These little icefish were so small that Heath had no idea how to remove their innards, but to keep them from tasting bitter, he still took out a small knife and pierced their bellies, scooping out some extremely tiny innards and putting them into a small bowl nearby. Heath planned to see whether the innards really were the problem. If they were, that would settle the issue; if not, he would still have to find out why the little icefish tasted bitter.
But because the icefish were so tiny, their innards were also very difficult to remove. Heath had to be careful not to puncture their bodies and cause any unexpected problems. It was undeniably delicate work, but fortunately, Heath had nimble hands and experience making other intricate dishes, so it was not especially troublesome for him.
Fortunately, this attempt allowed Heath to find the reason the little icefish tasted bitter. Just as he had thought, the main cause was their innards. Once those were removed, the little icefish tasted much more normal, without that strange bitterness, and their flavor improved as well.
"Now, then, time to try some other oils." Heath smacked his lips. The icefish tasted decent fried in olive oil, but he still wanted to experiment some more. After trying lard, vegetable oil, peanut oil, and other fats, Heath found that olive oil suited these unusual little icefish best. Although the icefish tasted good prepared this way, he still felt that compared with the specialty ingredients he had eaten before, they lacked a certain distinctive flavor.
But Heath also knew that experimenting with these little icefish had already taken him a long time, and he had used quite a few of them in the process. To avoid any other problems, he decided to use olive oil to