COMESTIBLE FISH PRODUCT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME
The present invention is generally directed to a method for producing a frozen fish product from a whole fish fillet. The frozen fish product has many of the characteristics of a loin portion, including enhanced resistivity to partial thawing during the application of heat. The invention relates to a method for processing a fish and a comestible fish product produced thereby, wherein the method includes the steps of folding a whole fish fillet approximately in half and freezing the folded fish fillet, prior to subsequent external surface processing.
1 . A method of processing fish comprising the steps of:
providing a whole fish fillet having a lateral line;
folding the whole fish fillet approximately in half; and
freezing the folded fish fillet.
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25 . A fish processed according to the method of claim 1 .
26 . A comestible fish product comprising a folded frozen whole fish fillet, wherein the frozen whole fish fillet is folded approximately in half.
27 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet is folded along a lateral line thereof.
28 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet is folded head to tail.
29 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet comprises Tilapia.
30 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet is skinned.
31 . The fish product of claim 30 , wherein the frozen fish fillet is super deep skinned.
32 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet has a minimum folded thickness of at least about 1.5 cm.
33 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet has a minimum folded thickness of about 1.9 cm.
34 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet comprises skin-side to skin-side folding.
35 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet comprises individually quick freezing.
36 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet comprises at least one of blast freezing and tunnel freezing.
37 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet comprises vacuum sealing prior to freezing;
38 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet comprises a trimmed profile.
39 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet comprises a groomed appearance.
40 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet further comprises a surface glaze.
41 . The fish product of claim 40 , wherein the glaze comprises water.
42 . The fish product of claim 26 , wherein the frozen fish fillet further comprises a processed external surface over at least a portion thereof.
43 . The fish product of claim 42 , wherein the processed portion comprises a sear.
44 . The fish product of claim 42 , wherein the processed portion comprises a marinade.
45 . The fish product of claim 42 , wherein the processed portion comprises a char marking.