On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 11:15:21 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 2:05:30 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 8:57:22 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 1:42:49 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>> > > On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 6:38:59 AM UTC-10, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> > > > On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 06:01:31 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> > > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > >On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 8:46:28 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> > > > >> Leo wrote:
>> > > > >> >
>> > > > >> > jmcquown wrote:
>> > > > >> > > Crab cakes, home-cut fries. I haven't decided on a green or yellow
>> > > > >> > > vegetable side yet.
>> > > > >> >
>> > > > >> > I've eaten crab cakes exactly once in Reno. They were good. I'll bet
>> > > > >> > they weren't nearly as good as East Coast crab cakes.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> Don't let Jill's east coast location fool you.
>> > > > >> She uses canned crab. You can buy that too in Nevada.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> > I've never had a lobster roll. I'm certainly missing out.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> For good seafood not available locally, buy frozen. It's at
>> > > > >> least 95% as good as fresh. Definitely next best thing to
>> > > > >> fresh.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> I remember that Ed here told us about New England McDonald's
>> > > > >> selling McLobsterRolls for a time. Boy, I sure wish I lived
>> > > > >> up there then.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> BTW too. Lobster is not all that. Kinda bland compared to other
>> > > > >> seafood. Good for a special occasion as long as you rarely eat
>> > > > >> it.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Some of us like that about lobster. I'll almost always Salchoose
>> > > > >fish with a more delicate taste. I'm usually overwhelmed by
>> > > > >mackerel.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Cindy Hamilton
>> > > >
>> > > > Mackerel is for cats.
>> > >
>> > > Americans probably consider mackerel a low class fish but saba shioyaki is a dish that I always ordered when we lived in California. I thought it was just sublime. The fish is slashed and salt is sprinkled on it and left on for a few minutes. Just wipe it off the salt and broil or pan fry. The best way would be to grill it over a charcoal fire. I suppose that being able to eat this fish with chopsticks would be helpful.
>> > >
>> > > https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...MEP2rzOKVGO7kf
>> >
>> > I conjecture that most Americans' experience with mackerel is canned.
>> >
>> > Given that shrimp is the most widely served seafood in the U.S., I'd
>> > expect that mackerel--even sava shioyaki--is too intense for most Americans.
>> >
>> > I know a couple of people who won't eat anything that came out of the
>> > water, although they are an edge case.
>> >
>> > Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> That's interesting. My guess is that the popularity of poke i.e., raw fish, is going to change the fish eating habits of Americans.
>
>Possibly. I read an interesting article:
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><https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/how-indian-food-can-predict-vote-choice-120013001714_1.html>
>
>I doubt poke will get much traction in Conservative areas.

I don't think conservative meat addicts in your fly-over states will
easily eat fish. It's not what their mommy and daddy taught them. Fish
are also hard to catch with a gun. You'd have to get all wet.