Whats the best fish to eat?

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

im asking this because i had [b]Tilapia (sp)[/b] for the first time couple days ago and it was horrible! personally i dig into [b]catfish[/b] and [b]salmon[/b].

[mat]

Tilapia is a restaurant favorite and it's OK if cooked right. As far as eating out the options are limited, tilapia, catfish, snapper, or salmon. That's about it unless you go for a higher end fish. It also depends on how you like it cooked

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

the Tilapia i ate was seasoned right but to me mid-portion it had the texture of garfish, didnt like that.

[mytwocents-28]

Tilapia is always my favorite but you do have to cook it right.

[vhs]

Not a fan of Talapia....Flounder is the way to go...Fried, grilled, or stuffed---- its good

[AggiesAreWe]

Best fish to eat is by far crappie (white perch). Nothing comes close!

[tvc184]

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1392245" timestamp="1365352052"]
Best fish to eat is by far crappie (white perch). Nothing comes close!
[/quote]

Case closed.

We can now shut down the thread.

:D

[bullets13]

salt water it's flounder, mahi mahi, amberjack, grouper, snapper, and tripletail.  speckled trout is good, but not as good as the other ones mentioned.

[mat]

A lot depends on whether you're ordering out of cook it yourself

[643]

When I'm the cook its Crappie as said AND >>>Trippletail !!! After seeing the Talapia at a Asia market I really wouldn't ever knowingly eat one

[OldNedDog]

So what is the best way to cook tilapia?

[CRUSHCOACH]

Crappie is the only way to go when cooking at the house !

[bullets13]

[quote name="19bulldog88" post="1392734" timestamp="1365522794"]
So what is the best way to cook tilapia?
[/quote]

first step: trade it for a better fish. ;)

[dustoff03]

[quote name="tvc" post="1392249" timestamp="1365353692"]
[quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=110885.msg1392245#msg1392245 date=1365352052]
Best fish to eat is by far crappie (white perch). Nothing comes close!
[/quote]

Case closed.

We can now shut down the thread.

:D
[/quote]
this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[OldNedDog]

[quote name="bullets13" post="1392798" timestamp="1365534581"]
[quote author=19bulldog88 link=topic=110885.msg1392734#msg1392734 date=1365522794]
So what is the best way to cook tilapia?
[/quote]

first step: trade it for a better fish. ;)
[/quote]

;D

[tvc184]

[quote name="19bulldog88" post="1392734" timestamp="1365522794"]
So what is the best way to cook tilapia?
[/quote]

An oldie but goodie......

Coat both sides well with butter and then add salt, pepper, paprika, finely chopped parsley and garlic powder to taste. Cover with thinly sliced red onions. Place it on a cedar plank and bake next an open fire for 20 minutes.

Then throw away the fish and eat the board.

[OldNedDog]

[quote name="tvc" post="1392843" timestamp="1365543474"]
[quote author=19bulldog88 link=topic=110885.msg1392734#msg1392734 date=1365522794]
So what is the best way to cook tilapia?
[/quote]

An oldie but goodie......

Coat both sides well with butter and then add salt, pepper, paprika, finely chopped parsley and garlic powder to taste. Cover with thinly sliced red onions. Place it on a cedar plank and bake next an open fire for 20 minutes.

Then throw away the fish and eat the board.
[/quote]

Haha...never heard that. That's a good one.

[mat]

[quote name="tvc" post="1392843" timestamp="1365543474"]
[quote author=19bulldog88 link=topic=110885.msg1392734#msg1392734 date=1365522794]
So what is the best way to cook tilapia?
[/quote]

An oldie but goodie......

Coat both sides well with butter and then add salt, pepper, paprika, finely chopped parsley and garlic powder to taste. Cover with thinly sliced red onions. Place it on a cedar plank and bake next an open fire for 20 minutes.

Then throw away the fish and eat the board.
[/quote]
Good one. :) Not everyone has a variety of fish in the freezer like some of us do and they have to depend on store bought fish. Tilapia will work if cooked right. The cedar plank is not a bad choice.

You can also pan sear with blackened seasoning or use butter, garlic, and seasoning like Tony’s. I’m sure fried would be OK too.

[OldNedDog]

[quote name="mat" post="1393168" timestamp="1365597332"]
[quote author=tvc link=topic=110885.msg1392843#msg1392843 date=1365543474]
[quote author=19bulldog88 link=topic=110885.msg1392734#msg1392734 date=1365522794]
So what is the best way to cook tilapia?
[/quote]

An oldie but goodie......

Coat both sides well with butter and then add salt, pepper, paprika, finely chopped parsley and garlic powder to taste. Cover with thinly sliced red onions. Place it on a cedar plank and bake next an open fire for 20 minutes.

Then throw away the fish and eat the board.
[/quote]
Good one. :) Not everyone has a variety of fish in the freezer like some of us do and they have to depend on store bought fish. Tilapia will work if cooked right. The cedar plank is not a bad choice.

You can also pan sear with blackened seasoning or use butter, garlic, and seasoning like Tony’s. I’m sure fried would be OK too.
[/quote]

Thanks mat

[westend1]

When I was a kid, my Dad worked at a power plant.  The lake used to cool the plant was stocked with tilapia to control vegetation.  In the winter, they crowded up near the discharge to stay warm.  You could literally used a landing net and catch a barrell full of them in minutes.  Back then, nobody would hardly eat them.

[bullets13]

I forgot about halibut.

[WeedBegone]

[quote name="bullets13" post="1392302" timestamp="1365377300"]
salt water it's flounder, mahi mahi, amberjack, grouper, snapper, and tripletail.  speckled trout is good, but not as good as the other ones mentioned.
[/quote]

Add ling and you have corned the fish market on these options.  Tripletail is the best. 

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

[quote name="bullets13" post="1393375" timestamp="1365643139"]
I forgot about halibut.
[/quote] yuck, i tried that in Alaska  :'(

[bullets13]

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1394506" timestamp="1366051978"]
[quote author=bullets13 link=topic=110885.msg1393375#msg1393375 date=1365643139]
I forgot about halibut.
[/quote] yuck, i tried that in Alaska  :'(
[/quote]

wait, you didn't like it?  the best fish i've ever eaten was halibut that we cooked in alaska about 2 hours after we caught it.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

[quote name="bullets13" post="1394534" timestamp="1366056945"]
[quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=110885.msg1394506#msg1394506 date=1366051978]
[quote author=bullets13 link=topic=110885.msg1393375#msg1393375 date=1365643139]
I forgot about halibut.
[/quote] yuck, i tried that in Alaska  :'(
[/quote]

wait, you didn't like it?  the best fish i've ever eaten was halibut that we cooked in alaska about 2 hours after we caught it.
[/quote]maybe it was WHO cooked it that was the reason i didnt like it. I just never tried it again.