Anyone familiar with a fish called Talapia?

[uncletree67]

There is place in south texas on the gulf, they cook theirs like blackened catfish. Maybe you can find some blackened seasoning and a cast iron skillet.

[w8in4dave]

Talapia is a great fish I love it!! .. If I am buying fish out of the store I usually buy Talapia I like it just about any way it is cooked.. Let us know how you cooked it and how you liked it

[Emerald]

If your talapia tastes like earth than it was not good fish(possible bad handling or bad growing, who knows how they are grown in China)- the only fish that I have ever had that tasted like dirt was catfish.
Also any fish that smells strongly fishy might not be that fresh either. I used to be in charge of the fish when it came in to the restaurant when I lived in Florida and had to take a course in buying and cooking fish. But some fish Does smell strongly and have a funky taste.
I like mine when I buy it(I don't get it if it is from China) is put in a pouch of foil(en Papillote) with lemon and butter and just a bit of garlic and salt and pepper and then I put it on the grill.
I have also stuffed it with crab/shrimp stuffing and baked it.. Served it with white wine butter sauce.(basically a Beurre blanche with wine sauce)

[ovenbird]

I had tilapia baked with vegetables in a parchement paper pouch with salt pepper and herbs. Since the filets are thin it is easy to overcook them and then it is just plain bad eating.

[cucurbits]

Originally Posted by allamerican

Correct me if I am wrong but Talapia are fresh water fish and for me they taste like earth and I have not found a way to make them bearable to eat

They are freshwater fish.

[TastyofHasty]

Aren't tilapia one of the kinds of fish people grow in tanks in permaculture-style systems with greenhouses?

[chickweed]

I agree with Em. I only buy American raised Tilapia - Chinese is raised in who knows what conditions. It is so delicate that I cook it in indiviual foil packets, too. In addition to lemon,butter, and sea salt, I like to add match stick carrots and shallots with a touch of fresh ginger, to the packets.

[AcidRain23]

The missus and I eat a lot of tilapia. Most of the time I just pan fry it with a little butter and oil, lots of pressed garlic and a little salt and they are delicious that way. Sometimes I'll season em with Goya Sason (mostly msg by the way, so avoid if you have a sensitivity).

[Zinniagirl]

Originally Posted by Emerald

If your talapia tastes like earth than it was not good fish(possible bad handling or bad growing, who knows how they are grown in China)- the only fish that I have ever had that tasted like dirt was catfish.
Also any fish that smells strongly fishy might not be that fresh either. I used to be in charge of the fish when it came in to the restaurant when I lived in Florida and had to take a course in buying and cooking fish. But some fish Does smell strongly and have a funky taste.
I like mine when I buy it(I don't get it if it is from China) is put in a pouch of foil(en Papillote) with lemon and butter and just a bit of garlic and salt and pepper and then I put it on the grill.
I have also stuffed it with crab/shrimp stuffing and baked it.. Served it with white wine butter sauce.(basically a Beurre blanche with wine sauce)

Maybe tilapia is a lot like cilantro--either you love it or hate it. I have tried tilapia on numerous occasions from different sources and also find it very distasteful and dirt-like. I don't buy any fish from China either, just don't trust it.

[Emerald]

Originally Posted by Zinniagirl

Maybe tilapia is a lot like cilantro--either you love it or hate it. I have tried tilapia on numerous occasions from different sources and also find it very distasteful and dirt-like. I don't buy any fish from China either, just don't trust it.

I do know what ya mean.. I so far have not found any cat fish that didn't have that muddy dirt after taste, but I do eat the bull heads from our lakes and rivers here and they don't have that same taste even tho they are the same family. I wonder if it is just a warm water fresh fish thing?
Now I have bought some tilapia from Chili and it was wonderful- watched a show on how they raise them and that they are flash frozen the day they are caught. But usually I look for the USA label!