Cobia / Nei meen

Cobia / Nei meen

Cobia is also known as Black Seer Fish . Cobia fiish ( Nei meen / kadal viral ) is a very good alternate for Seer fish ( vanjaram ) . Cobia is a sea fish . Moreover , it is very similar to Seer fish in appearance and texture after it is cut into slices . Suitable for cutting into slices , cubes , fillets , fish fingers or bread slices . The size of the fish ranges from 1 kg to 10 kg. Raw cobia meat is light tan. Cooked, it turns snowy white.The sweet, richly flavored meat is firm with a nice flake. The oil content is similar to that of coho salmon, making for moist flesh. Cobia skin is very tough and covered with tiny scales.