Found fresh mackerel at 6:30am in the market this morning. I bought 1/2 of the mackerel and had it filleted. Packed and put ice on top of the fish and put it in the refrigerator for our sashimi dinner. I had the cook use the fish bones and some meat and skin in it to make a clear soup. Ah, hot mackerel soup and mackerel sashimi for dinner. That stuffed us well.
My review of mackerel is that it has its distinct taste. It’s as good as tuna. And it is so much cheaper. But the supply is erratic. Tuna is abundant. Mackerel is just 1 fish available at a time. The tuna is big and the fish vendors know that the tuna is to be filleted.
It’s just as the Wai Dieters have rated. Raw mackerel taste is excellent!