On Vox: the fish post

[lauralh]

I grew up liking battered fried catfish, and still eat it occasionally when I go home. White flakey fish is what I recall best, and I recall it being unavailable after about 1984 or so. When Reg and I had a Valentine's dinner at Ray's Boathouse, I got salmon and he got "the special", some catch of the day that I recall trying and loving, because it was one of those greasy white flakey tender fish.

Sushi is different. Just a couple of bitesize morsels, raw, don't evoke the same fish odors and tastes as cooked salmon. I was slightly grossed out by my salmon at Ray's, but as I was drunk, I still ate it. The salmon I had at the Rainier Club wasn't nearly as fishy-tasting, but since everyone was having "surf'n'turf", the smell was pervasive. Even some sushi gets to me in that way, and I can't gorge myself on it b/c after a while the slimy texture reminds me that I don't like fish. At that point I tend to top up the rest of my sake and soldier along.

Reading too many books by chefs about their fish obsession, along with my desire to "go bamboo" for a while, I decided I need to try harder to like fish, but I would prefer to start with the white fish that can't be grilled b/c they fall apart. I will also need booze help. Even with sushi it took a while before I could eat it sober.

Originally posted on herbaliser.vox.com

Comments

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Have you tried mackerel? You can sear it and it has the oily quality that is like salmon but a bit more flakey.

[russ3ll.livejournal.com]

It's probably too fishy for her no?

How bout Orange Ruffy? It's mild and flaky

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

If it is quite fresh and eaten in season it should be quite good.
Norwegian mackerel has a nice meaty texture to it -without being terribly fishy.

[chris.livejournal.com]

the shell station on beacon ave and 15th ave S has the best deep fried catfish in the city. no lie.

[discogravy.livejournal.com]

there's a lesbian joke here somewhere, but i can't think of it cos it's late and i'm tired, so just pretend i said something obnoxious...

[joblessmusician.livejournal.com]

After reading Anthony Bourdain's books, just before I was about to go on the halfway-around-the-world cruise, I had big plans of eating all the scary fish in Asia....then, the testicle intervened. Next time, though!

I love fish -- a result of growing up in New England, I guess...

Cod... sea bass (if you can actually find the real/good thing)... actually all fish is great to me. Except, down here, all you get is Salmon, Tuna, and Shrimp. The absolute worst. Ugh... Salmon is so low-rent.

[suxdonut.livejournal.com]

whaaaat salmon here is the greatest! mmmm. and tuna. and shrimp! what!!! and the cod and sea bass in the NW are all fishy and moist, eugh. i cant speak for new england tho.

[joblessmusician.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's true. Fish are so different in different parts of the country/world. I'll tread carefully if I'm faced with NW cod