Pacu Ribs

[gulfporter]

We've been living in a small Florida beach town for the past 18 months (and before that, in Central Mexico), so maybe this isn't as new to others as it was to us.   

 

A nearby eatery which posts its weekly specials on FB, advertised glazed pacu ribs.  We had to google pacu to find that it is an Amazonian piranha-like fish.  

 

These ribs were spectacular!  The 'ribs' were a cut of flesh hanging onto 3 or 4 long fish bones.  The meat was sweet and tender and it was perfectly glazed with notes of citrus and black pepper, then served over a cabbage and apple slaw.  A perfect meal for a warm Florida summer evening in a delightful outdoor patio.  

 

The restaurant is Pia's Trattoria in Gulfport and we hope they get more pacu in the future!

[gfweb]

Hope it isn't locally-sourced.

[scubadoo97]

No pacu in our waters [emoji227]

[daveb]

May call for a road trip.  At 42 miles that;'s just a 1 - 6 hour drive

[gfweb]

No pacu in our waters [emoji227]

 

One never knows. Look at all the snakeheads that are in the US (not considering DC).

[scubadoo97]

May call for a road trip. At 42 miles that;'s just a 1 - 6 hour drive

South St. Pete is may an hour Dave. Aren't you around Tampa/Brandon? Edited July 26, 2015 by scubadoo97 (log)

[daveb]

Yep.  Brandon.  42 miles by Mapquest.  About an hour on a good day at a good time.  But I've gotta cross a bridge.  And you know how tourists like to get in wrecks on the bridges.... 

[scubadoo97]

You have 3 to choose from.

We should do a eG get together one day

[rotuts]

if anyone goes back to this place, Id love to see some pics of the place and the dish.

 

I can't imagine it right now

 

thanks

[jvalentino]

I first heard of them on Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives awhile back but they seem to be popping up in more places now. I had them at a charity BBQ a couple weeks ago in Chicago. 

 

Here's the DDD vid-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK2dUxU2OJI

[rotuts]

thanks

 

I just couldn't picture fish ribs

[hski7]

Good article on these two days ago at FR:

 

http://www.foodrepublic.com/2015/07/24/brazilian-pacu-ribs-are-hot-heres-where-to-find-them/

 

 

Am really wanting to give them a shot sometime.