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HERRING GUT [3 records]

Record 1 2017-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
DEF

[The] process of removing the head and gut from fatty fish, such as herring, in one operation by partially severing the head and pulling the head away together with the attached gut; the roe or milt is left in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
DEF

Procédé qui consiste à enlever la tête et les viscères d'un poisson gras, comme le hareng, en une seule opération en sectionnant partiellement la tête et en tirant les branchies auxquelles les viscères restent attachés; on laisse dans le poisson les œufs ou la laitance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
DEF

Proceso en el que se extraen la cabeza y las vísceras del pescado, ya sea de forma manual o mecánica.

CONT

Descabezado y eviscerado: Esta etapa puede hacerse de manera manual o mecánica. La remoción de cabeza y vísceras ayuda a la conservación del producto, pues es aquí donde se encuentra la mayor parte de las bacterias y enzimas que aceleran la descomposición del mismo.

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Record 2 2006-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

Said of a horse having a [lean] body running upwards from girth to [hind] quarters. (adj: greyhoundy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Trop maigre à l'arrière, la ligne inférieure remonte vers le haut à l'arrière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Cría de ganado caballar
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 3 1998-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
OBS

To remove, particularly from herring and mackerel, gills and some of viscera, including the long gut, through an incision in throat; milt and roe, if present, are left.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)

Spanish

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