Hey there friends,
I'm new here but I really like this forum. So I thought I'd chime in with an easy one. My favorite fish is tuna - pan seared rare.
What's your favorite fish? And how would you like that prepared?
What is your favorite fish?
Started by Chef Vanda, Sep 07 2008 04:33 AM
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 04:33 AM
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 05:21 AM
Welcome, Chef Vanda: pretty name.
Many kinds of tuna are endangered. The world cannot afford tuna gluttony: I try to keep to the Monterey Bay's Seafood Watch for sustainable choices that will prevent extinction. (Because a world WITHOUT tuna would suck. MCSW has a dndy-dandy clickable guide. You have to consider sustainability as well as things like mercury levels and PCBs.
Hope that helps. So many choices: good to know what's safest for all (including the fish).
Having said that, I love sturgeon, which I can sometimes get from my fish monger, and California salmon, and I miss catching catfish from my grandparents' boat in Georgia as a child.
Cheers, and welcome!
Many kinds of tuna are endangered. The world cannot afford tuna gluttony: I try to keep to the Monterey Bay's Seafood Watch for sustainable choices that will prevent extinction. (Because a world WITHOUT tuna would suck. MCSW has a dndy-dandy clickable guide. You have to consider sustainability as well as things like mercury levels and PCBs.
Hope that helps. So many choices: good to know what's safest for all (including the fish).
Having said that, I love sturgeon, which I can sometimes get from my fish monger, and California salmon, and I miss catching catfish from my grandparents' boat in Georgia as a child.
Cheers, and welcome!
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 05:28 AM
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 06:27 AM
QUOTE(Chef Vanda @ Sep 7 2008, 12:33 AM) 
Hey there friends,
I'm new here but I really like this forum. So I thought I'd chime in with an easy one. My favorite fish is tuna - pan seared rare.
What's your favorite fish? And how would you like that prepared?
I'm new here but I really like this forum. So I thought I'd chime in with an easy one. My favorite fish is tuna - pan seared rare.
What's your favorite fish? And how would you like that prepared?
Hey Vanda, welcome.. I dont have a favorite fish..I am going to go with fresh fish as my favorite fish..
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 07:59 AM
I'm rather fond of gurnard, ugly and poor flesh/body ratio, but a fine fish to eat.
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 12:13 PM
I'm partial to wild Coho because it's seasonal and nice to look forward to once a year. Also Scottish salmon. If I could afford it, I'd eat it 3-4 times a week.
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 12:25 PM
Every time i find something I like it turns out to be overfished. At this point I'm down to clams, mussles and sardines.
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 01:07 PM
Never met a fish I didn't like and am hard-pressed to name a single favorite.
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 02:33 PM
For me, I want a handful of bait fish coated in flour, tossed with chiles, mint, and some lemon right now.. Though, I would not say thats my favorite fish.
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 03:00 PM
Striped Bass
Sockeye Salmon
Red Snapper
Crappie
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 03:30 PM
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 03:34 PM
whatever I catch or looks best in the market...
here's my cooler this am...swordfish, bluefin toro, some baitfish, mint and chiles for daniel..
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here's my cooler this am...swordfish, bluefin toro, some baitfish, mint and chiles for daniel..
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 03:35 PM
QUOTE(Carolyn Tillie @ Sep 7 2008, 09:07 AM)
Never met a fish I didn't like and am hard-pressed to name a single favorite.
Pretty much what she said. Although I've never warmed up to monkfish. And after cooking a zillion orders of Chilean Sea Bass and farmed salmon, if I never see either of them again it will be too soon.
FWIW, last night I slow-poached (1 hour!) a piece of tuna belly (locally-caught, natch!
) in spiced olive oil, and it was fabulous.
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 04:51 PM
Welcome Chef Vanda ... It's hard to pick a favorite, but if I had to, I'd go with fresh Alaska King Salmon. I usually prepare it simply, drizzled with a little olive oil and fresh cracked S & P, sometimes baked on a cedar plank, or on the grill, being careful to not overcook it. Halibut is also right up there at the top...
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Posted 07 September 2008 - 05:14 PM
My favorite is the lowly skate, for aesthetic and well as taste considerations. That being said, I generally prefer shellfish, crab and scallops being my favorites, unless I run across a particularly fabulous lobster.
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