On 2008-11-22, dsi1 > wrote:

> You should try it. It's likely the future of fish - just as white
> bread is the generic loaf so shall be tilapia be the generic white
> fish.

Talapia is a soft-flesh fish as opposed to catchfish, a more firm-flesh
fish. The thing they both have in common is both fish can be farm raised on
plant/veg matter rather than fish protein like salmon. Both have become
insanely overpriced despite farm raising. I've seen talapia filets going
for $8-9lb, whereas they used to be only $3-4lb a few yr back. Hot tip!:
look in ethnic markets for whole talapia as cheap as $1.98lb. Steam/poach
like oriental fish or deep fry like Mexicans do it. My first talapia was
whole deep-fried. Excellent.

nb