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Rita-tung Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

What kind of fish is "Guilty-free fish"?

I am sure it's a kind of fish that we take for food, not figure of speech. I read that in a recipe.

Thanks a lot!
  

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Could be a bad translation or still something humorous. Yahoo doesn't show it.

  • Could be a bad translation or still something humorous.
  • Yahoo doesn't show it.
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Could be a bad translation or still something humorous.
Yahoo doesn't show it.
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I have two ideas on that:

1) It's "guilt free" because it's not bad for you - it's not high in fat or useless calories. Fish is often a choice for people with very health-conscious diets.

2) It's "guilt free" because relatively safe fishing methods are used. No dolphins or turtles were trapped in the nets and killed while harvesting the fish.

But... it could be neither o
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Gee, I thought 'guilt-free fish' were fish that lived good moral lives.

{And never 'drank like a fish'.}

Clive
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Remember those advertisements for canned tuna? "Charlie, they don't want tunas with great taste - they want great-tasting tuna." (As the tuna is showing off his collection of fine art.)
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Could it be "guilty, free fish"?

MrP
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Or maybe gefilte fish?

Clive
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CliveOr maybe gefilte fish?
May well be the caseEmotion: smile
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Thanks all, for your input.

Right, it should be 'Guilt-free' not 'Guilty-free', I found that article from the "dining and wine" column at Nytimes.com. The title is: Holy Mackerel and Other Guilt-Free Fish.
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Marius Hancu
CliveOr maybe gefilte fish?
May well be the caseEmotion: smile

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