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Walleye cheeks?? - lunkerhunter2 - 07-20-2007
Has anyone ever eaten walleye cheeks? I have been taking them from most of the eyes i have caught this year and they are great if not over cooked. Just wondering if anyone else does this.[cool]
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Walleye cheeks?? - Flycasting - 07-20-2007
I tried them once.... [
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Walleye cheeks?? - mactuna - 07-20-2007
Probably like Tuna's the best part of the fish. I have not tryed it but I will.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Walleye cheeks?? - rustyhook - 07-20-2007
fresh water scallop(cheek meat), don't over cook them.
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Re: [rustyhook] Walleye cheeks?? - Dubie - 07-20-2007
Good part of the fish to eat. Make tasty little nuggets. Also, the "Wings" is a good little scrap. I cut the the belly, around the two pectoral fins, all the way up the fishes throat. You get the two fins, a piece of cartilage, and a piece of meat. Cut the skin off, fry it up, and eat the scrap of meat right off. Nice little finger food.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Walleye cheeks?? - LlindeX - 07-20-2007
I had never heard of eating a fishes "Cheeks" until I did alot of traveling to the Atlantic Shores of Canada. When I first got up to Newfoundland, a bunch of guys from Molson took me out to a Newfie Seafood restaurant. The menu said their specialty was "Cod Cheeks". I began to laugh, but quickly found out that the laugh was on me. The guys insisted that I order it for dinner. Once I had it, I ordered it quite often. Seems "Cod Cheeks" are very popular up that way. I'd think that Walleye Cheeks would be just as good.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Walleye cheeks?? - birddogwi - 07-20-2007
Not really worth the hassle on the smaller "eaters".. @ 1.5lbs / 16".. but get up to that 20"+/3-4lb+ mark and they're worth the hassle.
very good though [cool]
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Re: [birddogwi] Walleye cheeks?? - lunkerhunter2 - 07-20-2007
I have noticed that also. The 20"er's seem about right on the fish i catch. Yummy
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Walleye cheeks?? - CROSSINEYES - 07-20-2007
YUP IVE EATEN THEM. BUT ITS NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE OF CUTTING THEM OUT BREADING THEM AND FRYING THEM FOR A MILLASECOND.LOL I FILLET EYES NEVER COOK THE WHOLE FISH.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Walleye cheeks?? - deepcycle - 07-29-2007
Yeah when I would catch them big enough to get some meat the old days at starvation when a 3lb 4lb fish was common and also would from stripers from powell I bet your nice size wipers would be good to.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Walleye cheeks?? - Kraizee_Skot - 08-12-2007
[font "Lucida Console"][#ff4040][cool]All I can say is that they are pretty tasty!![/#ff4040][/font]
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