Grouper Throats or Gruuper Waangs

Lots of folks say they don't like fish. Still others say they don't like to eat fish unless it's a fillet. They don't like dealing with the small bones which are often found in fish. I confess the small bones irritate me too, but not enough to not eat fish. The other day at our local fish market, Shelly's Seafood, I noticed one package of 'grouper throats'. Please don't get squeamish till you read the whole post. I've never heard of the throat of a fish being sold in a fish market. But then again I didn't know about fish cheeks till I went fishing as a young adult with a true fisherman. But that's another story.

Anyway, I'm pretty much willing to try anything in the food department at least once, so I decided to purchase the package of grouper throats. I neglected to take a photo of the throat before I cooked it, but it looked pretty much the same as you see on the plate in the first photo except it was white. I cooked the grouper throats in teriyaki sauce (pictured cooking above) made with low sodium soy sauce, ginger, shallot and brown sugar. I am here to tell you grouper throats taste just like chicken wings. Honestly, they were delicious. If I blindfolded you and had you taste them you'd swear they were chicken. Yes they had a bone but it was easy to eat around. The bone stayed intact and the flesh of the fish was firm just like chicken. There weren't any tiny or thin bones. See the bone below.

So if you ever have a chance to get grouper throats, don't hesitate. If you can, get a whole bunch of them because you are going to want more than one or two. You can pick them up with your fingers and eat them just like chicken wings. They are finger licking good. Grouper throats are wings, who knew. OK, I just did a search and it seems grouper throats are commonly known in Florida, how did I know. Well I'm calling them 'gruuper waangs' ha, ha. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.