Who wants to eat fish when it tastes so fishy?

tarynnmichelle

I am trying to add fish to my diet, but.. I HATE FISH! The fishy taste is just terrible. I have tried Tilapia, Salmon, Trout, Cod and Tuna steak and i just do not like it. Is there any fish out there that is still good for me and still has a decent taste?

vanillasugar

halibut to me is one of the least "fishy" tasting. Very mild and actually very good.

jhehle

I hate "fishy taste" too but i make tilapia all the time and love it. I bake it in the oven with olive oil and add Mrs. Dash House Blend to it for a great taste. It is delicious! Try it! I couldnt stomach it without the Mrs. Dash. AND goes perfect with broccoli!

vanillasugar

^^ this too. Was gonna ask how you are preparing it. Tilapia is about the only other fish I eat. I slap it on my george foreman grill, generously sprinkle with garlic powder and mrs. dash. It's actually pretty good.

hope516

If your fish tastes fishy, its not fresh :huh:

Tilapia is my favorite. I make sure I buy wild caught filets the day I am going to eat it. Just bake it in the oven, then top it with cilantro and lime after cooking and enjoy!!!

liroez29

Swai!!! It is my favorite!! It is very very mild! I hate the strong fishy flavor too! This fish is excellent! Must try it. And it is cheap! You can cook it in a skillet with cooking spray, bake it, I have put it in soup, just recently my husband grilled it (wow, delicious!). Hope you try it and like it!

CyberEd312

Well Tilapia and Cod are to of the mildest fish out there... You might try Pollock or Haddock both are used in Gorton or Van De Kamps products at the Grocery..... I bake my fish and add Salsa to it and Love it and I am not a big fan of the fishy taste either but I eat all the ones I listed above and for me they don't seem to have that problem... Good Luck

BrianSharpe

Unfortunately taste is a very subjective thing, everyone has foods that they don't like (I've always thought caviar is gross & disgusting but I love seafood and fish). If you're eating fresh fish is shouldn't smell or taste overly "fishy", that's usually a sign that while still edible it may be past its prime. You may also want to try some of the milder species such as haddock or flounder.

AirCircleI

I don't like the fishy taste either so I will only eat white fish, which I find to be very mild. Regardless of how I try it, I can't eat salmon. And with white fish (tilapia, cod, monk fish, haddock), it is very mild the fresher it is and is seasoned well. I like cajun or blackening seasoning or anything else that is a strong flavour.

ninerbuff

I am trying to add fish to my diet, but.. I HATE FISH! The fishy taste is just terrible. I have tried Tilapia, Salmon, Trout, Cod and Tuna steak and i just do not like it. Is there any fish out there that is still good for me and still has a decent taste?

Don't eat it if you hate it. You're just torturing yourself.


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smplycomplicated

Where are you getting your fish? Living in Florida I can get fresh fish year round. I know not everyone is as fortunate. I know when i lived in Kansas for 4 years when i did pick up fish or any seafood for that matter is was very expensive..was a shock to me actually when i saw the prices..being born and raised in Florida i'm a lil spoiled in that area. the fresher the fish the milder the flavor and smell. a good rule of thumb. if your fish smells like anything other than the ocean..don't eat it.

Tropical_Turtle

fresh fish should never taste fishy or have an odor. If it does - it is not fresh. Cod, salmon, halibut, tilapia are all great fish - very easy to make.

RonSwanson66

I am trying to add fish to my diet, but.. I HATE FISH! The fishy taste is just terrible. I have tried Tilapia, Salmon, Trout, Cod and Tuna steak and i just do not like it. Is there any fish out there that is still good for me and still has a decent taste?

Don't eat it if you hate it. You're just torturing yourself.


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This.

You don't HAVE to eat fish.

sbwood888

I like to squeeze fresh lemon juice on fish. Makes it taste less FISHY. But...these folks are spot on when they say that fishy tasting fish is not fresh. I generally buy frozen fish rather than raw unfrozen fish from the seafood counter. Have had better luck that way. Good mild ones are flounder, tilapia and swai.

OLFATUG

I try fish every so often. The only stuff I can manage to eat is solid white tuna in a can, everything else tastes (and smells) horrible. I live in New England, people think I'm insane because I won't eat seafood in one of the 'freshest' places on earth. To each their own.

tarynnmichelle

I live in Texas right on the Gulf Coast and near many rivers. I have a lot of options, but maybe i need to find a new way to prepare it. I'm big on steaming, but my steamed fish falls apart and doesnt cook well. Maybe baking with seasoning will help.

danipals

If you like lemon, try this.... (from 400 Calorie Fix cookbook)

4 tilapia fillets
1 T olive oil
2 T lemon juice
2 t grated lemon peel
1 t dried oregano
1/4 t salt
1/8 t pepper

Put all in dish, turn to coat tilapia and let it sit 10 minutes then bake until done. My kids LOVE this and it doesn't taste fishy at all!

catcrazy

I hated most fish for the first 25 years of my life. I would only eat smoked fish or plaice until i was pregnant with number 3 and then I started craving it...breakfast, lunch and dinner. Eat it all the time now but I think pregnancy is a drastic way to try to get to like something.

If you don't like it don't eat it...wild horses couldnt get me to put brussels sprouts or broad beans near my mouth ever again

k8blujay2

If your fish tastes fishy, its not fresh :huh:

^^^ This.

I personally like Salmon and Tuna myself. But I don't eat it much since I'm so far inland and we hardly ever get fresh fish (well from the ocean anyway... and I can't stand freshwater fish)... it's mostly frozen and then thawed fish... :-/

nopswd

Halibut is the best but it's really expensive and sometimes hard to find. If you are getting fishy tasting fish then it's probably not that fresh. I feel your pain. I like fish but I live in Maine so I'm a bit of a seafood snob so if it's at all suspicious then I stay away from it. You don't need fish anyway and eating food that you don't like is discouraging. Good luck

LauRoxx

I love how everyone's tickers in this thread show very significant weight loss... just proves to me even more that I should eat my fish

DL121004

I love "fishy" fish! This week, I've had salmon twice, shrimp, catfish, red snapper and mahi-mahi.

Others have noted some of the primary mild fish: cod, halibut, tilapia, swai...

hiker282

Growing up, I never liked fish. It has been an acquired taste for me and I actually quite enjoy it now. Fish is just amazing for protein, omega 3s, and mercury!

felice03

mahi mahi...

but my favorite is fish tacos!

auticus

It likes it RAW and WRII-GGGLING!!!

You keep your nasty chips.

ElizabethRoad

Maybe you should try fresh fish. It isn't supposed to taste like that.

bcampbell54

Having beem given cod liver oil as a kid, I came to hate the fishy taste. I have come to like fresh fish, the fresher the better, even sushi. But I can still gag on the odd piece of slightly older fish.

swisspea

If your fish tastes fishy, its not fresh :huh:

Tilapia is my favorite. I make sure I buy wild caught filets the day I am going to eat it. Just bake it in the oven, then top it with cilantro and lime after cooking and enjoy!!!

Totally true, the fresher the fish, the less fishy it smells.

Definitely get wild Tilapia, farmed Tilapia is fed corn- GROSS!

I often cook my fish from frozen, as long as you get a good brand it will be fresh (this is how I got my husband to eat fish). I bake it (totally frozen) in little foil packets with some butter (or margerine), garlic and some very thinly sliced lemon. I've also made it with olive oil and montreal steak spice and my 20 year old brother totally loved it!

You can also mix poached fish with a potato-cawliflower-pea mixture, top with some panko and there you have a fish pie!

breyn2004

I HATE fish in just about every instance. But the one I have found that I actually like and doesn't seem too fishy is Orange Roughy. You can buy the frozen fillets at Kroger or wherever.... thaw the fillets and marinate in Zesty Italian Dressing. I usually marinate over night and through the next day and then just throw it on the George Foreman!

Trovan

I really only like fish when it's been grilled on the good old BBQ.

bcattoes

You are probably overcooking your fish. Most fish doesn't taste "fishy" if cooked properly. Steak type fish, such as tuna, salmon or swordfish, is best served medium rare or rarer. Flakier, thinner, fish should be cooked only until it starts to flake. It should still be moist and firm.