On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:04:07 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:39:19 -0500, "jmcquown"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Anyway, the tilapia fillets: I buy individually cryo-vac'd fillets
>>> and are from Florida. The packaging is clear so you can see the
>>> size of the fillet before you buy it. I'm sorry Dams bought a box
>>> of tilapia and they turned out to be crappy. But I do think I've
>>> had the ones from China, too, and they were fine.
>>
>> They just taste fishy. I like flavorless fish, or at least really
>> mild ones. The cats love 'em!
>
>It's not supposed to be fishy; that's sort of the point. Maybe they weren't
>flash frozen right on the boat

They're farmed. From what I've read, sanitation isn't of the utmost
importance to some Chinese fish farmers. Broad generalization, but
one that applies in this case.

Carol