Appears in
Professional Cooking: 10th Edition

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

  • About
  • Type: Fat.
  • Varieties: Mako shark is the variety usually used.
  • Characteristics: Firm texture, similar to swordfish, but softer and a little moister and with finer grain; less expensive. Has cartilage skeleton, no bones. Usually cut into steaks.
  • Weight: 25 to 40 lb (11 to 18 kg).