I have mentioned on a few threads about eating Tilapia, a.k.a. ''Turd-Eaters" and how they're raised. We recently have had 'Swai' introduced into
our little tiendas here in remote Baja, NM., inexpensive fish that doesn't look..... that bad. Tastes ok, mild white meat, so ok. Tried it. Then,
made the mistake of looking it up on Google:
https://globalseafoods.com/tilapia-basa-swai/
Hoooo boy. Also a fast-breeding, eat-anything fresh-water species. Raised mainly in the Mekong River of Vietnam (lower reaches.... mucho humanity
above) and I thought Tilapia was no more fun. I guess as the old saying goes, ya gets what ya pays for! Buyer beware.
For those what didn't read it earlier, we were in a sushi bar that was passing off Tilapia RAW as red snapper sushi. I still debate turning 'em in to
the Dept. of Health. |