it is not. Seems it is "short mackerel" https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=ปลาทู 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstevens Posted Monday at 07:47 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:47 PM Mackerel is the name in English. Good on your family for often eating it as it's really healthy! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Foxx Posted yesterday at 01:48 AM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 01:48 AM 10 hours ago, Maybole said: Mackerel, which the fish is obviously not Are you possibly being confused by the angle of the head? Traditionally in Thailand the neck is broken and the head forced downwards. 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted yesterday at 02:12 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:12 AM 23 minutes ago, Foxx said: Are you possibly being confused by the angle of the head? Traditionally in Thailand the neck is broken and the head forced downwards. ปลาซาบะ Pla Saba is what a lot of people will know as mackerel. But I think it's the same family as Pla Too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post digbeth Posted yesterday at 02:18 AM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 02:18 AM short mackerel and it's only available in these parts of the world 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted yesterday at 02:29 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:29 AM We occasionally eat them. The cats like them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pickwick Posted yesterday at 04:23 AM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 04:23 AM 1 hour ago, owl sees all said: We occasionally eat them. The cats like them too. Back in the day, after having just moved here, I was eating them at the wife's family home. I suddenly felt like I had swallowed a bone and told my wife. She immediately informed everyone and my brother-in-law nodded and left the table quickly. Off for a doctor I reassuringly thought and tried to remain calm. A minute later and he returned with a cat and rubbed its paw three times across my throat! Oddly, it worked 🙂 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted yesterday at 04:47 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:47 AM 22 minutes ago, Pickwick said: Back in the day, after having just moved here, I was eating them at the wife's family home. I suddenly felt like I had swallowed a bone and told my wife. She immediately informed everyone and my brother-in-law nodded and left the table quickly. Off for a doctor I reassuringly thought and tried to remain calm. A minute later and he returned with a cat and rubbed its paw three times across my throat! Oddly, it worked 🙂 Fantastic story Pickwick. Nature has the answers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterphuket Posted yesterday at 05:43 AM Share Posted yesterday at 05:43 AM 3 hours ago, digbeth said: short mackerel and it's only available in these parts of the world Thanks, a very good explanation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrchase Posted yesterday at 06:05 AM Share Posted yesterday at 06:05 AM It is Indian Mackerel in english. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeBOzbourne Posted yesterday at 06:33 AM Share Posted yesterday at 06:33 AM 2 hours ago, Pickwick said: Back in the day, after having just moved here, I was eating them at the wife's family home. I suddenly felt like I had swallowed a bone and told my wife. She immediately informed everyone and my brother-in-law nodded and left the table quickly. Off for a doctor I reassuringly thought and tried to remain calm. A minute later and he returned with a cat and rubbed its paw three times across my throat! Interesting. A fish bone in the throat in Peru requires you to rotate your plate clockwise three times in order to confuse the spirit of the fish and make it fall into your stomach. In Brazil you remove three sticks from a campfire, turn them around, and put the opposite ends of the sticks back in the fire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted yesterday at 07:59 AM Share Posted yesterday at 07:59 AM 5 hours ago, digbeth said: short mackerel and it's only available in these parts of the world Indeed there are many different mackerel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted yesterday at 11:16 AM Share Posted yesterday at 11:16 AM 9 hours ago, Foxx said: Are you possibly being confused by the angle of the head? Traditionally in Thailand the neck is broken and the head forced downwards. Nah , your Wrong the fish Grows like that and it is a Thai mackerel. https://pulitzercenter.org/projects/thailands-favorite-fish-vanishing-our-appetite-blame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted yesterday at 11:52 AM Share Posted yesterday at 11:52 AM 20 hours ago, Maybole said: Pla Too Fist time my gf asked me to buy that I bought her two fish... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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