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LIKE A LOT OF THE SALMON FAMILY, SMELT ARE ANADROMOUS, MEANING
THAT THEY LIVE IN SALT WATER BUT MIGRATE
TO FRESH WATER TO SPAWN. WHEN SPAWNING TIME COMES,
THEY ARE SO FULL OF OIL THAT THE OLD-TIMERS
USED TO DRY THEM OUT AND USE THEM AS... HENCE THE NAME "CANDLEFISH," AND NO, I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP. ¶
THAT THEY LIVE IN SALT WATER BUT MIGRATE
TO FRESH WATER TO SPAWN. WHEN SPAWNING TIME COMES,
THEY ARE SO FULL OF OIL THAT THE OLD-TIMERS
USED TO DRY THEM OUT AND USE THEM AS... HENCE THE NAME "CANDLEFISH," AND NO, I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP. ¶
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LIKE A LOT OF THE SALMON FAMILY,
00:00:03.401 --> 00:00:06.282
SMELT ARE ANADROMOUS, MEANING
THAT THEY LIVE IN SALT WATER
00:00:06.283 --> 00:00:08.781
BUT MIGRATE
TO FRESH WATER TO SPAWN.
00:00:08.782 --> 00:00:11.792
WHEN SPAWNING TIME COMES,
THEY ARE SO FULL OF OIL
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THAT THE OLD-TIMERS
USED TO DRY THEM OUT
00:00:13.876 --> 00:00:15.764
AND USE THEM AS...
00:00:17.998 --> 00:00:18.488
HENCE THE NAME "CANDLEFISH,"
00:00:18.489 --> 00:00:21.001
AND NO, I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP.
00:00:23.775 --> 00:00:26.784
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Movie Summary
Chef Alton Brown whips up quick recipes and explores the science behind what makes them so tasty.
