Thread: Amount of fish per person

Originally Posted by FishnLine

What amount of fish per person should you serve? Fillets and bone in.

on the appetite of the consumers :p (vs the size of the fillets/fish)

If I were "serving" a crowd of people ... I'd say an average of 2 whole fish per person, should be enough. (that would be 4 fillets or 2 "bone in") Some will eat more, some less .. so it should even out. Just be sure and have a lot of "sides", to compliment the meal ... and to help fill the stomachs of those that would consume more than their "fair share"

.... cp

Thanks CP,

When I get done eating, it looks more like a fish grave yard. I sure hope it doesn't catch up with me!

I can't remember what it was, but I had a lady who ran a fish market tell me once that you need to serve ?'lbs per person. Well, not multiple pounds per person, but you get the drift.

I do a lot of fish fries and like CP said I always figure about 4 pieces of fish per person + all the fixn's (hushpuppies, taters, slaw). I very seldom have any waste. If the filets' are small I'd go with 4.5 pieces per adult. Some will eat more & some will eat less. :D

I do several fries each year for as many as 20-30 people and I try to make sure that there are fish left no matter how many pieces some may consume. I usually plan on about 5-6 fillets per and have never ran out.
Left overs make good sandwiches and there will be a few for the guests to take home. Also each guest usually brings a side.
Joe

Originally Posted by Joe

I do several fries each year for as many as 20-30 people and I try to make sure that there are fish left no matter how many pieces some may consume. I usually plan on about 5-6 fillets per and have never ran out.
Left overs make good sandwiches and there will be a few for the guests to take home. Also each guest usually brings a side.
Joe

Fishnline, I usually count out about the same as Joe. I like having a few pieces left over for the next day too. A side note, dont think that will be enough for just men folk though. They seem to eat ALOT when cooking on the river bank or deer camps. :D

All I have to do is think bout havin a fish fry and people come out of the wood work, I try to estimate what each person will eat and go by that. This is the south, and by nature we loves us some fried fish. I try to have enough so no1 will be left out, 6 small fillets or 4 larger 1's. I also have back up fillets ready to go in case of extra people, there always seem to be a few stragglers. Every1 brings a side and my mother (Ms Weezer) always does dessert. We like to send out guests home happily miserable.

Big

I gestimate about 1lb. per individual. taters and slaw take up any slack.

on average, 1/2lb. per person-fillets, 1/4 lb. french fries, and half as much hush puppies. This is for crowds of 100 or more. If your feeding more men, need to add more fillets, 3/4 to 1 lb.
Mike