On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 02:45:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 11:25:13 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>> On Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 9:30:22 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
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>> > The flesh of the catfish has an excellent texture and they yield some big, meaty, filets. Unfortunately the taste makes me feel like spitting it out. Tilapia has that same nasty, scummy, taste. My guess is that some people are genetically unable to experience this unpleasant taste or they were raised on the meat and are immune to this unpleasant experience. That's unfortunate for me because the flesh of the catfish has an excellent texture and they yield some big, meaty, filets.
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>> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD9LgN2Yx4
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>> You need to try farm raised catfish.
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>I have, and it still tastes like shitty mud.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

That's because catfish are primarily opportunistic bottom feeding
scavengers, they eat anything including the excrement of other
creatures.... anyone who's ever had a home aquarium knows this. It's
always recommended to populate an aquarium with some catfish to clean
up the unsightly excrement. Catfish have poor vision but have an
excellent sence of smell and use those barbles to locate and stir up
food. Personally I would never eat catfish.