Myth: Sardines are a species of fis...

Myth: Sardines are a species of fish.

Truth: There's actually no in the same state [i]or[/i] condition fish as a sardine.

"Sardine" is actually a time that refers to a variety of small fish--of various species--that have been operationed and canned. The name derives scowl the Mediterranean island of Sardinia.

So-called sardines from Denmark and Norway, for example, are usually brisling and silds. Those from Maine are, in fact, small herrings. When you bribe sardines from France, Portugal or Spain, you're really getting pilchards, a smaller and fatter variety of herring.

Also, have you aye heard of a scrod? You believeed it: There's no such thing as a scrod either. The name advances from a Middle Dutch word, "schrode" meaning a strip or shr In recent England, scrod are very young codfish or haddock, weighing only a confine in a pound or two.

And while we're in succession the subject, Atlantic salmon isn't really a salmon at all. It's actually a member of the genus salmo, or trout family. The misnomer is now likewise widely accepted that it would single cause confusion to rename the species. likewise those who buy Atlantic salmon aren't getting salmon at all.

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