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Poll: What is your take on herring (shawa) fish?

I Like It 74% (137 votes)
I Dislike It 13% (24 votes)
I Barely Tolerate It 12% (23 votes)
This poll has ended

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Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Mariangeles(op): 5:31pm On Sep 19
What is your take on herring (shawa) fish?

Like, dislike, or barely tolerate it?

I call it the low budget mackerel (Titus) fish.

Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by muyico(m): 5:34pm On Sep 19
Likes it smoke
Mix With efo riro
Scatter am inside
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Pootle: 5:36pm On Sep 19
extremely bony but manageable when it is fried. my wife added the fried one to the beans i ate yesterday night, it was delicious. i know them go freeze the rest for me as them no like beans
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Mariangeles(op): 5:39pm On Sep 19
Apparently, its eggs are a separate delicacy on its own, called kazunoko in Japan.
Who knew?

And they're marinated and eaten raw.😳

Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by DMCA: 5:50pm On Sep 19
Mariangeles:
Apparently, its eggs are a separate delicacy on its own, called kazunoko in Japan.
Who knew?

And they're marinated and eaten raw.😳
Maria my kukunase darling grin
u don be moderator for kukanase affairs section? grin
congratulations kiss kiss kiss
grin
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Bahamas95(m): 6:01pm On Sep 19
Apart from tilapia, I enjoy eating most types of fish. I have no problem with this one either, except for the eggs --I dislike them.

However, I prefer eating my fish fresh. I don't like smoked or fried fish.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by lordm(m): 6:47pm On Sep 19
Too much bone. But it comes handy when you don't want to spend too much money to cook
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Mariangeles(op): 6:59pm On Sep 19
Makes me nauseous 🤢 whenever I eat it with food (rice particularly).
Except I eat it fried by itself.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Hemanwel(m): 8:47pm On Sep 19
[Whenever I see raw fish, ladies come to mind.

Why?
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Hamziyah(m): 8:48pm On Sep 19
Ọbẹ pademi nigbunwọ lama fiun jẹba pẹlu ẹja shawa ✌️
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by aycorporat(m): 8:49pm On Sep 19
Frying it is a delicacy while the eggs are crunchy and sweet as well
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by adeoyekay(m): 8:49pm On Sep 19
muyico:
Likes it smoke
Mix With efo riro
Scatter am inside
omo iyami wagbayi

oooooo
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Negroid001(m): 8:49pm On Sep 19
Most sold fish in Nigeria after panla.
All of una go dey form fresh.

Only downside is the bones.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by ABI28: 8:50pm On Sep 19
Enjoy it in the process of making Moimoi.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Negroid001(m): 8:50pm On Sep 19
Mariangeles:
Makes me nauseous 🤢 whenever I eat it with food (rice particularly).
Except I eat it fried by itself.
You and my wife dey the same category.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by DMCA: 8:51pm On Sep 19
Mariangeles:
What is your take on herring (shawa) fish?

Like, dislike, or barely tolerate it?

I call it the low budget mackerel (Titus) fish.
E d smell like something in between cool
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by pcagbaji(m): 8:51pm On Sep 19
I hate this particular fish if it is not horse mackerel or Croker count me out
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by smasher1(m): 8:53pm On Sep 19
Mariangeles:
What is your take on herring (shawa) fish?

Like, dislike, or barely tolerate it?

I call it the low budget mackerel (Titus) fish.
DISLIKE. Disgusting. Not supposed to be eaten by humans. Other animals and fishes can eat it.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Babastrong(m): 8:54pm On Sep 19
If it isn't Kote fish (Atlantic horse mackerel), it can't be my favourite.
Mariangeles:
What is your take on herring (shawa) fish?

Like, dislike, or barely tolerate it?

I call it the low budget mackerel (Titus) fish.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by just2endowed: 8:54pm On Sep 19
A fish very high in omega 3 fatty acid among all fish only when cook boiled
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by AdegbemiroX: 8:54pm On Sep 19
Fish wey don dey save lives tey tey.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by TheStoriesOfMan: 8:55pm On Sep 19
Mariangeles:
Apparently, its eggs are a separate delicacy on its own, called kazunoko in Japan.
Who knew?

And they're marinated and eaten raw.😳
Looks like caviar. Very expensive. I could eat it all day.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Kingzjayzee: 8:56pm On Sep 19
When fried...It's bae!. Very 😋 grin
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by DMCA: 8:56pm On Sep 19
Hemanwel:
[Whenever I see raw fish, ladies come to mind.

Why?
u are a man of Kukunase affairs grin
u never pay ur membership dues dis year grin
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by smasher1(m): 8:57pm On Sep 19
Negroid001:
Most sold fish in Nigeria after panla.
All of una go dey form fresh.

Only downside is the bones.
Perhaps in your region. It's seen by me in Lagos, but not seen elsewhere like Delta state, Bayelsa state, Anambra state. Obviously, some people don't buy it as much as in the South West.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by ghettochild(m): 8:58pm On Sep 19
Pootle:
extremely bony but manageable when it is fried. my wife added the fried one to the beans i ate yesterday night, it was delicious. i know them go freeze the rest for me as them no like beans
lol u been don like beans since secondary school days ba?
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by joseph1832(m): 8:58pm On Sep 19
Mariangeles:
What is your take on herring (shawa) fish?

Like, dislike, or barely tolerate it?

I call it the low budget mackerel (Titus) fish.
Na real low budget. But e dey bellefu. It's nice. I like it though.
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by nwakibie3(m): 9:00pm On Sep 19
We call it Chizoba here because the fish get plenty bones, as you dey eat the fish you go dey pray to God for protection grin
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Biggaboi(m): 9:01pm On Sep 19
Too bony. Definitely not what u should cook if y have little kids to feed. Unless u have a lot of time to patiently remove the tiny but dangerous bones b4 serving to the kids
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Hemanwel(m): 9:01pm On Sep 19
DMCA:
u are a man of Kukunase affairs grin
u never pay ur membership dues dis year grin
Na OP ask for my opinion nah! Lolss
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Stephen0mozzy: 9:02pm On Sep 19
One of the peak of my teenage years, was earning my own money and buying this "henry" fish - roasted one to drink garri.

😁
Re: Herring (Shawa) Fish: What Is Your Opinion About This Fish? (Pictures) by Raregem9000(m): 9:04pm On Sep 19
I love it smoked. Use it for rice stew with plenty locust beans and thank me later
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