TYRING TO LIKE FISH--IDEAS???

I NEED HELP FOR FISH!!
I recently had a heart attack and a need to incorporate fish into my diet but not a fish eater. I hate messing with bones and need to keep the fishy smell to a minimum any delicious ideas for me to try--willing to try anything.

Well... first things first - you need to be adamant on asking them "when was this delivered/received?" - the fresher the better.

If you SMELL the seafood, then the seafood is NOT fresh... Thats going to eliminate the 'fishy' issues you have.

You dont have to deal with bones - BUT, you will pay a much higher price for the convenience of having the fish cleaned.

Not all seafood has bones: scallops, clams, shrimp, mussels.....

Kansas City has a fish-market/restaurant that you could easily walk in and talk with their staff who run the market portion of the business... ask for a seasoned rep or a manager to help educate you on seafood-in general... http://www.madjacksfreshfish.net/


As far as tasty recipes.... you will need to get specific on the 'likes' side of things because I could suggest tons of recipes but they may either be too complicated for you, have too many ingredients, or worse - may not be available for a reasonable price where you reside....

Marination mix: yogurt+spices to taste+garlic paste (1 tsp)

Keep the mixture for 20-30 minutes.

Steam in a closed pan or fry.

You will love it. The yogurt marination is an Indian recipe.

Baked Flounder with a tiny squirt of lemon juice is really good, and I hate fish.

nobody really needs to eat food they don't like.

that said, wild caught white flaky fish is usually pretty "easy" to like....

I don't like fish either unless it's cooked just right (if I can't taste the fishy-ness of the fish, then it's just right).

I have a good salmon recipe:
1 Tbsp each of chopped garlic, loosely packed brown sugar, dijon mustard, soy sauce, melted butter, olive oil and honey. Mix it all up and spread over the salmon 30 minutes before grilling it (or broiling). I usually make double the recipe for two pounds of salmon, spread half of the marinade over the salmon to marinate, and wait until half way through the grilling process before I add the rest of the marinade. It's the only way I'll eat salmon.

Smoked Salmon... Yummm

If you are not a fan of the fish flavor I recommend buying pre-cut white talapia or a white cod!!! Season with garlic, oregano and cajun (if you like) Bake in oven at 350 til cooked thorughly and it will taste like a baked chicken breast!

Dolphin, tilapia, shrimp, scallops...those are my favorites.

Not too fishy tasting and easy to cook a ton of different ways.

Im obsessed with RedHot!!! I put it on everything it helps with bad tastes!!

I HATE fishy fish. However, I can stomach tilapia and the white part of swordfish. We generally put a glaze on it and grill it, but sometimes the tilapia still gets that 'water' taste. I have basically given up and just eat shrimp and scallops--you can buy the big bags of scallops in the frozen section much cheaper than the seafood counter, just make sure you check the dates and thaw them correctly.

I like whatever kind of fish they use for fish stick.

that depends entirely on the company and which sticks you're getting I've had sole and tilapia sticks but if you don't "watch" your box you can very easily get "minced fish" instead of a fillet that is cut and battered... makes a big difference, kind of like chicken nuggets some are pressed bits others are breast that is cut and battered.

I cant be any help at all but I've certainly tried to eat fish for the health nature of fish. But the only way I can eat it is very thin fiets fixed the old-fashioned way in cornmeal and fried. Not good for a healthy way to eat fish. I hate the smell of fish although I love everything else seafood wise. Good luck in your recovery and hope you can find some fish recipes to help you. I've given up on trying to eat it.

Try the costco salmon patties, I cook them in the microwave with out any oil at all and they taste wonderful with some saute`ed veggies, low fat sour cream and home made salsa on top.

Tilapia is good. It's supposedly the chicken of fish. It pretty much picks up the taste of whatever you cook it with/in, and I know several professed fish-haters who really like it. I LOVE salmon - but that does have a stronger taste - when cooked well, it is very much like the consistency and texture of canned/pouch tuna - which, I also love. Of course, I recommend cooking tuna rare, but that is perhaps an acquired taste.

As someone said, fresh fish will not smell, so smell is a big indicator to stay away. But honestly, I purchase frozen filets from the market and even though it may smell a tad fishy when I thaw it to cook, I have never had any fish taste bad due to this.

You may not be a big fish eater, but consider these two things - 1. if you try one type and don't like it, try it a second time before saying you don't like it. It could just be how it was cooked or what it was cooked with - as I said, fish like tilapia pick up those other tastes wonderfully. And 2. Be sure to try many different types of fish as they all have such a distinct taste. You may only find one you like (doubtful, but possible!) but if that one fish can reduce your risk of a second heart attack, then it's worth the research!!!

Good luck!

I place salmon skin side down on a foil-lined baking sheet, sprinkle with lemon pepper (we like the Jamaica Me Crazy lemon pepper), then place thin slices of orange and lemon on top. Baking times vary based on the thickness of the cut - I actually prefer my salmon a little on the dry side so I back longer. When I take it out I squeeze lots of fresh lemon juice over them to soak in while they rest for about 5 minutes. Citrus really makes seafood taste good (and I used to hate seafood).

Good luck with the recipes!