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Now that we are getting into the holiday spirit, I think it's an appropriate topic.

I find baked or grilled salmon to be very tasty. I also like fried American catfish and fried Guyanese gilbaka and banga.

In reply to black

Grilled or seared dolphin, with garlic butter and herbs right up there. Especially fresh caught dolphin (what we now call Mahi Mahi)

Here in Bim I caught 12 Tuna and a Dolphin a few weeks back.... everything shared out, seasoned and eaten within days...

Fish is best!

In reply to pelon

I never had dolphin, won't mind trying though.

Sounds delicious!!!

saltfish

In reply to cricketest

?

In reply to black

i would separate into fresh water and sea

what do you think?

In reply to black

You never had (dolphin) Mahi Mahi??? No bro, say it's not so.

In reply to black

Salmon
Snapper
Carite
Barracuda
Shark
Kingfish
Cavali
Flying fish

I find dolphin too dry and husky.

In reply to DAVE400

You control moisture... heat + length of time under heat.

In reply to doosra

I am not an expert but I got your drift.

I like what taste good but there are differences.

I grew up eating patwa, sunfish and huri (we call them). Not sure about the spelling.

In reply to black

houri, yea...yarow, sunfish, patwa (congo), tilapia, hassar (kaskadoo in tt), mullet, etc

In reply to pelon

Never had it, I will put it at the top of my list of fishes to try.

I tried shark before though.

In reply to doosra


Hassa eggs are delicious. My brother was good at catching them, especially during the rainy season.

In reply to black

river fish eggs are good. houri eggs tastier than hassa imho

in no particular order

sea fish

snapper, banga, gilbaka, butter fish, queriman (dunno the right name)

fresh water

tilapia, hassa, houri, yarow, patwa, etc

Dolphin flying fish and saltfish...not necessarily in that order

In reply to doosra

Banga is good too.

In reply to doosra

It's harder/rare to catch a houri with eggs inside them.

In reply to black

there's silverfish from the sea...we cook it fry with dall

u know it?

In reply to doosra

I know of a big freshwater silver fish called kuffum. Not sure about the spelling.

In reply to black

nah not kuffum

this fish small and u fry it and eat wid dall and rice...u can fry it with curry powder

In reply to doosra

I probably had it before, can't think of the name though. Maybe Chrissy can help.

In reply to DAVE400

Lionfish and Bara all de way

Dolphin drier dan kingfish?

1) Red snapper
2) Sea bream
3) Trout
4) Sea bass
5) Parrot
6) Perch
7) Salmon

In reply to black

we just seh fine fish

not coco belly

theres a nice sweet water pakoo around now

When people in the Caribbean talk about fish I think,why do I live in a country where you get the worst fish.Living in London is not going to get you fresh fish,it's one of the foods that I miss so badly.I believe it is so much better in the USA.

In reply to granite

15 months in England even by the seaside did not help my cause

i starved

In reply to doosra

Oh yes, pakoo is good.

Great Lakes fish known as Walleye (Pike?).

I've had it broiled (or was it braised?). Out of this world.

You guys have good taste. Since I only eat fish I will endorse all above.

Strange no mention of tuna.

Cavalli jack (known in Barbados as black jack) is in my top ten.

In reply to Headley

i used to love tuna but now my stomach rejects it

and i get allergies

Saltwater
Cod
Blackfish
Fluke
Seabass
Stripedbass

Freshwater
Lake trout
Rainbow trout
Peacockbass
Hassa aka cascadoo

I catch these myself

In reply to doosra

Caca belly.

I always thought they were a waste of time, they has to be caught in mass quantities to make a meal.

In reply to Runs

bo banga, snapper, etc?

In reply to black

this silverfish is good tho

In reply to black

caca and coco same isht

In reply to doosra

Strange. Hope it doesn't happen to me.

In reply to Headley

in fact tuna, sardine, mackerel and salmon

a friend told me it might be some oil that my stomach is rejecting

i have a history of gout and protein issues so i'm sure it's not universal

In reply to doosra

In reply to pelon

Oh NO!-----that's like eating your pet

In reply to doosra

Nothing beats dhal and rice and fried banga mary....when yuh want a change from the regular

Yuh know we get banga here in Toronto

In reply to Narper

my brother in law went back the other day and he took about 50 lbs

some companies ship i think

In reply to birdseye

Dolphin fish..

Great fried in cubes with tamarind sauce chutney etc..

In reply to doosra

Ok gout is known as the rich man's disease. It will not affect me.

Reduce the meat, cut out the gravy and eat more breadfruit, starchy ground food and peas. You will be good in no time.

Oh a little exercise is also helpful.

In reply to Headley

no red meat, some fish off, lots of other protein, had to change eating pattern

lots of exercise

Curry cascadoo!! (hassa)

One of the best fish eating experiences by far!! It's like getting sweet juicy pulp from inside a fruit with scaly brittle skin..like eating ripe sugar-apple!!

In reply to bravos

yall does put in green mango and dem things in it?

In reply to DAVE400

I am shocked and pleasantly surprised at these two in your list. I had not expected a youth man to know the names of these mouth watering super delicious fish.

In reply to bravos

Its how I remembered eating cascadura as young boy in Trinidad. But then I stopped eating it when I lived in NJ in the late 70's- I purchased it from a Guyanese fellow in Harlem, he said it was from BG and Venezuela waters, it was much bigger and fatter than how I knew in Trinidad, but the damn thing stunk for weeks in the house and there were worms in the head that was alive even when cooking the damn thing- suffice it to say, I had never eaten it since.

I don't know why Guuyanese/Venezuelan cascadura stinks, a Guyanese man said it was probably the chemical they put in it for import, but let me tell you, you wont want to smell it.

In reply to bravos

Is dolphin fish is different from Dolfins?

In reply to birdseye

yes bro very different ,the fish is slightly yellow , had it in StMARY one summer one of the best you can find.

In reply to doosra

Necklie (sp)?

Did not read it all. Salmon is a great taster based on the preparation and quality.

My favorite fish growing jp in DA has always been bonito. The entire fish is edible...The most tasty fish are those that make great stew.

Fried fish is good but i dont know how anyone can call a fried food best tasting. Few flavors can be extracted in fried anything.

Meat is at its best when allowed to sizzle in its juices.

[b]In reply to Ayenmol[/


bonito is tropical tuna,nice stakes but not too special,I don't like dark meat fish.

In reply to camos

No fsh would make my mouth water like that bonito. Loved sucking on the bone, it`s like the turkey bone of the sea.

In reply to Ayenmol

I spent a summer in the '80s in St Mary Ja, the fishermen were catching so many bonitos, they had to give some away!

I hate admitting this, but I'd have to say my first wife(Trini). Could eat that fish daily, twice a day.

In reply to doosra

I just put ones I usually catch being a recreational fisherman, but the 2 tastiest fishes for me are curried gilbaka with mango and sijan and fried bangamary none comes close to those two

In reply to camos

Dolphin aka mahi mahi are fun to catch on bucktail lures in the Kl Keys

In reply to doosra

Tamarind mostly

In reply to black

Any snapper -yellow tail is my favourite; snook, fresh salmon; banga Mary; fresh cat fish nice too.

Oh flying fish nice bad but only in Bim

In reply to Ayenmol

In reply to Chrissy

I knew snapper was at the top of your list.

That's all you talk about.

In reply to black

Yellow tail snapper is my one a day vitamins

In reply to doosra
When I studied in Manchester I tasted the freshest fish that you can get,freshly caught fish came in from Fleetwood in Lancashire and was delivered to the Bolton fish market.Those years were the best,especially fresh crabs and lobsters,but I couldn't cook back then,i did fry quite a lot of cod and other type fish.

Yellow fin tuna and the new king, lion fish.

Nothing tastes better than lion fish. After all it just eats fish

Pan fried seasoned lion fish in some butter is the best thing you can ever eat.

Though it isnt fish, eel is very tasty.

In reply to Narper

tamarind gives is a good good kick

In reply to Maispwi

Onli because of Dave side dish of seared tit ganja and road kill..

In reply to Runs

FL Keys... what about off St. Lucia... or 78 miles off Bim.

Try it mon.

What lures specifically? Send link, I will try.

In reply to Devin

Dang!!!

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troll these
I have heard about the great fishing in Barbados, have to plan a trip

In reply to Commie

Ah trying to convince Chrissy to give de lion a go but she head tuff. De ting taste good any how you prepare it

In reply to pelon

I had dolphin and breadfuit cou cou my first day in Bim last week, any pot fish is good fish

In reply to tc1

BINGO!!!!

In reply to che

Devin is a first rate slacker

In reply to black

Yet another 4-pager.

black, I humbly declare you poster (or thread hosting) champion of the year 2016!

Tastiest fish for me is hassa (must be curried with sijan pods)

Very close second to that is gilbaker (also best prepared curried with something sour, mango/tamarind)

Next is snapper which must be stewed.

Catfish and queriman follows.

Shark I like fried with a nice sour/pepper, for people in GT, Nicky's fish shop prepares a fresh fried shark that cannot be topped.

Caca belly is nice for a change, fried dry with lots of pepper, customary to go along with dhall.

Banga may is nice stewed and fried and also makes a good "choka".

In my old days, I prefer my fish not killed
My tuna seared for a minute on both sides and let me add my salt, pepper and lemon.
I dislike fry fish especially with seasoning, poach or bake with do.
I am a lover of Lobster, Prawns , Scallops , Seabass and Grouper.

In reply to steveo

Good choices

In reply to Runs

Had a nice stew snapper with roti an hour or so back. Delish!!

In reply to steveo
I like cabbage and aloo in um too

In reply to openning

Grouper is a nice fish - Bahamians cook it real nice

In reply to openning

i now see why u are 6'-0'', 140 lbs

In reply to che

kool boss

In reply to Runs

Cabbage sounds like it would work out good, I will try it

In reply to tc1

Bro, I've been around food from my Paradise days.
After leaving bim, I studied hospitality management, it gave me the opportunity to worked with many chef, especially the Alberta culinary Olympic team.

In reply to Ayenmol

Fried American catfish (farm raised) tend to be tender a juicy, cooked any other way and it becomes difficult to keep whole.



So why is fried chicken and fried fish so popular?

In reply to steveo
I use cooking apples which is as good as mango.

In reply to black

Popular doesn't mean good and there are well documented medical explanations that explained why the fried food- junk food industry, does so well.

Forgot grouper!! Top 5 any day...sole is good too.

In reply to granite

Ok, it seems any sour thing will work

In reply to Emir

Nonsense. I am not arguing about what is healthy or not, I am talking about what taste good. Frying can hold its own against any other method of cooking.

Pink Salmon

.......Daylight......

The rest

Dolphin, flying fish, pot fish (ning nings, velvets chubs etc.)

Grilled or steamed. ( I is a Bajan. )

Salmon ok.

In reply to black

Costco sell frozen mahi mahi.

In reply to Hants

Thanks. I will try some.

In reply to Hants

Dat is ah quintessential Bajan list. Nothing like fresh caught fish.

Every time I go down Martins Bay - iz only pot fish I ask for. Delicious fish. Bay Tavern Restaurant down Martins Bay is a hidden gem.

Lobster at Hellshire (Jamaica) got to count even though it's not fish.

In reply to che

Doh believe him. That dude only likes sausage.

In reply to openning

what are your initials again, I pass it on to GB

In reply to tc1

Is this KB?

Appropriate name too.

In reply to black


No, my friend openning , he is fit as a fiddle

no fry food, no meat, no pum pum

In reply to tc1

In reply to Headley

Cavally and Black jack are different.

i have caught Cavallies but not Black jacks.

I was in a boat when one of my friends caught a Black jack.

We were bottom fishing on a bar and he got the bite about 100 feet down.

In reply to Chrissy

My grandmother who was a fish vendor,and one who knew her fish very well, once told me that Barracuda Is one of the tastiest fish in our Caribbean waters. That is if you can catch the fcukers; they are so fast and smart.

In reply to black

Great. I don't know why folks can't stick to the topic. The all mightier than thou health fanatics need to start their own thread...

Most of the best fish have already been stated, so I won't repeat.

But I personally also enjoy Pollock and Haddock. Halibut too.

Have a fish called ling, a cousin of cod white flaky delicious flesh.

In reply to black

Sure. That must be why so many top restaurants feature fried foods so prestigously.

I guess next you'll tell me that since burgers are so popular it taste better than a great Steak.

Everyone has their preferences when it comes to taste, but if you like fried fish over a good steamed, stewed or other prepared fish? then you just a light weight.

The reason why most fresh water fish are fried is because they are so bland...so that alone disqualifies most. I understand that someone may like it alot...but great tasting to me is something that brings the pallete to life. There are some fish that are just tasty in a variety of preparations. Bonito, jacks, a fish we use to call dowad in DA i think it might be a type of jack...those fish have a distinct palatable taste and aromatic smell.

Give me a sweet wine any day and every day. But i will never tell anyone it's the best wine. So get that fried fish nonsense out of here.

Oh and btw...BBQ chicken is the best chicken... and i eh talking buffalo...i talking a leg and breast in tact, bbq,d and slathered in sauce. That's the way it was done back home.

In reply to Ayenmol

I am not here to make a case for burgers.



So why are you imposing your preference on me?



You're making my case.

Look, I enjoy foods cooked various ways, so don't tell me your way is the only way. Frying is the preferred way to cook many (not all) fishes.

In reply to Ayenmol

I never said frying is the only way, look at my first post.

A lot of those upscale restaurants do a lot of sauteing, what is sauteing? Isn't it a light from of frying?

In reply to black

Next you will tell me that oil is used in baking so it is a form of frying. You said frying can hold its own against any form of cooking. The answer to that is NO!! And sauteeing is sauteing, frying is frying they are all unique forms of food preparation... Most cooking methods entail the use of heat and some oils...My father used brown sugar to brown all his stews...that did not make it baking.

In reply to black

You do realize the reason for that right? Fish preparation takes a deft hand...any idiot can fry, a real cook can cook a meal right to get the right compliment of flavors. Fish is difficult to cook well. Thats why most people fry.

Which is why you fry bland foods. Because it's a waste of time trying to coax flavors out of bland meats...so you take the easy way out and do the full proof thing.

In reply to Ayenmol

I stand by that 100%.

Again, I am not advocating frying, I enjoy foods cooked various ways, including frying.

In reply to tc1

Man I eat all kind of meat, not ashamed to say it

Check your pm.

In reply to openning

kool, just playing with you

In reply to Ayenmol

Dude, you are over simplifying things. Yes, frying is easy but that doesn't mean the taste is inferior.

Have you ever cooked a whole turkey? Do you realize that a deep fried turkey is far superior to baked turkey?

Fried turkey is superior in flavor, texture, juices, etc. There's a place for frying, just like any other method.

In reply to black

Lol....ypu just made my point. You do realize turkey is one of the blandest of meats, right?

In reply to Ayenmol
a little fried food is not more dangerous for your health than, cheese every day or sugar in all the processed foods so common nowadays.

In reply to camos

Someone brought up health, it was not me. Am talking the limited breadth of flavors that are developed in frying.

The man like fry food but going too far.

I do recal my dad always dipped his fish in flour or a batter before frying...few people do that today.

The batter would protect the fish from the oil and allow it to cook in it`s own juices, very good frying technique.
Lost art. Everything is simply deep fried nowadays.

In reply to Ayenmol

You're making my point, frying enhances the blandest of meats.

In reply to black

Steups...you need to eat more diverse things...for starters, try flavorful foods that dont need enhancing by artificial meapns.

Cooking is about drawing out flavors...same as salt and seasonings.

Did you ever have a good cook in your life? There are recipe followers, then there are cooks.

My dad was a cook. The man could develop flavors with the best of them. Cooked for Sisserou Hotel back in his day.
We talking Chopped kinda cook. Give him a few ingredients and the man could coax flavors from anything.
The man could reduce a sauce that would make you want to eat the porcelajn, or plastic. Ha.

In reply to Ayenmol

Chefs are overrated, my BBQ (my own recipe) ranks with best.

parrot (from Port Royal)
salmon (honey jerk)
haddock
grouper
snapper (from Mamma at Hellshire, Rocky or Little Ochi)
king (fried with sauteed onions and pepper)

basa (in curry sauce)

In reply to Ayenmol

You must be living outside de Caribbean to make de last part of de statement above.

Flour, cornmeal, breadcrumbs sometimes mixed wid a little curry are all used

Scotchie's steamed fish. Melt in your mouth good. Makes me want to go buy one right now. I have no idea what kind of fish it is, and I don't care

In reply to summergon

I stopped eating parrot fish when I learnt that they play a big role in nourishing our beaches. The problem is that they are the easiest fish to catch or spear.

In reply to Hants

I thought black jack was in the cavalli (jack) family.


I don't see blackjack too often but when I see it I grab it.

In reply to Ayenmol

Bro, you know the art of cooking.
Cooking at home is so different from cooking to the public.
Over the years I've sample many Blackbox menus, thats were cooks at given items and they have to prepare a Starter, Main Course and dessert.
These menus are prepared for four tasters and cooked within an hour

Local SVG thing.
Fishing for tri-tri fish in SVG

Taste good in fish cake style dish.

In reply to pelon

Looks like Caca belly to me.

Fried Basha.
A scale fish that is caught mostly in rainy season and
black water in the Essequibo River.

In reply to Ridge

Hassa, and you don't fry it.

In reply to black

You ever eat Imari? That and Sunfish are de best sweet water fix ever!

In reply to WestDem

Sunfish, yes.

What is Imari?

In reply to Headley


Same family but Cavalli are found near the shore while Black jacks roam the deep offshore reefs.


I used to catch Cavalli fishing from the beach in Paynes Bay, Holetown and Conset Bay.

In reply to Ayenmol

do you realize that a flour/meal batter absorbs more oil than the fish fried plain?

In reply to black

now I realize you from mudland!

In reply to black

multi colored small freshwater catfish

In reply to camos

True, but it's hard to fry without some kind of batter.

In reply to Runs

Curras and Caasi are the most popular where I am from. Don't know if that is proper spelling.

In reply to black

not hard bro! the experts in Ja say make sure the fish is dry and the oil is very hot.

In reply to camos

Yes, proud Kuntry boy.

All these sound great.

Halibut and Lionfish(this is new on the market)

In reply to black

Black, you sond lie you used to "feel" for fish

In reply to black

Caasi is a cuz of imari a tiger colored smaller lookalike

In reply to Dan_De_Lyan

My brother was the best.

In reply to Runs

Ok. They are not common where I am from.

In reply to black

Common in ricefield "drainers" before harvesting

In reply to Runs

Ok, I think I've seen them before.

Catfish wuk good fried or curried.

In reply to Maispwi

I do... but there are many Caribbean joints I've sampled and they all deep fry the fish till it hard and dry. very disappointing.

Also there are all types of batter. My dad would simply let fish sit in the seasoning then grab it, douse it with a little flour and fry...seldom did he actually use a deep batter. the fish kept most of it's taste then.

One of my favorite fried dishes...acra made with titiwi...man man man...when done corectly, that thing is to die for.

Titiwi in DA.

In reply to Ayenmol

So you do enjoy a good fried dish?

Anyone ever had goat fish?

Bonito

Red Snapper and Grouper

In reply to Ayenmol

I agree with you here. Love fry fish - but some places leave the fish dry/hard. St. Vincent is a country where fried fish is dry - very dry. (But not just fish... we do the same to meats too.)

Ayenmol - you need to go down Baxters Road or Oistins in Bim and evening of the week...
Jamaica - try Hellshire fry fish.

you won't be disappointed.

In reply to Ayenmol

I also agree that some fast food companies use heavy batter to hide the portions served and change taste. Long John silver comes to mind.

Batter does not have to be heavy.

I haven't seen any mention of Kumu? Well, you got to taste it to believe. None of the fishes I have tasted, and I have tasted most mentioned here, comes remotely close....

In reply to Hants

I used to catch Cavalli fishing from the beach in Paynes Bay, Holetown and Conset Bay.



how the hell u get from holetown to Consent Bay , u trying to fool de posters here , u aint going past batty rock


the cavalli is a big jack, the jacks that we use to hook during the summer ,

what the right name for the pot fish, Nene, that very tasty

In reply to black

Ate at that place once...am sorry but that is the sorriest excuse for a franchise ever...there is literally nothing there i want to pay for. Am someone who will eat just about anything if it taste good. These people take a perfectly good piece of fish and turn it into a tasteless slab of grease.

In reply to pelon
Is Baxters Road still going at nights?
Last time I frequented Baxters Road at night was 1989, during crop over
Thank god for the grills, that oil was deadly

In reply to openning

Yes man, still open, just 'out of favor' with the in crowd. Sea dogs like me that just want fresh fish to wash down a rum with still go. Some of the best grill or fired fish in Bim.

Pink Star and all still going.

In reply to openning

That a heart attack in a minute

Ning Ning is the name.

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In reply to tc1

Lived in St.Phillip for a few years and fished Bath,Conset Bay and off a cliff near College Savannah.

Google " bajan fish prickers ". Check their Youtube videos.

In reply to Ayenmol

Given your history wid your father, you of all people should know dat you hav fi visit dem little home styled joints if you want proper fried fish. You letting dong de side in de Caribbean

In reply to tc1

Bro, a number of us ex-students of the Barbados hotel school, used to go to lunch once a week at the school.
Three course lunch $15, better than Sandy Lane

In reply to black

cassi we does throw back...dem nuh fih eat...and nah mek dem bone bore u

In reply to doosra

One is no better than the other, they are all bottom feeders.

In reply to Maispwi

Man, when you have Stateside born kids and they start hitting the deep teens, you gotta compromise.

Friends of ours went to Colorado and brrought back some peaches...man when i tell you sweet big and juicy? The ting make them grocery boughtstuff like they artificial. Offered my kids, and they treated the ting like it was a bad joke.

Them kids rather live at Mc Donalds than eat fresh fruit...even though i was looking to keep most of it for me and wifey, i shed a tear.

The other day we were in St. Louis i thought i take our American host to a Jamaican joint...she got the red snappper, i got the oxtail, wifey got curry chicken.
Very disappointing..the oxtail was likkle bit, the curry was bland and the snapper was dry like coconut husk.

Tough to find good joints west of the Mississippi.

My mom and i went to a jamaican joint in LA some time back...it was pretty good.

In reply to Hants

thanks, my dad dropped many fish pots along Carlton - Holetown, the Ning Ning was my favorite fish

Four tasty fish.

Fray, sprats, jacks and johns ( Bajan names ).

In reply to black

lashing some fry silver now wid dall

silva a nak daag now

In reply to doosra

Silver is a waste of time.

In reply to black

man is not that silva

is the river kind

i gotta take a pic for u next time

In reply to doosra

Ok

In reply to doosra

dem same fine fish that, small conga patwa etc fried with dhall and rice with some mango achar is the tastiest. These islanders do not know about delicious tasting fish, they need to come to Guyana to experience.

In reply to Runs

that fine fish sweet bad if u fry it nice. u eat everything out

we use curry powder to fry it up...

In reply to Runs

Nothing like ah nice fried patwa. Mind them little bones though.

In reply to doosra

yep that is the trick the "curry powder"

In reply to Runs

bake mackerel and bbq salmon.

In reply to tc1

In reply to Hants

You own a helicopter to be moving from St. James to St. John. But den again you didn say if it was on de same day

In reply to TheTrail

Still in BIm, say hello to uncle Billete for me

tc1 you mean Billette the former CP and Maple batsman?

In reply to Maispwi

When I lived in Barbados I fished a lot. In boats, off the beach, off the cliffs near College Savannah.

I once drove from st.Michael to st. Lucy to get soldier crabs for bait.

In reply to Hants

Yes, also Malcolm, Trail and Fuzz know them

How many people have fish on the menu Today?

In reply to black

not on the menu but a fridge full for the rest of the year lol

going slow on the food. ole man belly nah able eat plenty nowadays

strange how much food i used to eat one time and now i can't

banga and snapper cheap cheap

In reply to doosra

Fish cheaper than chicken.

Exact opposite here.

In reply to black

especially christmas time when everyone going chicken

Fish is among the most expensive meat in the US

In reply to Runs

expensive like it's bush meat....anyone mentioned dried kukwari in cookup.

In reply to Dan_De_Lyan

dry houri banas

In reply to Runs
Was in FL. 25$ for a piece of salmon...like a 2 person portion


Ah never had houri

In reply to Dan_De_Lyan

Nice tasty fish, if you can handle the little bones.

You all talking about kayee?
kayee.

In reply to Ayenmol

Houri

Doosra fishing

In reply to black

Houri aka wolf fish

In reply to Runs

I've been bit by a few, not pleasant.

In reply to black

me too, bite burns