Can You Eat Leatherjacket Fish?

As food. Traditionally, the leather jacket has not been eaten, but recently, with large-scale farming of the fish, it has become common at market. The fish has a mild, oily taste similar to Spanish mackerel or bluefish.

Are Leatherjackets edible?

Possibly one of the most under rated fish in the sea, leatherjackets make excellent eating, with very few bones and sweet delicate flesh. I personally like them best simply dusted in flour, then cooked in a pan with a little butter or olive oil.

What does Leatherjacket taste like?

First, and foremost, is its superlative flavour. The leatherjacket has pearly white flesh with little of that "fishy" flavour that some find challenging. As a whole fish it lends itself well to barbecuing, roasting or simple pan-frying.