Fish Appreciation Thread

Very tasty, fatty and delicious.

I seasoned it very lightly so I could enjoy the natural texture and tastes of the fish itself, only a little bit of pepper and spices for the marinade. Its chewy but not in a bad way, if anything I like fat in fish a hell of a lot more then I do in say beef. Especially given it comes out so well if you cook it right, ah that sweet delicious belly meat if you were less expensive I'd probably have you every week.

You're one to talk....




Anyways, OT

I usually don't mix my fish with anything else unless if its just leftover crap that I grind into hash or something.

You can buy them online, that's about your best bet, they are a pretty seasonal sort of deal outside of a handful of places where you have em spawning in mass.

I really like fish. During my holidays in Iceland I visited the little but famous fish restaurant Gamli Baukur in Husavik, far in the remote north. I ordered the catch of the day, which happened to be Monkfish. Best fish I've ever eaten by far, fantastically dense meat for a fish, it was almost like beef but with a wonderful fishy maritime taste. Extremely good.
Should you ever visit Iceland and you like fish I can totally recommend that place.  There is also whale watching tours and amazing landscapes. 


Oh, whats a monkfish? This beauty..... 

I love sushi grade tuna, enough to ignore the heaping portion of guilt that comes with it a portion of the time. A local place I like makes great tuna tartare. It would be addictive if it weren't so expensive.

I also love grilled sea bass, and anything ceviche.

Granted, if there's a way to eat a fish, I like to think I've at least tried it. Even stinkheads on one memorable, probably not being repeated occasion (it wasn't bad, but it wasn't ....worth seeking out).

But ceviche counts as something that vaguely blew my mind when first I tried it. It was too cool a way of preparing fish... And the actual result is pretty good. I'm not the best at making it, though. I think I need to work on tuning my recipes.

I've had friends catch it and make it for me before, I remember it was tasty. It's not something I eat on a regular basis.

Small sharks are very tasty, and in the case of something like dogfish, can be ecologically harvested. And delicious.

I do love shark, but it HAS to be fresh.

Anyone ever have swordfish?

They're sort of boring and a bit mealy and sweet, but eating a tiny octopus is one of the minor joys in this life and you should absolutely indulge.

Yep. That's why I want to get an opinion on it before I drop money on swordfish steaks.