Omelet wrote on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:00:15 -0600:

>> Come to think of it, I may have used corn meal to fry up some
>> catfish - it's a natural for catfish. I've only cooked
>> catfish up once. They looked great but tasted horrible - all
>> swampy and scuzzy. This was catfish that we caught but my
>> guess is that store bought is a lot better than something you
>> catch in a reservoir. That's probably the reason I don't
>> remember using cornmeal as breading - I'm trying to forget!

> <lol> I don't blame you! Wild caught catfish tends to be on
> the muddy tasting side, unless you can let it live for a few
> days in cold, clean water. I prefer the farm raised.

> People criticize farm raised fish but when it comes to
> catfish, it's so much cleaner tasting. It's a "meaty" fish,
> not fishy at all.

At the urging of friends who say that catfish is much improved by
farming, I try it every few years. "Clean", it tasted like mud 50 years
ago and still does to me! I'll admit that I am not enthusiastic about
any fresh water fish except perhaps trout.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not