Fish story. (The Labj's: L.A. Stories).Customers at King's Seafood Co.'s 11 restaurants, including seven in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, have been devouring Chilean Sea The Chilean Sea was defined on 1974-05-30 when the Diario oficial de la Republica de Chile published Supreme Decree #346, which declared that "the waters surrounding or touching the shores of the national territory shall be known as Mar Chileno. Bass by the tons -- 37 tons annually to be precise. But that tasty bass, also known as Patagonian tooth fish, soon will be an Alaskan halibut halibut: see flatfish. halibut Any of various flatfishes, especially the Atlantic and Pacific halibuts (genus Hippoglossus, family Pleuronectidae), both of which have eyes and colour on the right side. in disguise. The Long Beach-based chain has taken the Sea Bass off its menu in an effort to help save the endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. , which environmentalists said will be extinct by 2005 unless fishermen comply with restrictions. King's traditionally prepared the dish using Sake Kasu, a Japanese cooking style that involves brushing the fish with a marinade before pan-searing it and serving it with another coating of marinade and chopped scallions. Kings will now serve halibut in that fashion. "We know some people are going to be upset," said Dan Harrington For other persons named Dan Harrington, see Dan Harrington (disambiguation). Dan Harrington (born December 6, 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a professional poker player. Harrington is a former champion backgammon player, U.S. , King's spokesman. "But we really hope they will give the halibut a chance as well." It shouldn't be a big problem. The halibut, after all, is already the restaurants' most popular fish, selling at a rate of 45 tons per year. |
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