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Catfish is disgusting to eat, at least the ones we have here in Spain, which are sometimes past 50kg.

cobbzilla 1y ago
In some places hand-fishing for catfish is a time-honored tradition! [1] [2] Soundtrack by The Flaming Lips. Very entertaining. But I don’t think watching would make anyone want to try catfish! [1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294805/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294805/ [2] https://www.okienoodling.com/ https://www.okienoodling.com/
MisterTea 1y ago
Even The catfish we get in the states isn't great. By itself it's not a good tasting fish but it's not inedible. I was given a simple recipe which is to bread chunks of catfish in a 50/50 mix of flour and corn meal seasoned with Lawry's seasoned salt and fry them in light oil. Comes out pretty tasty and even better with lemon and tartar sauce.
- HelloMcFly 1y ago
  Farm-raised catfish (usually caught in lakes/ponds where it has been stocked) in the US is delicious to many, especially in the South and southern Midwest. Wild catfish can be good too but probably won't be if coming from particularly muddy waters.
  - danans 1y ago
    Someone once explained to me that the "high end" farmed catfish you get in the US doesn't taste muddy because they feed them from the top of the water rather than having scavenge the bottom of the pond. I've definitely had some good catfish in the US. Sourcing matters, and also probably how you prepare it. Breaded and deep fried is of course tasty, if not healthy. Southeast Asian cuisines are generally very good at preparing catfish - they have a native variety called Basa which is very mild.
BlindEyeHalo 1y ago
So Luke Bryan has been lying to me?
pavon 1y ago
I love the flavor of Catfish. I don't think I've ever had it where I thought it tasted bad. In fact I find most other fish bland and flavorless (Salmon being the other main exception). Fine as a neutral base to a recipe that provides its own flavor, but not contributing much on its own, like the tofu of meats.
mikestew 1y ago
Catfish is disgusting to eat Meanwhile, in Indiana where I grew up there are restaurants that advertise their catfish, if not an outright catfish restaurant. Those are probably not fish that they just caught out of a river, though. …which are sometimes past 50kg. Oh, well that’s probably part of the problem. Not a catfish eater myself, but the ones people eat would almost fit on a large plate.

In some places hand-fishing for catfish is a time-honored tradition! [1] [2] Soundtrack by The Flaming Lips. Very entertaining. But I don’t think watching would make anyone want to try catfish! [1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294805/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294805/ [2] https://www.okienoodling.com/ https://www.okienoodling.com/

MisterTea 1y ago

Even The catfish we get in the states isn't great. By itself it's not a good tasting fish but it's not inedible. I was given a simple recipe which is to bread chunks of catfish in a 50/50 mix of flour and corn meal seasoned with Lawry's seasoned salt and fry them in light oil. Comes out pretty tasty and even better with lemon and tartar sauce.

HelloMcFly 1y ago
Farm-raised catfish (usually caught in lakes/ponds where it has been stocked) in the US is delicious to many, especially in the South and southern Midwest. Wild catfish can be good too but probably won't be if coming from particularly muddy waters.
- danans 1y ago
  Someone once explained to me that the "high end" farmed catfish you get in the US doesn't taste muddy because they feed them from the top of the water rather than having scavenge the bottom of the pond. I've definitely had some good catfish in the US. Sourcing matters, and also probably how you prepare it. Breaded and deep fried is of course tasty, if not healthy. Southeast Asian cuisines are generally very good at preparing catfish - they have a native variety called Basa which is very mild.

BlindEyeHalo 1y ago

So Luke Bryan has been lying to me?

pavon 1y ago

I love the flavor of Catfish. I don't think I've ever had it where I thought it tasted bad. In fact I find most other fish bland and flavorless (Salmon being the other main exception). Fine as a neutral base to a recipe that provides its own flavor, but not contributing much on its own, like the tofu of meats.

mikestew 1y ago

Catfish is disgusting to eat Meanwhile, in Indiana where I grew up there are restaurants that advertise their catfish, if not an outright catfish restaurant. Those are probably not fish that they just caught out of a river, though. …which are sometimes past 50kg. Oh, well that’s probably part of the problem. Not a catfish eater myself, but the ones people eat would almost fit on a large plate.