亚洲网紅露点

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whitebait

[ hwahyt-beyt, wahyt- ]

noun

plural whitebait.
  1. a young sprat or herring.
  2. Cooking. any small, delicate fish cooked whole without being cleaned, especially the sprat.


whitebait

/ 藞飞补瑟迟藢产别瑟迟 /

noun

  1. the young of herrings, sprats, etc, cooked and eaten whole as a delicacy
  2. any of various small silvery fishes, such as Galaxias attenuatus of Australia and New Zealand and Allosmerus elongatus of North American coastal regions of the Pacific
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of whitebait1

First recorded in 1750鈥60; white + bait, so called from use as bait
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of whitebait1

C18: from its formerly having been used as bait
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鈥淔ish Made of Fish, New York,鈥 which he constructed in 1939 by arranging innumerable whitebait into a finny form, is as clean and clear as a woodcut print.

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As a food source, similar to the way in which we ourselves might enjoy whitebait?

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鈥淎nd he hasn鈥檛 been whitebait fishing, so that鈥檚 another difference. It鈥檚 a great opportunity for the kid. He鈥檚 excited about it.鈥

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We made garfish egg patties and deep-fried whitebait in fine polenta.

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One day in Lamorna Cove we could see the tiny whitebait in the shallows as kids skipped among them, some being thrown up by the waves.

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