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TRASHFISH ALERT
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.
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Bajahowodd
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The commercial fishing industry is very quick to deplete species that are in demand around the world. Once they have done one, they go on to another.
And often, they give fake names to the fish to appear more palatable. For instance, Chilean Sea Bass is not even a bass, is not fished anywhere near
Chile, and is actually Patagonian Toothfish.
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They sell it in the local tiendas here as individual vacuum packed fillets. They probably buy it from Walmart, it's quite a bit cheaper than locally
caught fish. Much of it comes from China or SE Asia.
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Quote: Originally posted by Bajahowodd  |
And often, they give fake names to the fish to appear more palatable. For instance, Chilean Sea Bass is not even a bass, is not fished anywhere near
Chile, and is actually Patagonian Toothfish. |
The area of South America know as Patagonia is shared by Chile and Argentina. The Chilean side runs right down to the cape, and is comparable to the
inland passage going north along the British Columbia and Southeast Alaska coastline.
I don't know anything about the fish in question, but there is a hell of a good environment for rock fish in Chile.
[Edited on 7-18-2015 by AKgringo]
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Swai is like eating mush. Talapia has no flavor, but texture is better.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha | 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. |
The sushi bar our son bartends at just switched red snapper for tilapia last week - yes raw tilapia.
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Tilapia? There is no there there.
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| Quote: Originally posted by 55steve | | Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha | 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. |
The sushi bar our son bartends at just switched red snapper for tilapia last week - yes raw tilapia. |
I would not eat in an establishment that serves fresh water species for sushi. You get what you pay for. If you want raw fish, don't eat at the
budget restaurant
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55steve
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Tilapia is one of those fishes that can live in salt water is now being farmed in it at several locations.
http://seattlefishnm.com/products/factsheets/tilapia/
[Edited on 7-18-2015 by 55steve]
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Tilapia is such a beautiful word for trashfish!
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I read several years ago,, that Talapia was the worst fish to eat
not healthy, haven't touched it since,
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One grocery in Loreto, and probably more, is selling basa along side of tilapia. Similar to swap, same description, same origin, same warnings as
swai.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Ya Gits whatcha Pays Fa ! 
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| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | | Quote: Originally posted by Bajahowodd |
And often, they give fake names to the fish to appear more palatable. For instance, Chilean Sea Bass is not even a bass, is not fished anywhere near
Chile, and is actually Patagonian Toothfish. |
The area of South America know as Patagonia is shared by Chile and Argentina. The Chilean side runs right down to the cape, and is comparable to the
inland passage going north along the British Columbia and Southeast Alaska coastline.
I don't know anything about the fish in question, but there is a hell of a good environment for rock fish in Chile.
[Edited on 7-18-2015 by AKgringo] |
The simple fact is that most of what is considered Patagonia is Argentine. From what I have read, these toothfish are caught quite South of Chile. No
biggie. My post was about how marketers change names to make them more appealing.
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At the Sotres Market in Vizcaino I saw individually wrapped fish fillets being sold to a customer, I asked what it was, I was told by the butcher that
it was Halibut, when I got home with it, my receipt said Tilapia! The dog liked it.
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Perry, was it all white, or did it have a slight 'vein' like snapper does? This new 'Swai' fish is all white, like halibut. Tilapia unfortunately
looks like snapper, has a little red color to the meat; i'll never eat snapper again.
....That is, unless I catch it myself.... 
[Edited on 7-19-2015 by bajabuddha]
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The fish market in Ensenada. No trashfish. 90 pesos kilo for all except 100 pesos for Halibut, Black Sea bass. The trash fish are the ones that get
old and are discarded back to the sea, which is a shame.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha | Perry, was it all white, or did it have a slight 'vein' like snapper does? This new 'Swai' fish is all white, like halibut. Tilapia unfortunately
looks like snapper, has a little red color to the meat; i'll never eat snapper again.
....That is, unless I catch it myself....
[Edited on 7-19-2015 by bajabuddha] |
White like Halibut. Very uniform pieces and rolled in a plastic sheet, one piece at a time.
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eeeewwwwww is all that comes to mind!
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I guess it depends on one's perspective. What is trashfish for some is wonderful to others. Ask a Filipino their opinion on tilapia.
Reminds me a story my Mom once told about feeding a bunch of anthropologists who were over at the house for a faculty party catfish nuggets. This was
in the early 60s, when catfish was considered "black peoples'" food. Everyone was delighted with the fish, until they were told what it was. Then,
they grudgingly admitted it was pretty good.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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