Fish

The perfection and variety of the Fish found in the New Orleans markets are unsurpassed. We have here all the Fish found in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico contiguous to New Orleans, the Mississippi Sound and our own lake shores. These constitute the famous Salt-Water varieties, such as the Sheepshead, considered by many the best Fish in the Gulf; the famous Pompano and Spanish Mackerel, the dainty Croaker, the toothsome Flounder, the Bluefish, the Silver Trout, Tenderloin Trout, Speckled Trout, the Grouper and the Mullet, the latter, however, being seldom eaten, owing to the softness of its flesh, the number of its bones and the continued presence of the other and finer Fish which are to be had for the fishing. Among Shell Fish we have the Hard-Shell Crab, the Soft-Shell Crab, considered a great luxury in other parts, but always to be found in the New Orleans market; the appetizing Lake Shrimp; that delicious bivalve, the Oyster; and the Crawfish. Again, in the rivers and bayous and small streams of Louisiana we have many delightful varieties of Fresh-Water Fish, such as the Fresh-Water or Green Trout, the Sacalait and a coarse Fish called the Buffalo. The River Shrimp of Louisiana are unique in the United States. They are of a far more delicate variety than the Lake Shrimp and much prized as an article of food. Both Lake and River Shrimp are abundant in the summer time and are used alike by the rich and poor.