Sqwertz wrote:
> I've been seeing this in several stores now for ~$4/lb. IQF
> fillets, nice and clean. It appears to be the new tilapia (which I
> really don't think too highly of) and has just started being
> imported into the US. It's apparently been a staple fish of Vietnam
> for a while, and is often passed off here in the States,
> deceptively, as basa.
>
> Anybody try it yet? I'll let y'all know how it comes out as I just
> bought two pounds. Looks a lot like catfish (which it is), but
> without of that nasty silverskin.
>
> <http://blog.etundra.com/restaurant-trends-and-news/green-restaurants-seafood/>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridescent_shark>
>
> Now they just need to come up with a catchy culinary name for it.
> "Pagasius Hypophthalmus" just doesn't look very good on menus.
>
> -sw

I thought it was a version or another name for "basa" which is not
tilapia but catfish. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangasius_fish

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