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I never and hate to eat fish when I was younger, you've guessed it- the fishy taste. Don't remember when did I since decided they can be quite nice to eat.
The best way is to start with Fish and chips, deep fried fish has little nutritional benefits but less fishy, helps you to erase the bad memories. When you overcome fishy phobia it's easier for you to try out fish cooked in healthier ways. Cod, dory, grouper, pomfret are some of the more taste friendly fishes. Black bean sauce, soy sauce, black pepper spices enhances your buds.
My suggestion is the same for anybody that needs to eat something they don't think they like. Add it to something you do like! Wrap it in bacon... Fry it and eat with your favorite side... If you can pair it with something you love then you won't spend all day dreading it.
I personally eat a lot of salads with very light dressing to try and keep it healthyish, but you will never catch me doing it without a topping or two like cheese or flavorful meat to cover all the greens.
Per the instruction of my Dr. I need to add some fish to my diet. I have been terrified to eat anything from the ocean or water my entire life. I tried fish one time when I was little and it tasted like fish, way too much.It was a blue gill (grilled) in midwest. Since then I have not gone near it and I'm in my mid 30s now.
How can I have the best chance at liking fish? What type of fish, how to season it, how to cook it etc. without it having that fishy flavor. I get nauseated just thinking about it so smelling it would make me sick. I can't imagine ever liking it but I suppose I have to try.
Suggestions greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Then fire your doctor and get a different one. Nobody NEEDS to add anything to their diet if they don't want to. How does your doctor think vegetarians and vegans manage? They get by fine without fish. If you don't want to eat fish, don't eat fish. If your diet is missing omega-3, just include other foods rich in omega-3 fats.
But if you really, really want to get that fish in your diet (again, it's not necessary no matter what your doctor says), try smoked fish.
Doctors are like mechanics. Some know their job and others don't.
The mildest fish, IMO, are sole and trout, Trout is easy to fix, lightly fried in butter. If you have the ruby red variety in your area, it has a slightly sweet flavor, no seasoning necessary. Simple, yummy, takes about 5 minutes to cook on the stovetop. It's hard to beat trout for simplicity and yumminess.
I don't see how a person can suddenly get over not liking fish and just start chowing down on it. I don't like any seafood. It all just gags me. Why does the OP need fish in his diet? They make fish oil capsules. I'd go that route!
I order salmon fillets from Seabear . com. They come pre-cut and packaged, some with samples of spices. VERY easy to cook and very healthy. I love the taste - there are several types and the website describes the tastes very well. You keep them frozen. They have many other types of fish also.
Flounder is mild, as is any fish that is used in fish & chips, usually. Haddock is delicious and meaty, and fish tacos are always great!
Catfish is mild, but it is farmed, which means you will be indirectly consuming corn or soy or whatever the catfish was fed. If you are sensitive to either, this is important to be aware of.
Few things in life are more delicious than grilled shrimp - also easy.
Good luck!
Same here - i'm a pescetarian. LOVE my fishes and seafoods.
To answer the question about why I want to try to like fish and not just take oil/pills, well I am trying to expand my palette. I have a very limited diet so I want to try new things and fish is one of them. I feel like I might be missing out on something and want to give it another shot. This is of course in addition to my doctor's recommendation.
Hi Mr Geek
I haven't read the 4 pages of responses you've already received, but I wanted to share my thoughts with you. I used to be horrible at preparing seafood. My poor kids (now grown) grew up thinking fish was awful because I didn't know how to prepare it, or which kind to buy. I would buy the cheapest kind, stick in in a pan with butter and lemon juice, and bake it. And it was usually gross.
Now I LOVE seafood, thanks to my now hub who is a very good cook. In fact, I just enjoyed a birthday dinner of grilled Chilean sea bass. A bit pricey ($25-30/lb) but is deee-licious and has a melt-in-your-mouth feel. I also love salmon (Sockeye or Coho is what I eat the most), grilled, with Potlatch seasoning from Williams Sonoma (I love that seasoning and have given it to a lot of people as gifts). Halibut is another good one for grilling.
For all of these, just make a little pan out of aluminum foil, season (either the Potlatch, or just S&P, or other seafood rub), and grill over medium heat until it easily flakes with the spatula, usually about 10 minutes. No turning necessary. For salmon, buy the kind where the skin is on one side, place it skin-side down on the foil, and when it's finished cooking, a spatula will easily separate the salmon from the skin.
Oooooh, almost forgot! Grilled scallops and shrimp are also fabulous. Also red snapper, but I think hub always cooks that inside. Sorry, I'm not sure what he does to it exactly.
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