Wednesday, March 3, 2010

tamil fish names to english

last weekend I was out to mgr market to get some crabs from MGR nagar fish market.I was well prepared not to end up any stuff thats too much refrigerated but woman there succeded in conning me in mixing some new ones with small old ones.
that apart, I did some googling beforehand for Tamil to English fish names,so that i can look up on their nutrition value and recipes..and here is the list i gathered...










































































































































TAMIL NAMESENGLISH NAMES
Vanjiram MeenKing Fish or Seer Fish
Kilanga MeenWhit Fish
Kola MeenSaw fish
Sankara MeenRed Snapper
Kendai MeenMullet
MaththiSardines
Sheela MeenBarracuda
Viral MeenButter fish
Korava MeenGar fish
Nethili MeenAnchovies
ParaiMalabar trevally
SooraiLittle Tunny
KeraiYellowfin Tuna
KanagnkelluthiIndian Mackerel
Kendal (not kendai)Indian goat fish
KendaiCarp
KanawaiCuttle fish
Oosi kanawaiSquid
KelluthiMarine cat fish
Thera (variety of parai)Leather skin
ThirukkaiWhip tail sting ray
PothalIndian Halibut
SuraShark
VaalaiRibbon Fish
VilonguEel
KondalSnapper
KoduvaiSeabass
PannaCod
Seepu ThirataiSpade fish
Kili mookuParrot fish
VavwallPomfret

now you know

source http://cornstarch.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/shankara-meen-varuval/:

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