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To the person who repped me (thanks) but said read the OP for the answers to the questions I asked, you will note that I answered BEFORE he amended his OP to describe what he ate as a child. I was answering to his inquiry prior to his more informative edit.
Bluegill is a small freshwater fish that we caught in the lake in Illinois. We'd catch in the morning then grill them for lunch/dinner. It's a Midwest USA thing I guess. They are tiny (very little meat) and tons of little bones.
I had some tests done and discusses diet with my Dr. and he just said I need to add some fish to my diet. I asked him about fish oil pills and he said he recommended actually trying to eat fish. Not sure why he'd want me to eat fish over pills but he's been a good doctor to me.
Seems like some say Salmon is good for those who don't like fish and others say it is really fishy. Hmmm
Seems like some say Salmon is good for those who don't like fish and others say it is really fishy. Hmmm
Salmon is very oily, though not greasy. Better said, is has a high-fat content, not liquid-oily. Some people are fine with it, others need to ease into it. If you try it, start with the Norwegian salmon, if your store has it. Whole Foods does.
Beautiful, fresh salmon is delicious and not at all fishy. Try it!
... Says the fish lover
Seriously, I've tried it prepared many ways, grilled, raw, baked, smoked, pan-fried... (Certain of my family love it) I've given up on ever liking it. YMMV, OP.
Haddock is a not very fishy tasting fish. If you can shed some cash, Chilean seabass and halibut are two fish that are really hard to screw up. Pretty much everybody likes both of them.
soak fillet in egg mix then place in flour and fry
or
season with your fav seasonings, then bake ,,,,,, it cooks very quickly.
like others have said,,, try some shrimp,,,
and/or
ive been buying the 1lb canned pasteurized crab meat at the store it will go on sale for 7-8.99
its in the refrigerated case.... this stuff is very good and mild,,,great for crab rolls
if you just cant bring yourself to cook any of these items,,,,,go somewhere where they have a real fried fish sandwich (not a form fillet)
Tips from a childhood fish hater (for whatever they're worth):
try sushi, specifically tuna. Fresh raw fish does not have the strong fishy flavor/odor of cooked fish, plus you can hide it with tons of wasabi if you don't mind the sinus-clearing effects
I actually like shrimp - buy a bag of frozen, peeled raw shrimp. They are so easy to prepare in lots of stir-fry style dishes, and great with pasta or rice too. They only take a few minutes to cook. When they're pink, they're done. Shellfish in general (except oysters) seem to be much more appealing to me than any actual fish.
People will say salmon or catfish are not fishy fish. They are wrong!! These people just happen to like fish. Salmon is probably the absolute least fave for me - it's so odd that people are always recommending it to fish detractors. The smell of it cooked is the WORST - but I don't even like salmon sushi.
Canned tuna counts as fish - I love tuna salad with pickles and celery.
I take Krill oil supplements instead of feeling guilty about not eating "enough" seafood.
This is quite comical, because fish is definitely an acquired taste... but I acquired it very young, and grew up eating seafood, and I guess I must've gone "nose blind" to the odour of cooked fish. It seems to me, that cooked fish has very little fishy odour at all. I know what raw, uncooked, whole fish smells like though... barrels of it, or just brought home to be cleaned (descaled) before cooking. I know what frozen whole fish smells like, and even frozen it has a slight smell... cooked though, I can't smell it very much at all.
I would still say that salmon has among the mildest flavours/smells of cooked fish. Mild raw as well... Probably why it's so popular in sushi?
Smoked salmon, that's a different story... smoked fish of any kind, like smoked regular meat, has a strong distinctive smell.
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