No more tilapia?

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Gaygirl2120
Gaygirl2120 Posts: 541 Member
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I keep hearing that tilapia is really the worst fish to eat. Has everyone pretty much stopped eating it for protein now?
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  • Gaygirl2120
    Gaygirl2120 Posts: 541 Member
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    Ok I'm getting so grossed out!
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,754 Member
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    I had Tilipia once, it tasted like dirt to me. I can't eat it. Yuck. After reading the few replies, I know why it tasted like dirt now. I love fish, but not tilapia.
  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
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    Fish that tastes like dirt is nothing! You guys should try Rakfisk. You'll be begging for the sweet release of death after even smelling it.
  • eilish99
    eilish99 Posts: 2 Member
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    Tilapia makes me grateful that I am allergic to finned fish.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
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    In aquaponics, tilipias are very popular because they breed fast, survive in filth, and produce a bunch of *kitten*. The *kitten* if fed to the plants in the garden, and the people eat the plants, occasionally also the fish. Any critter that can be kept alive and *kitten* in the water is suitable, but tilipias are easier to keep alive.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,754 Member
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    Mycophilia wrote: »
    Fish that tastes like dirt is nothing! You guys should try Rakfisk. You'll be begging for the sweet release of death after even smelling it.
    Mycophilia wrote: »
    Fish that tastes like dirt is nothing! You guys should try Rakfisk. You'll be begging for the sweet release of death after even smelling it.

    No thank you B)
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    edited February 2017
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    I don't care how the fish is raised any more than I care how sausage is made. I just plain don't like tilapia. Tastes like scrambled egg whites to me which I greatly dislike.
  • Gaygirl2120
    Gaygirl2120 Posts: 541 Member
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    sgt1372 wrote: »
    There is NOTHING wrong w/farmed tilapia.

    It's cheap, has no taste that I can notice (trout and salmon have stronger flavors) and has a firm flesh that is easy to cook in many ways (braise, poach, deep fry, stir fry or pan fry) and will take on any flavor you add to it.

    Then why so much hate for it? I see article after article saying it's the worst fish you can eat.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,754 Member
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    Jax2120 wrote: »
    sgt1372 wrote: »
    There is NOTHING wrong w/farmed tilapia.

    It's cheap, has no taste that I can notice (trout and salmon have stronger flavors) and has a firm flesh that is easy to cook in many ways (braise, poach, deep fry, stir fry or pan fry) and will take on any flavor you add to it.

    Then why so much hate for it? I see article after article saying it's the worst fish you can eat.

    Link these articles please.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
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    Jax2120 wrote: »
    sgt1372 wrote: »
    There is NOTHING wrong w/farmed tilapia.

    It's cheap, has no taste that I can notice (trout and salmon have stronger flavors) and has a firm flesh that is easy to cook in many ways (braise, poach, deep fry, stir fry or pan fry) and will take on any flavor you add to it.

    Then why so much hate for it? I see article after article saying it's the worst fish you can eat.

    It's the "gross" factor, and too many people buying into it.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    edited February 2017
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    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    It's a pretty dirty fish...that fish will eat pretty much anything. It's farmed and they feed them chicken *kitten* instead of fish food. It's one of the reasons it's so cheap. It also doesn't have any benefit really in terms of omega 3 fatty acids.

    I've never eaten it. I only eat wild caught (frozen)...mostly Alaskan Sockeye and Alaskan Pacific Cod.

    I don't eat it either. I mostly eat local wild caught (mostly frozen) alaskan sockeye salmon, local, wild caught trout, and sustainable, wild caught sardines (on salads). YUM

    I tend to use the Monterey Bay Aquarium app for choosing "clean" and sustainable seafood.
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
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    sgt1372 wrote: »
    Jax2120 wrote: »
    sgt1372 wrote: »
    There is NOTHING wrong w/farmed tilapia.

    It's cheap, has no taste that I can notice (trout and salmon have stronger flavors) and has a firm flesh that is easy to cook in many ways (braise, poach, deep fry, stir fry or pan fry) and will take on any flavor you add to it.

    Then why so much hate for it? I see article after article saying it's the worst fish you can eat.

    Just nonsense IMO.

    Catfish is another farmed bottom fish and I don't hear similar criticism of it. Both are delicious when properly prepared and cooked.

    Oh man, catfish is one of the few fish I cannot stand. I think it's the texture that gets to me.

    I used to eat a LOT of tilapia. I didn't die. But I did discover different fish that I like a lot more, so I haven't eaten it in a couple years. It is cheap, easy and fast to cook though.
  • ActivatedAlm0nds
    ActivatedAlm0nds Posts: 169 Member
    edited February 2017
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    I don't think too highly about factory farmed chickens and beef, still eat em like I do tilapia.
    I don't eat too much seafood in general because of the price barrier.
  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,388 Member
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    I really like tilapia. Also there's a fish called Basa, it's very buttery & tender. I read it's a Vietnamese fish

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