Nope, hey have a backbone, and the process is to just scoop the delicate flesh off, until the bone is exposed, and then pry the backbone off, and eat the second half.
The Indonesian chef told us to do it that way, and not to turn the fish on the plate, because bad things would happen to the fisherman (himself, LOL, from a little pool in the center of the restaurant).
I think it would have made a mess to turn the fish on the plate, anyway.
Also: I think it is just because people don't know that it is delicious.
Nope, hey have a backbone, and the process is to just scoop the delicate flesh off, until the bone is exposed, and then pry the backbone off, and eat the second half.
The Indonesian chef told us to do it that way, and not to turn the fish on the plate, because bad things would happen to the fisherman (himself, LOL, from a little pool in the center of the restaurant).
I think it would have made a mess to turn the fish on the plate, anyway.
Also: I think it is just because people don't know that it is delicious.