Calling the food experts

66Mustang
66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,983 Championing
Probably a stupid question…I can’t seem to find the answer via Google so I thought I’d ask here as I know there are some food lovers.

What is a “day boat” on a restaurant menu?

It’s under fish if that helps…

Google says a day boat is fish caught in a single day, as opposed to a long fishing trip, but I’m not sure what it means in a restaurant sense

Is it simply whatever fish they have on the day?

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  • Mary_B
    Mary_B Community member Posts: 15 Connected
    From my understanding it’s the catch of the day which is like a special for example it could be scallops 
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    I have no idea what that means either in a food sense, so thank you for your insight @Mary_B :) 
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,983 Championing
    Thank you :smiley:
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 16,331 Championing
    I'd never heard of that. Mary's just about right. See: https://www.themerchantboston.com/food-for-thought/why-do-we-buy-day-boat-fish/

  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    A day boat is a type of scallop which are harvested from the coast off maine between December and February 
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,983 Championing
    Thanks @chiarieds for the link

    @janer1967 thats interesting to know, I wonder if what’s on the menu is something different though as scallops are usually quite dear and the day boat on this menu is less expensive than the other fish dishes

    I might have to just ask what it is when we go to the restaurant and report back!
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 16,331 Championing
    Jane is also correct; day boat scallops are as she described. Hadn't heard of them either! You will have to let us know @66Mustang.
    Our joiner has a brother who has a property on Skye. His brother dives & hand picks scallops, which we got the following day......absolutely the best I've tasted, & free (apart from the fact we were paying them quite a bit of money to get our kitchen done at the time !) :)
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Let us know @66Mustang intrigued now 
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,983 Championing
    Just to tie this up I went to the restaurant on Saturday and it turns out a day boat is indeed the catch of the day so I guess it changes like soup of the day. :)
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,983 Championing
    edited November 2021
    Another food (well drink) related question which I didn’t think warranted a new thread so I will ask it here…

    Does anyone know if people wear anything (like bags) over their feet when they foot tread wine? Or is it literally bare feet? I can’t find an answer online. I accept I am rubbish at knowing what to search for.

    I received a good bottle of Port for my birthday which I am obviously very very grateful for but on reading the bottle it says it is foot trodden the old fashioned way so I am a bit scared to drink it with my OCD :D:D:D
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 11,542 Online Community Programme Lead
    Hi @66Mustang, it's my understanding that bare feet are used, yes. However, I would imagine the mixture of acid, sugar and alcohol deals with any potential nasties and once it has been fermented and everything else they do with it, it's meant to be just as sanitary and some might argue the hand-sorting can make it more so. 
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,983 Championing
    Thanks @Adrian_Scope, that’s reassuring
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 11,542 Online Community Programme Lead
    Oh and a very happy birthday to you! Do you have anything special planned? 
  • Cress
    Cress Community member Posts: 1,005 Trailblazing

    ...but I still couldn't drink it....shudders  :D
  • Annette1356
    Annette1356 Community member Posts: 8 Listener
    Hi Mustang, I drink all sorts of Port, it's my favourite alcoholic drink and I have never been ill after drinking it, mind you, I've never had a hangover either :wink:
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,983 Championing
    @Adrian_Scope thanks very much :) we did have a fun weekend in celebration but also have a meal at home planned for today :)

    @cress lol :D 

    @Annette1356 I’m glad you like it too :) what’s your favourite? I have always liked the basic Ports that you can get from the supermarket (Taylor’s etc.) but this will be my first vintage port. Looking forward to trying it.