“Just eating fish fillets will seem two-dimensional once you’ve tried fish heads. It’s a whole different fish-eating experience,” says Reuben of this Fish Heads With Sriracha Butter Recipe. Extract from his new book Braai, out in September.
To me, cooking and eating fish heads isn’t anything new. My mom made fish head curry with aubergines at least once a month. Yes, it was the whole fish head. We now and then put them into a hot oven with simple seasoning, a drizzle of white wine and olive oil – so delicious. Just eating fish fillets will seem two-dimensional once you’ve tried fish heads. You miss out on enjoying those lekker gelatinous bits, the cheeks etc. It’s a whole different fish-eating experience.