On Mar 30, 6:26*pm, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:16:26 -0500, Sqwertz >
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> >On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:20:39 -0700, Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:
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> >> In article >,
> >> *Landon > wrote:
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> >>> Tilapia is a very mild tasting fish. Similar in strength of flavor to
> >>> flounder.
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> >> * *It may be another of my quirks, but I found tilapia to be kind of
> >> muddy tasting and a little too soft for my palate. *I prefer cod for
> >> basic white fish.
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> >If people saw how tilapia (and pangasius) were farmed they'd never eat
> >them again. *Some of them are good when raised well, but most of them
> >are pretty ugly in all respects. Find a good brand and stick with it.
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> >Pangasius are then released into dead and fermenting Tilapia ponds to
> >clean the bottoms. *Then they sell those pangasius, throw in some
> >chemicals, and start another batch of Tilapia. *That is the typical SE
> >Asian cycle for Walmart Fish.
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> >-sw
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> But, who eats fish from Asia?

Asians, and people who eat in Asian restaurants.

Vietnamese basa is sold around the world these days, often as a sort
of catfish.