Gregory Morrow wrote:
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> Blinky the Shark wrote:
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>> Michael (Piedmont) wrote:
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>> > Catfish - How to Catch 'Em and Cook 'Em
>>
>> Yum!
>>
>> > By Pat Leff Hartwell
>> > (As published in Utah Fishing magazine)
>> >
>> > "How did you catch that thing? What do you do with it?"
>> >
>> > These are two of the most common questions my husband and I are
> asked
>> > when we come into dock with a livewell full of catfish. The old opinion
>> > sticks, no matter how worldly and informed people become, that catfish
> are a
>> > trash fish and therefore not fit for eating.
>> >
>> > They are not inedible, folks, and you don't have to be poor and
> living
>> > on the Bayou to enjoy them. It seems that most folks simply are
> uneducated
>> > about catfish and the few who do enjoy this tasty whiskered fellow are
>> > criticized. I am here to support those fellow catfish lovers and to
>> > encourage others to try something new...
>> >
>> > http://www.utahoutdoors.com/fishspec...tfishhowto.htm
>> >
>> > Make a note that in the article it suggests to pre-soak catfish in
>> > salted water or milk a few hours before cooking to relieve the muddy
> taste.
>>
>> Hmmmm. I love catfish, and I've never noticed a "muddy taste". I've
>> never had home-caught catfish though...just store-bought; I wonder if
>> that's the difference.
>
>
> Blinky, catfish are *extreme* bottom feeders (like carp) and they will
> scavenge the bottom of wherever they are for food...like carp they will eat
> mud or even sh*t.
Right. I know.
> The catfish we buy in the stores now are largely farm - raised in ponds,
> they are fed scientifically - made catfish food...that's why their flesh is
> relatively white, mild, and so no "muddy" taste...
Gotcha.
> Catfish are also VERY lazy piscines, they are not fast - moving like
> sharks...
Aye! We're built for speed. Zoom zoom zoom.
> At Asian markets here in Chicawgo they sell whole undressed catfish,
> complete with the barbellish - like "whiskers"....hadn't seen that since I
> was a kid (I grew up a coupla miles from the Mississippi River in
> Illannoy}...
I've seen those out here, too. (El Pueblo de Nuestra Seņora la Reina de
los Angeles de Porciuncula, CA USA)
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