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I grew up in a place where ingredients like this simply didn’t exist. No fresh crab, no mangoes, no mint on the counter. Seafood was something I saw, not something we ate. In the Soviet country far from any ocean, the closest thing to fish in my childhood was pan-fried mackerel, its strong smell filling our home. That scent is still one of my strongest memories. Crab, shrimp, fresh tuna, mangoes, none of that was part of my world. I didn’t taste crab or shrimp until I was seventeen or eighteen years old. This summer roll is simple, crab, mango, mint, rice paper. But for me, it’s a reminder of the distance between where I started And where food has taken me. Every meal tells a story. This one tells mine.
#whennotroofing #dallasuniquefood #roofingcontractors #roofer #instachef thank again to the @ballet_accompanist for the wonderful music! taken in Dallas, Texas by @fancytxfins

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2 months ago

Just add Salmon. The first time I saw something wrapped in cucumber, I had absolutely no idea what I was looking at. It seemed impossible.
It was around 2001
At the time I had just started working at The Blue Fish Japanese and was exposed to something new and unatural. I went home, grabbed a cucumber and a spoon, and tried to make the perfect tube.
Hours later I had destroyed enough cucumbers to realize I was way too green for this trick.
came back to work early the next morning just to watch the chefs during prep. I have lost my virginity and was never the same after. With a little bit of practice

Years later I still love this little trick because it feels almost impossible after all these years. A cucumber becomes a wrap and a perfect vessel to add a chunk of smoked salmon.

Funny how sometimes the best things you learn in kitchens happen before service even starts. #whennotroofing #dallasuniquefood #roofingcontractors #instachef #kosher taken in Dallas, Texas by @fancytxfins

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4 months ago

Freshness is a timeline. The best part of this meal isn’t the recipe.

It’s knowing exactly where the protein came from.

Caught just two days earlier. No long supply chain. No mystery package sitting in a freezer somewhere. From the ocean, to a whole fish, to the knife, to the plate — all right in front of you.

Skipjack. Blackfin. Poke.

This is about as fresh as food can get.

But even that isn’t the best part.

You can catch it, clean it, cut it and prepare it perfectly…but food always tastes better when the final destination is a table full of friends.

Ocean to table. Two days from catch. Shared with good people. Thank you @olegkotlyarov75 for this wonderful surprise and all of your hard work. Thank @oksana_fish_ for always a perfect mix of spices.

That’s the whole point.

#OceanToTable #FreshCatch #Poke #blackfin #whennotroofing taken in Dallas, Texas by @fancytxfins

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a month ago

🔥 THE BEST PART OF THE SALMON ISN’T THE FILLET

Most people throw this away. I grill it.

Head, collar, fins - the pieces that never make the fancy plate are where the sweetest, fattiest meat hides. A little salt, hot coals, and you get crispy skin, sticky collagen, meat you pick straight off the bone.

This is a RECUT of my original - re-edited with a proper cold open because the first version buried the best bite. Same fish, better cut.

I grew up where wasting food wasn’t an option. Still isn’t.

Would you try it or still toss it? 👇

#GrilledSalmon #SalmonCollar #NoseToTail #SeafoodLovers #FishOnTheGrill NothingGoesToWaste WhenNotRoofing DallasFood taken in Saginaw, Texas by @fancytxfins

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3 days ago

🐟🔥 THE BEST PARTS OF SALMON? YOU MIGHT BE THROWING THEM AWAY!

Everybody loves a beautiful salmon fillet. But what about everything left behind?

The head, the bones, the little pieces of meat that never make it onto a fancy dinner plate?

Well, around here, they go straight onto the grill!

A little seasoning, some heat, and suddenly those forgotten pieces become something worth fighting over at the dinner table.

Sometimes the best bites are the ones nobody thinks to keep.

Would you eat this, or throw it away? 👇

#GrilledSalmon #SalmonLovers #SeafoodLovers #FishOnTheGrill #NothingGoesToWaste DallasUniqueFood HomeCooking Seafood taken in Plano, Texas by @fancytxfins

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3 days ago

Unto the cutting boar, this is the part I was waiting for. 🐟💨

this moment when you finally get to slice into it and see if all that patience paid off.After all the prep, curing, drying and all of the dam Dishes.

That color. That texture. That first cut. I love eating it much more. 😄 and respect the process.

I can do faaaancy, I got the restaurant tricks. Here is just cold-smoked salmon, sliced fresh and ready to disappear.

🔥 Smoked low
🔪 Sliced thin
🐟 Made from scratch
😋 Quality control was immediate

Would you eat it straight off the cutting board, or put it on something first?
I know what I am not doing. Is waiting any longer
#ColdSmokedSalmon #SmokedSalmon #Salmon #ColdSmoking #SeafoodLovers FishSmoking HomemadeFood FromScratch FoodReels SalmonLovers Seafood SmokingFish DallasFood DFWFoodie WhenNotRoofing taken in Carrollton, Texas by @fancytxfins

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8 days ago

Big salmon. Questionable decisions again!??😄🐟

This one is getting the full treatment. From breaking it down, cleaning it up, curing it, hanging it, and getting it ready for the cold smoke.

The work behind the scenes happens before the smoke ever starts, but that’s probably my favorite part. Every fish is a little different, and every batch is educational with lots of dishes!

And yes… apparently this is what happens #WhenNotRoofing 😂🏠➡️🐟

🔥 Cold smoke coming soon
🧂 Cure first
⏳ Let it dry
💨 Then we smoke

Would you eat it? 👇

#ColdSmokedSalmon #SmokedSalmon #Salmon #ColdSmoking FishSmoking SeafoodLovers SalmonLovers HomemadeFood FoodProcess FishPrep SmokingFish HomeSmoked FoodReels Seafood FromScratch WhenNotRoofing DallasFood DFWFoodie FoodAdventure by @fancytxfins

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8 days ago

Prepping Mackerel for the Cold Smoke 🐟

Mackerel is one of those fish with a big personality — strong flavor, delicate meat, and definitely one of our favorites.

I like working with it while it’s still slightly frozen. It makes the fish easier to handle and helps keep that delicate meat together while I clean it.

Then comes the simple part: a good coating of salt, into the container, and now we let the process do its work before the cold smoke.

Nothing complicated. Good fish, some prep, salt, time… and smoke.

And yes — apparently this is what happens when I’m not roofing.

#Mackerel #ColdSmokedMackerel #ColdSmoking #SmokedFish #FishPrep Seafood HomeSmoking FoodReels HomemadeFood WhenNotRoofing taken in Carrollton, Texas by @fancytxfins

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9 days ago

In Italy, I noticed something.

You sit down at a restaurant, open the menu, and suddenly everything sounds incredible in Italian. You read the name of a dish and imagine some chef spent three days creating it.

Then it arrives… and a lot of times it’s actually something very simple. A few good ingredients, put together properly, and that’s it.

Maybe that’s exactly why Italian food works so well.

So tonight I came up with my own name for this one:

BRUSCHETTA PESCE CRUDO. 🇮🇹

I’m not even sure if it officially exists, or if I just made it up, but it sounds right to me.

Good bread. Raw salmon. A little seasoning. And then a sip of limoncello.

Take a bite, take a sip, close your eyes—and suddenly you’re back on the streets of Rome, sitting at a little table in some beautiful piazza, watching people pass by and enjoying one of those simple bites that somehow tastes better just because of where you are.

Sometimes the best dishes aren’t complicated at all.

And somehow, “Bruschetta Pesce Crudo” sounds a whole lot better than “raw salmon on toast.” 😂. #whennotroofing #dallasuniquefood #roofingcontractors #instachef #kosher taken in Dallas, Texas by @fancytxfins

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11 days ago

Your Roofer Should NOT Be Doing This ⚡ | When Roofing Isn’t Roofing. Today its not shingles, flashing, and nails.

When an electrical service mast comes through the roof, roofing and electrical work meet in one very small area. The roofer still has to properly install and waterproof the roofing system around that penetration — but the conductors and live electrical connections are a utility company. Not the same as an electrical company that is billing you. And the electrician is responsible to detach and reset weather hood and the tension clips. Then the power goes on, and roofer scan waterproof the pipe jack

That work needs to be handled by the appropriate company.

Sometimes doing the job right means knowing where your responsibility stops and another professional needs to take over.

That is when roofing… is not roofing.

#Roofing #RoofReplacement #RoofingContractor #ElectricalService #whennotroofing taken in North Dallas by @fancytxfins

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11 days ago

Ливень это лучший тест для крыши! 🌧️

Призываю всех подняться на чердак и проверить не течет ли! 🏠
Нашли протечку? Сразу звоним мистеру Фишу 📞
Не ждем пока потечет на потолок 🚫

Как риэлтор я часто вижу что мелкие протечки на чердаке перерастают в серьезный ущерб! 💸 Такие как плесень и термиты! 🌫️🐜

☎️469-783-3133 Mr Fish by @fancytxfins

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14 days ago

She cooks, I eat. #WhenNotRoofing. Today’s lunch was another power move by my better half. @oksana_fish_
Bone marrow, barley and potato soup, home-baked bread, sour cream, and beautiful beef marrow right in the bowl.
She cooks, I eat, and I truly love her cooking.
Bone marrow is hard to describe unless you taste it — velvety, rich, buttery, like a soft little pillow of deep flavor melting into every bite.
A lunch like this makes staying home feel like the best restaurant in town.
When not roofing, this is how I like to eat.

#BoneMarrow #HomemadeSoup #HomeCooking #roofing taken in Carrollton, Texas by @fancytxfins

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