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Well , this may seem a little silly, "BUT" I recently tried to order a red snapper and let's just say I did not get one.
Can anyone provide a Spanish word of wisdom to aid me in obtaining a red snapper?

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No, pargo is porgy. Chillo is the Spanish word for red snapper.
 
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I think it depends on the country you are in. In Costa Rica and Mexico, pargo is red snapper. Here in the DR, chillo is the word for snapper, but most of the chillo I've seen is yellowtail snapper.
 
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most red snapper comes from west coast of s.amer... frozen and sent to u.s. dont think d.r. is importing any high priced fish...:cheeky:
 
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cavok said:
I think it depends on the country you are in. In Costa Rica and Mexico, pargo is red snapper. Here in the DR, chillo is the word for snapper, but most of the chillo I've seen is yellowtail snapper.
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That's my initial thought as I believe they have the same in Panama.
 
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we used to call the youngs ones snapper......but things change look at the chinese fish mkt
 
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In Mexico they are called pago. Gaby just calls them pez rojo. Yellow tail snaper she calls coliamarillo.
 
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While at the local fish market, with fish that had been brought in within the hour I saw many red fish that looked like red snapper to me.
Therefore, I believe red snapper as I know them are local to the DR.
Once I saw chillo mentioned in this thread I recognized it from a Spanish only menu I had in LT.
I "believe" that chillo is the magical Spanish word I am looking for. Will advise :)
 
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No red snapper in the DR but there are plenty of other equally good deep water snapper depending on where you are located. Pago are either dog or cubera snapper. Not a true snapper but hog fish or as its sometimes called hog snapper is better than any red snapper.I have seen it in S.D. fish markets.
 
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Not an expert here, but I have been to the north coast beaches east of Gaspar Hernandez where they serve what they call Chillo which is taken from the local waters. The fish definitely has some red color to it.

From time to time I see someone selling a similar fish by the side of the main road near La Mulata that looks similar.
 
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zoomzx11 said:
No red snapper in the DR but there are plenty of other equally good deep water snapper depending on where you are located. Pago are either dog or cubera snapper. Not a true snapper but hog fish or as its sometimes called hog snapper is better than any red snapper.I have seen it in S.D. fish markets.
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I beg to differ on this because I have bought queen snapper in Cabarete and big eye reds in POP. I know what hogfish, pink porgies, and grunts are. I'll post photos of the Queens later this morning from Cabarete when I'm on my computer.
 
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zoomzx11 said:
No red snapper in the DR but there are plenty of other equally good deep water snapper depending on where you are located. Pago are either dog or cubera snapper. Not a true snapper but hog fish or as its sometimes called hog snapper is better than any red snapper.I have seen it in S.D. fish markets.
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There are red snapper here in the DR. Just about a week ago this gal I know went fishing with two local Dominicans and I heard she came back with a red snapper.
 
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I highly doubt much red snapper is imported to the US. Literally tons of it is caught by the US fishing fleet right there in the gulf of Mexico.

Here in the US, this is a red snapper.
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I'm not a fish expert, but that looks exactly like ones I've seen in some supermarkets here on the North Coast and also same as locals selling fresh caught on the street. Also, same as ones I've personally caught in Florida and found in just about every supermarket. One restaurant I used to go to got their red snapper right off the fishing boats as they came in every day.
 
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Then there is the joke about the gal who went fishing for the week end with 4 men, and nobody put a fish hook in the water all week end, but she went home with a red snapper!
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