Thread: Which are DO NOT EAT fish?

Originally Posted by FinChaser

So, it is chewy and has no flavor. Sounds a bit like wet cardboard. I'll pass!

.....so will only taste like the seasoning you use

Beat me to it. If you aren't starving, what's the point of going to all that trouble when there are plenty of moist, flakey, full of flavor fish?

I actually just made some and the chicken mcnugget comparison is spot on. Weird. I would not call it chewy unless you consider a chicken nugget chewy. I didn't let it sit on ice for bone removal. I just tossed the fillets with meal mix in the food processor until the bones were no longer noticeable. It was not a laborious preparation at all.

Originally Posted by divedeep

Beat me to it. If you aren't starving, what's the point of going to all that trouble when there are plenty of moist, flakey, full of flavor fish?

My son apparently prefers skipjack to scamp, and only one of those is available in the backyard.

Originally Posted by FinChaser

So, it is chewy and has no flavor. Sounds a bit like wet cardboard. I'll pass!

It was 'chewy' because it was overcooked (and all smushed up)!
And I didn't say it had no flavor, it was "bland" because we intentionally 'under seasoned' it to find out the 'true' taste.
Not 'strong' smelling or tasting.
Like many fish, it needs a bit of seasonings, and finding the right amount is the trick ;-)

This was just our first attempt to properly prepare an under utilized species (and we learned a LOT)!
Funny thing, in the past 20, 30, 40 years I've had people give me a hard time about keeping and cooking triggerfish, amberjack, sheepshead, black drum, gafftop catfish and croaker among others.

I guess we must be starving ;-) LOL

Originally Posted by Viking Guy

Ladyfish has no flavor, so will only taste like the seasoning you use. Oddly enough, one of my favorites is blackened redfish magic.

This is what my "what's the point" comment referred to.

ETA --- #r, a lot of people might starve, but.......

Who was it that first said "waste no, want not"?

Not everyone is a 'rich retiree' (like Finchaser ;-)
eating grouper, crab legs and filet mignon every day. LOL!

Originally Posted by Pier#r

Who was it that first said "waste no, want not"?

Probably Haywire

Originally Posted by Pier#r

Who was it that first said "waste no, want not"?

Not everyone is a 'rich retiree' (like Finchaser ;-)
eating grouper, crab legs and filet mignon every day. LOL!

I think that is actually "waste not, want not", whatever!

#r your intel is way off, I do not eat crab legs, every day! LOL

Rich retiree ;-) LOL!

Ok, let me offer a better explanation here.

When I say no flavor, I'm referring to that of a comparison to other fish.

What I mean, and what #er is trying to convey is that it is not fishy. The taste is neutral and will conform well to seasonings. It's not like other fish are jumping with flavor other than levels of fishiness, until you add salt n pepper, etc.

Ladyfish is more comparable to unflavored white meat chicken, and let me tell you, if you've ever slaughtered, and prepped a chicken for use, and then seasoned and cooked it, then you've worked much harder than what is necessary to prep a Ladyfish.

The better term would be to say, Ladyfish is not fishy and easily seasoned. Once you know how to prep, it takes less time to prepare than most traditional fish.

If I hand you an unprepped flounder, redfish or sheepshead, I guarantee I'll have an unprepped ladyfish on the table before you finish cooking your fish.

The prep seems like "a lot" in reading, but it's not. Just have to describe more in the "how to and why."

The real test came when our friends, family and tourists, who refuse to eat fish, would try ladyfish--not knowing the local "trashfish" rumors everyone spreads, and absolutely loved it. Some said it was the best chicken they've had--not even knowing it was fish at all.

Yet, try as I might, any other fish I prepped for these people, they'd detect it as fish. Although, I did get a few to settle on eating Spadefish, and now that is the only fish those few individuals touch--and they've demanded I freeze and ship them some every year. Lol.

So no, definitely not like eating cardboard. I just failed to properly describe the meaning of the neutral flavor.

Prepped properly, it's like biting right into a juicy chunk of boneless white chicken breast, but with all the health benefits of eating fish over chicken; and much more flexible since the meat starts out ground, and doesn't have to be processed.

Not to mention, the meat is parasite free and very clean. Since the final product is more like a crabcake (which is also harder to prepare), those people who are too squeamish to eat fish will dig right in.

Originally Posted by FinChaser

I think that is actually "waste not, want not", whatever!

#r your intel is way off, I do not eat crab legs, every day! LOL

That's right. You forgot about Scallop Saturdays. Lol