talipa (Page 3): Yup, Kwajalein,Enewetok, I remember the neighborhood well. And yeah, smoked bluefish is bearable, just not too often.

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

Spiritof27 wrote:

Big Dog was a Coastie. Or is it like Marines - once a coastie always a coastie? I mentioned Enewetok which is right out there with Kwajalein. There was a LORAN station there. Those guys had all the xxx rated videos. This was in 1977 so they had some pretty sophisticated equipment for those days. I believe they were on betamax. Used to fish for blues down at NAS Pax River. We smoked them and they were pretty good. All that oil kept them moist.

Yup, Kwajalein,Enewetok, I remember the neighborhood well.
And yeah, smoked bluefish is bearable, just not too often.

BankStalker Loc: Friendswood TX

they serve tilapia at Pappas seafood restauraunts , or you can get catfish, both eat cocca, so does chicken.Doesnt thrill me , but if we knew what went on w/ our food, we may starve lol

doc alden

Spiritof27 wrote:

I don't think there's any doubt - farm laborers relieving themselves in the lettuce fields.

Could also be birds, animals or bargain basement fertilizer of dubious origin. There was an awful lot of lettuce affected for a few laborers to defecate on.

BankStalker Loc: Friendswood TX

Spiritof27 wrote:

Hey nobody said they're not fun to catch. Kinda like carp. Carp can give you all you can handle. Just not going in my mouth, although I've heard that if you know what you're doing they can be pretty tasty.

yeah I aint eatin no carp either lol but I sure wish I could find a place close to catch some bigguns

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Good point bankstalker. Chickens are disgusting critters but just think about all the buckets of KFC that we've consumed over the years. Still ain't eatin tilapia.

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

Spiritof27 wrote:

Good point bankstalker. Chickens are disgusting critters but just think about all the buckets of KFC that we've consumed over the years. Still ain't eatin tilapia.

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Randyhartford Loc: Lawrence, Kansas

FixorFish wrote:

Yeah, the first I ever heard of a tilapia was in a... (show quote)

I could smell IBP every time I drove past Emporia on I-35. YUK!!

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

Steelhead Mickey wrote:

Saw a “Dirty Jobs” episode once with Mike Rowe that showed how Tilapia were “Farm raised” - disgusting! They eat they’re own excrement in filthy cement ponds.
I’ll NEVER eat one in a Restaurant after watching that show!
Hopefully the Wild fish taste better, but I’ll still pass!

I saw that same show. After learning how they are raised, I thought about all the times I had eaten those nasty fish. Since then I tell my friends, Yes I have friends, about it before they order. Some don’t care, some do do.
Hack 🇺🇸🇨🇱

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

hacksaw wrote:

I saw that same show. After learning how they are raised, I thought about all the times I had eaten those nasty fish. Since then I tell my friends, Yes I have friends, about it before they order. Some don’t care, some do do.
Hack 🇺🇸🇨🇱

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he ain’t eating poop eating talapia.

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

Big dog wrote:

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he ain’t eating poop eating talapia.

Ya got that right Big dog. I don’t know if they are a type of fishing fish, but I still wouldn’t eat it. I wonder if everyone who has eaten them and found out what they eat while being raised, what they would think? A 💩 a day sure keeps me away.
Hack 🇺🇸🇨🇱

Mister twister Loc: Foxworth,Ms.

Talapia are farm raised in the US by Purina Mills formally Ralston Purina Co. They are grain fed and served by most US restaurants as is chicken and catfish.

fishinphil

As long as theres a demand for seafood and suppliers cant just pass a net thru the ocean and cherry pick what they want, and since all fish stocks are in rapid decline in all the waters of the world, the choice of fish at the market is what it is and will be. Might actually find out sooner than later that other subsitutes will be filling in...wont say what as some will definitely lose their stomach contents before bed time.

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

fishinphil wrote:

As long as theres a demand for seafood and suppliers cant just pass a net thru the ocean and cherry pick what they want, and since all fish stocks are in rapid decline in all the waters of the world, the choice of fish at the market is what it is and will be. Might actually find out sooner than later that other subsitutes will be filling in...wont say what as some will definitely lose their stomach contents before bed time.

Mankind is on a journey to knowledge. Unfortunately many must perish along the journey, but with luck,and a LOT OF BLESSINGS, we may learn how to use this planet like the garden it could be.

Salty Dog Loc: Punta Gorda, Florida

Steelhead Mickey wrote:

For twenty-some-odd years, my workplace chartered ... (show quote)

Next time you get a blue over Taylor size, fillet it and soak the meat over night in the fridge in a dish of milk. Then bake it. Comes out nice and white and light and surprisingly delicious!
As for Tilapia, forget farm raised. Wild however breaded and baked or pan fried with lemon juice is second to none for taste. They are not however high in nutritional value compared to other fish: just very tasty. Best way to catch them, as they are vegetarian mostly, is with a small lure on their spawning beds. They aggressively pick up anything foreign and carry it off. Have had good luck using bread and worms as well out of spawning season.

Mister twister Loc: Foxworth,Ms.

In our restaurants as far as seafood and catfish are concerned country of origin is posted and state inspected at very high standards. Not mandatory so if its not posted, move on. Simple! Our chicken speaks for itself. Sanderson farms,a local business feeding feeding the country.