Food

A South American Fish Yields a Stand-out Rib Entrée at Marcus Bar & Grille

It was about three years ago when Chef Gary Caldwell’s fish guy approached him with something he’d never seen before: fresh water, South American pacu. The fish is an omnivorous, far less bloodthirsty, and much heftier cousin to the piranha. It’s an invasive species in the United States, and the meatyness of the pacu reminded Caldwell of another fish he grew up catching and eating in southern Louisiana. 

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