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Monchong
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 Fresh Monchong, also called Pomfret, has transluscent pinkish flesh and lends itself best to grilling or searing.  Chefs-Resources' Monchong page shows when fresh Monchong is available, what it’s flavor profile and taste is like, the butchering yield % so you can determine your yield percentage for plate costing purposes.  You’ll also find a Monchong nutrition table, the Flavor Scale, and links for further research.

Monchong Flavor Profile 

Monchong is an exotic Hawaiian fish with  large flakes and pink-white flesh which is snow white when cooked.   It has a semi-firm texture with a medium oil content and a mild but sweet flavor.

Monchong Alternate Names

Utopia Fish, Pomfret, Lustrous Pomfret, Sickle Pomfret

Monchong (Eumegistus illustris) Description

Monchong is a relatively small fish, growing to 4 - 25 pounds.  Color is dark-brown to black.  Caudal fin is rounded in young and juveniles, forked in adults.

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picture (Euill_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.

raw Monchong
photo by www.honolulufish.com

Typical Wholesale Products

Fillets

Fresh Monchong Availability

Fresh Monchong availability chart: green areas show peak availability, light green show limited availability, gray indicates not available fresh.  Monchong is a by-catch fish and therefore has inconsistent availability but is available all year as caught.

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Monchong Yield Factors, % and Recovery

Item To Skn/On untrimmed Fillets To Skn/Off trimmed Fillets Notes
Whole Head/On ungutted 20 lb fish
 60% 44%  
Whole Head/Off gutted      
Skin/On Fillets --  79%   
 

 

Range & Habitat

Monchong is a deep-water fish.  In the Pacific Ocean it is available in Okinawa, Fiji, and Hawaiian waters.  In the Indian Ocean it is available in the western part of the equatorial zone.

Monchong Range
 AquaMaps     Data sources: GBIF OBIS
Monchong Range is limited-click for larger image

 

Monchong Recipes

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Monchong Nutritional Information

based upon a 6 oz (171 grams) raw edible serving

* Calories/Calories from fat 250
* Protein grams  34
* Fat grams  12
* Saturated fat grams  2
* Sodium milligrams  120
* Cholesterol milligrams  100
* Omega-3 grams  
 

 

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