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55steve
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with the fish itself - it is actually a semi-firm white meat tasty fish. It gets its trash fish moniker from being
farm raised in less than ideal conditions in some countries.
In its wild state, it is delicious - the Salton Sea was teeming with them when it was healthy and they are still sought after in the fresh water
canals.
[Edited on 7-21-2015 by 55steve]
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bajabuddha
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I'd eat tilapia in a minute if it was fresh-caught from normal freshwater conditions. Commercial tilapia are raised as pen-cleaners mainly for white
and striped bass pens, commercial and gov't. The bass get the food, eat it, and the tilapia eat their waste, and any detritus in the tanks. The
Salton Sea used to be viable water; would you eat from it now?
Tilapia is a large food source throughout the world, and is a very nice tasting fish. So's Swai. But did anyone bother to read the link first
posted? The Swai production is almost exclusively out of the lower Mekong River, one of the most polluted in the world.
Hey, it's your choice. I've eaten catfish all my life, and prefer it over trout. My choice. You want tilapia or swai, go for it... $2.99 can't be
beat. Buén Gusto!
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treuboff
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Can't beat the price at the Fish Market.
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sbsyncro
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When I was in Baja last month I met some guys that had a aquaculture farm for tilapia. Each day they would visit us in the afternoon to pick up all
our fish scraps and cleanings. One day another guy that was there explained to me that the fish pens were adjacent to pig stys and the runoff from
the pigs was mixed in with ground fish remains (from us and other fishermen) to feed the fish.
When I reacted with disbelief, the rest of the group assured me that it was true and that I could visit and see for myself.
I never liked tilapia to begin with, but I SURE AS HECK will never eat it now!
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bajabuddha
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Bingo, Syncro.
I dined at a little hole-in-the-wall sushi bar in El Centro CA (of all places) a few nights ago (a balmy 111º outside). On their menu the 'Red
Snapper' was blackened out, and a Japanese word was penned in its' place. I asked the owner what it was, and she told me it was "a tilapia-like fish,
but very clean, from Indonesia". Needless to say, I did not order that Nigiri. Sushi eaters beware, I think the days of Red Snapper on the menu are
done for. And, as I have mentioned a few times, if it trips your trigger, go for it. I for one don't relish the thought of raw fresh-water
turd-eaters. If caught wild from a river or lake, would make good dinner fare. But farm-raised...... no-thankyew.
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Tomas Tierra
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I caught and ate wild Tilapia in lake Arenal, Costa Rica.. It was good enough I guess , for a fresh water fish.. Certainly clean enough water there,
we were drinking it while windsurfing.
We had it deep fried with black beans and rice.... Like every other thing in Costa Rica
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Quote: Originally posted by sbsyncro  | When I was in Baja last month I met some guys that had a aquaculture farm for tilapia. Each day they would visit us in the afternoon to pick up all
our fish scraps and cleanings. One day another guy that was there explained to me that the fish pens were adjacent to pig stys and the runoff from
the pigs was mixed in with ground fish remains (from us and other fishermen) to feed the fish.
When I reacted with disbelief, the rest of the group assured me that it was true and that I could visit and see for myself.
I never liked tilapia to begin with, but I SURE AS HECK will never eat it now
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