On Mar 31, 10:37*am, Landon > wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:20:14 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
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> >On Mar 30, 10:54*pm, Landon > wrote:
> >> On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:23:40 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
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> >> >On Mar 30, 6:10*pm, Landon > wrote:
> >> >> On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:02:34 -0800, Mark Thorson >
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> >> >> >> Tilapia is a very mild tasting fish. Similar in strength of flavor to
> >> >> >> flounder.
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> >> >> >It also has an odd texture, not like most other fish.
> >> >> >As I recall, it's sort of grainy. *I think I only made it
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> >> >> I've never noticed any graininess to the meat, but it is, IMO, very
> >> >> firm meat. Simply awesome for fried fish sandwiches. I had some just
> >> >> last week.
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> >> >We have fried tilapia about once a week. *If I were a millionaire I
> >> >might choose a different fish, but I'm not, and tilapia is just fine,
> >> >salted, peppered, shaken in a bag with corn meal, fried in peanut oil
> >> >and served with halved lemons.
> >> >Tonight was taco night.
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> >> I use canola oil and a half-half mix of flour and corn meal with my
> >> favorite seasonings. Tilapia is a great frying fish too. Catfish is my
> >> favorite sandwich fish, but the prices on those two switch places
> >> every other week here. I buy which ever one is the best deal.
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> >That's fine if you're one of the folks who finds canola neutral.
> >Unfortunately, I don't. *The reason that I don't use part flour or
> >masa is that you end up with less of the crunchy stuff, which may or
> >may not be desirable depending on one's preference.
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> I taste the Canola, but the flavor of it is one that is acceptable to
> me when mixed with various foods.
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> I love *some* cornmeal crunch, but not when its used exclusively as a
> coating. I found the half and half mix with flour gives me the best of
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> Isn't it cool how we all have different tastes? It makes recipes much
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I wish that I liked the taste of canola. It's even healthier than
peanut, and cheaper than olive.

--Bryan