Theres plenty of tasty fish out there but theres also plenty of shockers. Some species may very due to there diet and where they are caught, others just dont cook up any good. And some its just the cook! Personally i dont like most weed eaters and muddy flavoured river species, what fish do you hate and why?
I once had a bream that tasted like iodine.
I have never tried some of the ones I "think" I wouldn't like. Eel, catties, etc.
But of the ones I have... Barracuda.
Dave,
Pretty much everything on that list including what you cook cause I know you can't cook. 8)
But had to tick shark as the mongrels like taking the fish on my line.
Im just wondering if that list is kingtins top 10 tastiest?
fresh water fish (most taste of mud)
wrasse
snoook
Some there that I haven't tasted Foxy and not having got offshore enough yet, I can't comment on most of the "good stuff". I certainly don't think that the price of fish reflects its eating qualities as I'd sooner have a good steak. I probably would never eat fish if I had to pay for it.Originally Posted by dfox
Im just wondering if that list is kingtins top 10 tastiest?
I've tried freshwater fish (carp, roach etc) and I think they all taste foul and "muddy". On a number of occasions, I've tasted some so-called "top quality" prawns that taste just like that, but I won't mention the "famous" place that they've come from at Scarborough......oops....a little clue there folks :-)
Tried Gar a number of times and I think they wouldn't be worth it, even if there was no effort involved in boning. OTOH some folks just love 'em.
Eels? Love 'em........ chopped and boiled in just enough water with a little vinegar and black peppercorn to leave 'em covered when cooked. Allow to go cold and they should set in their own "aspic" et voila! jellied eels :-)
Grinner I haven't yet tried but if it's good enough for mackeral I'm game to give 'em a go.
Yellowtail pike OK as are luderick but I think the worst I tasted was a pike eel.
Having been once dumped in the Scottish Highlands on a 10 day escape and evasion, with nothing but the clothes I was wearing, I suppose I'd be game to try anything. I had a line and hook and a snare hidden in the heel of my boot, but it was day 6 before I caught anything and they were only sticklebacks that I caught in my cupped hands :-) By the 7th day I reached the sea lochs and some of the stuff I gathered over the next 3 days which I otherwise wouldn't touch with a barge pole, was the best stuff I'd ever tasted.........it would be, wouldn't it? :-)
For those who like to get their own shellfish. You can improve 'em 100% if you keep 'em in saltwater for 24 hrs. Put some finely powdered bran in the water and they will filter feed with the bran clearing all the sand and grit out of their guts.
cheers
kev
I think it's all in the preparation and the cooking. Dont forget that the preparation starts the moment the fish is out of the water.
Derek
hi all. never eaten grinner, there enough to turn you off anyway. mowong are not the best, you certaintly don,t have a smile on the face after tackling those babies. most fish i like if prepared properly, all the best, kevy.
Tried six of the above, but the worst fish I have tasted was a Barra caught in a near dry billabong just off the Daly River, even the cold XXXX could not kill the taste (XXXX got me dizzy though, or was it the heat). Cheers Mal.
I have tried Fresh Water EEL and Grinner (it is the poor mans whiting) and both tasted bloody terrible and vowed to never to eat them again
"whats the time"
Cant say I've knowingly eaten any of those fish, although I have probably had shark sold as something else from a fish shop. So my answer is don't know ..... haven't tried them
Mark
Mack tuna...if you don't know why, try some
Eel is the best - it tops all fish, and that's if it is prepared the right way. It's all to do with the eel oil which soaks in the taste. You must salt the eel by placing livies in a dry bucket with plenty of salt - they do the work for you and run around, rubbing in the salt. However this is only after you have purged the eels for a few days in non-contaminated/muddy water. Clean and smoke them. Chop into finger size pieces. mmmmTasty.
Haven't eaten barracuda or stingray, knowingly.
DICER
Tuna for sure! Absolutely terrible. I don't know what John West puts in his tins but it aint taste like anything I've cooked.
Slatey bream (painted sweetlip) comes a close second. They don't call it the mother in law fish without good reason.
Nothing wrong with trevors.
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