Ranée wrote:

>>> muddy tasting and a little too soft for my palate. I prefer cod for
>>> basic white fish.
>>
>> You had poorly processed fish. Yes, soft. More so than other fish.
>>
>> Everyone prefers cod. Much firmer fish. That's why they're being
>> fished to extinction.
>>
>> nb
>
> And the solution is to eat questionable mediocre fish instead?

The solution is to acquaint yourself with the Monterey Bay Aquarium's guide
to sustainable seafood, and follow its guidelines. I'm not evangelizing, but
I do feel that many fish are being irresponsibly demanded out of ignorance.
(Orange roughy, for example, is almost extinct because of rapacious
overfishing, but I still see it in the supermarket and on restaurant menus.
Why? Because people buy it, of course!)

I agree with your criticisms of tilapia, but there are some recipes which
can make it palatable. If you soak it in buttermilk you'll lessen the muddy
flavor. Tilapia works well in Vietnamese claypot recipes as well as in Thai
recipes for catfish. If you soak it in buttermilk and fry it, tilapia can
work acceptably well in fish tacos.


Bob