I was surfing through blogs tonight. I’ve been tied up with the organization of our taxes this week and haven’t had the chance to visit. Jim, at Parkway Rest Stop, was talking about his aversion to seafood. He dislikes it all, but the part that caught my attention was the raw stuff.
EEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
What possesses someone to eat a live oyster? Just the thought has me gagging. And mussels…. I have a recipe for bouillabaisse that has cooked mussels in it, and I’ll never make it. Why would someone put the mussel, SHELL AND ALL, into a soup?? It’s got to be something stupid like ” the fish tastes better if you leave the head on while you cook it.”
I’m never going to like fish enough for that.
About 25 years ago my youngest sister and I shared a New Year’s Eve together in a little town in Missouri. We dressed up and went to the only place in town other than the Moose that was open that night, for drinks. She ordered escargot as an appetizer, and I thought she’d lost her mind. Actually…I still think that. WHO would EVER think of eating a snail? Those things look nasty. You don’t chew them, you just swallow them, so, why not just eat spoonsful of garlicky butter and skip the snails??
Dear Husband spent three weeks sailing in the South Pacific a few years ago. The captain of the boat believed in using up the fish they caught, and one day he served strips of raw Wahoo that had been marinated in lemon juice or soy sauce. The lemon or the soy “cooks” the fish, but in my book, it was still raw fish. DH tried it, and says it tasted good. I’m pretty sure I would have gone to bed hungry that day. The sharks could have had my share.
I’m a Midwesterner, born and bred. God intended those of us who like fish to become fly fishermen. Since I don’t fish….I guess that lets me off the hook when it comes to eating the stuff.
Okay, okay……I eat some seafood. I like firm fish like Ahi, and swordfish. I love salmon grilled on cedar planks. I love shrimp, and eat scallops and crab. I’ve eaten trout, but I’m passing on those darned ugly catfish! And for God’s sake, COOK THAT FISH!
Escargot is great, and I DO chew it. Raw fish, however, is a whole ‘nother story!
I’m not an escargot fan, but I chewed it when I tried it. (No, I didn’t teach Bogie how to eat them!) But, how can you turn down catfish? Cornmeal fried catfish makes a wonderful meal. Grandpa Dixon used to keep catfish in the water tank that was for the cows and horses. (Probably to keep the algae under control?) Those catfish taught me not to try to catch them barehanded (when they finned me, it hurt!) but they were always fun to watch.
I agree about cook that fish! I like it but it has to be cooked! Did I tell you I like my food cooked!
Bogie, I’ll take the garlic and butter you leave behind. YOU can have the snails.
Cop Car, I’ve never heard of someone keeping catfish in the water tank! My Dad went to school at Pillsbury Acadamy, at the headwaters of the Mississippi. They served a LOT of fish there, so Dad prefered that we not have fish at home. When I was in my 20s, I remember him eating catfish, though. I can’t get past the thought that they are bottom feeders.
Yeah, well, some of my friends here in Kansas won’t eat shrimp–for the same reason they won’t eat catfish–shrimp are scavengers. It’s a religious conviction with those friends. They can give you chapter and verse, but I didn’t care enough to commit it to memory–LOL.
Oh. Darn….I didn’t think of that, and I LOVE shrimp! Don’t tell me the chapter and verse….I don’t want to hear it.
I could say you don’t know what you’re missing, Buffy, but this is better: I LOVE THIS LINE: “Since I don’t fish….I guess that lets me off the hook.”
(GRINS) Ronni, I’ll never be the writer that you are, but when inspiration hits, you have to go with it! lol
Ronni–I groaned a lot when I first read your comment a day or two ago, but I eventually got over it. (My theory is that you just TELL us that you know Hugh Downs from 20/20! You actually wrote monologues and produced for Jack Paar, didn’t you?)
Buffy–I ran into a recipe for catfish in one of my mother’s cookbooks (put out by her “Jolly 60s” group.) Sorry for taking up the space, but I just know that you’ll appreciate it. (It is important to follow Step 5 precisely!)
Marinated Catfish Aloha
2 fresh 3-6 lb. catfish (fileted)
1 cup pineapple (cubed)
1 cup mandarin orange slices
1 cup sliced fresh bananas
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons brown sugar (dark)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamin
1. Mix pineapple, oranges, banana, honey, and water in large bowl and set aside.
2. Slice catfish almost paper thin. Place on piece of 1/4-inch corrigated cardboard.
3. Pour mixture over catfish and let marinate for 12-16 hours.
4. Place in preheated oven at 325 degrees F and bake for 30 minutes.
5. Remove from oven. Place catfish in the nearest trashbag and close tightly. Serve cardboard with brown sugar and cinnamon sprinkled over it.
Enjoy!
Oh yes….my kinda recipe! lol