On 3/7/2011 5:39 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> On 3/6/2011 10:27 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 3/6/2011 1:49 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mostly, we disdain tilapia because it lives in filthy water and the
>>>> idea
>>>> of eating one is pretty revolting.
>>>
>>> My feeling also. Same for catfish.
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve
>>
>> I thought it was a goofy idea myself, but it seems we're doomed to
>> consume tilapia.
>
> I have tried tilapia and I don't like the texture (it's got little
> taste) however it has been cooked. That it can be farmed in muddy water
> like in rice paddies doesn't bother me but, if the only available fish
> is tilapia, I will give up fish. I've even had tilapia that was alive a
> few moments before cooking without changing my opinion.
>

I used to catch those things in the Ala Wai Canal with bamboo poles to
entertain my son. Of course, we threw the fish back. He fell in one time
and that was pretty icky.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala_Wai_Canal