Apparently there are two reasons why New Zealanders don't eat barracouta, the extreme boniness and the presence of nematode parasites;

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/assignments/travel-food-tips-from-our-readers/10399460/Why-don-t-Kiwis-eat-barracouta

If Dad's Army is any guide, they were eaten but generally not enjoyed in the UK during WWII too.

Meltingpot (talk) 14:40, 10 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Never seen canned snoek in South Africa edit

I've asked many acquaintances, including people over 80 years old, none have ever seen or heard of canned snoek in SA. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 06:22, 23 April 2021 (UTC)Reply