5 Favorite Fish to Eat

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

BBC reports that 80 percent of all seafood sold in the UK comprises just five varieties: salmon, cod, haddock, prawns and tuna. I imagine that the USA would be somewhat similar.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/five_types_fish

[SonicMan46]

Monkfish not only tastes like lobster (a bit) but has the same texture as lobster tail: firm, almost chewy yet tender. A true delicacy IMO. 2 weeks ago I ate a nice plate of grilled monkfish by the banks of Canal du Midi in France.

Love monkfish - like alligator, only the tail is used - have eaten the fish only in restaurants - there is an old Julia Child cooking video which starts w/ her walking in a whole monkfish (could not find w/ a quick search).  I started eating smoked salmon on bagels in the late 60s visiting my future wife's family in New Jersey, who were Jewish - but like DavidW I now use English muffins (about half the calories).

Wife and I love shellfish, especially oysters - also I grilled octopus a favorite of hers but a cephalopod - 

Smoked fishes (salmon and trout)
Raw fishes (salmon, yellowtail, tuna, and others)
Tuna (grilled rare)
Halibut
Pickerel (fresh lake fish from my growing up in Michigan near Lake Erie)

Well, there are so many others that it's hard to stop (e.g. swordfish, flounder, sea bass, branzino and the list goes on!) - Dave

[Holden]

Yes Jeffrey a memorable journey by car through the moors to reach Whitby. Whitby is where Goths meet up.

...and my way of getting to Whitby

[Irons]

BBC reports that 80 percent of all seafood sold in the UK comprises just five varieties: salmon, cod, haddock, prawns and tuna. I imagine that the USA would be somewhat similar.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/five_types_fish

My 19 year old granddaughter calls salmon "pink chicken".

...and my way of getting to Whitby

You have trumped me there!

[Brahmsian]

Manitoba pickerel (walleye)
Manitoba northern pike (jackfish)
Nova Scotia lobster
Salmon or trout - smoked, candied or baked
Nova Scotia shrimp

I just came back from my favourite trip ever - a trip to Nova Scotia. I delighted and gorged on fresh local seafood for a whole week. I was in seafood chowder heaven. 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Manitoba pickerel (walleye)
Manitoba northern pike (jackfish)
Nova Scotia lobster
Salmon or trout - smoked, candied or baked
Nova Scotia shrimp

I just came back from my favourite trip ever - a trip to Nova Scotia. I delighted and gorged on fresh local seafood for a whole week. I was in seafood chowder heaven. 

Sounds great. I have been thinking about visiting Alaska someday, but perhaps I should visit Nova Scotia instead.

Love monkfish - like alligator, only the tail is used - have eaten the fish only in restaurants - there is an old Julia Child cooking video which starts w/ her walking in a whole monkfish (could not find w/ a quick search).

Well, there are so many others that it's hard to stop (e.g. swordfish, flounder, sea bass, branzino and the list goes on!) - Dave

Dave, can you find Monkfish in the South?

[SonicMan46]

Manitoba pickerel (walleye)
Manitoba northern pike (jackfish)
Nova Scotia lobster
Salmon or trout - smoked, candied or baked
Nova Scotia shrimp

I just came back from my favourite trip ever - a trip to Nova Scotia. I delighted and gorged on fresh local seafood for a whole week. I was in seafood chowder heaven. 

Hi Ray - decades ago now, we spent a week on Nova Scotia (couple of nights on PEI) and ate shellfish daily - oysters, lobsters, mussels, and whatever else was offered!  Also, glad to see another 'pickerel' eater here - was my mother's favorite, fried - we've ordered some from Fulton Seafood Market in NYC when in season - sourced from unpolluted Canadian lakes - I like the fish mildly season and sauteed.  Dave

[Brahmsian]

Hi Ray - decades ago now, we spent a week on Nova Scotia (couple of nights on PEI) and ate shellfish daily - oysters, lobsters, mussels, and whatever else was offered!  Also, glad to see another 'pickerel' eater here - was my mother's favorite, fried - we've ordered some from Fulton Seafood Market in NYC when in season - sourced from unpolluted Canadian lakes - I like the fish mildly season and sauteed.  Dave

Dave, not a lot of people seem to be familiar with pickerel. It's a big industry in Manitoba and a few other provinces with a multitude of freshwater lakes. I also love pike. It is similar to pickerel in taste (mild taste), but a little more challenging to fillet all the bones out. A lot of fun to catch since they put up a great fight. 

[Holden]

My 19 year old granddaughter calls salmon "pink chicken".


You have trumped me there!

..and they even sold their own beer on the train....

[Irons]

..and they even sold their own beer on the train....

Now come on!!! There is me thinking you are a nice person. 

[SonicMan46]

Sounds great. I have been thinking about visiting Alaska someday, but perhaps I should visit Nova Scotia instead.

Dave, can you find Monkfish in the South?

Hi DBK - did a little searching and apparently Monkfish are found at the level of my state, North Carolina - I've not looked but not sure it is sold in our local chain grocery stores (Harris Teeter & Lowe's being the main ones - Costco on their 'fish day'?) - I've had monkfish on the Carolina coast at some of the fancier restaurants and elsewhere.  Thus, I assume the fish is being caught along the mid-Atlantic coastal states.  Dave

Monkfish are found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from the Grand Banks and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence south to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. They can tolerate a wide range of temperatures and depths, from inshore waters down to nearly 3,000 feet. Monkfish migrate seasonally to spawn and feed.

[SonicMan46]

ADDENDUM to my Monkfish post above - about every other month or so we order from the Fulton Fish Market (overnight delivery - usually live oysters, crab legs, tuna, octopus, and other seafood) - just out of curiosity, I looked up monkfish and is available as shown below - wife is not a big fan so we have not given it a try from there - BUT, for those interested in getting some great seafood delivered to your door in the COVID era, a recommendation - we've also used Pike Place Market on the northwest coast (along w/ several Alaskan shippers).  Dave

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

ADDENDUM to my Monkfish post above - about every other month or so we order from the Fulton Fish Market (overnight delivery - usually live oysters, crab legs, tuna, octopus, and other seafood) - just out of curiosity, I looked up monkfish and is available as shown below - wife is not a big fan so we have not given it a try from there - BUT, for those interested in getting some great seafood delivered to your door in the COVID era, a recommendation - we've also used Pike Place Market on the northwest coast (along w/ several Alaskan shippers).  Dave

The fish looks good. I may order a few. Plus, definitely I will visit coastal towns in N. Carolina.

[Mirror Image]

Mom made some blackened trout tonight and I kid you not, it was the best fish I've ever eaten. Squeezed some fresh lemon juice on it and that's all I needed.

[Mirror Image]

Manitoba pickerel (walleye)
Manitoba northern pike (jackfish)
Nova Scotia lobster
Salmon or trout - smoked, candied or baked
Nova Scotia shrimp

I just came back from my favourite trip ever - a trip to Nova Scotia. I delighted and gorged on fresh local seafood for a whole week. I was in seafood chowder heaven. 

I don't think lobster or shrimp count here do they? They're both crustaceans.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Mom made some blackened trout tonight and I kid you not, it was the best fish I've ever eaten. Squeezed some fresh lemon juice on it and that's all I needed.

That sounds great! It must be good with Ale or Stout.  . I love trout.
When I lived in New Orleans, I used to eat blackened trout and catfish all the time. I miss them a lot.

[Mirror Image]

That sounds great! It must be good with Ale or Stout.  . I love trout.
When I lived in New Orleans, I used to eat blackened trout and catfish all the time. I miss them a lot.

Indeed. It was delicious, but I'm not sure about the beer as I don't drink any alcoholic beverages. I prefer trout to catfish. The only thing I miss about New Orleans is Café Du Monde. Other than this, you can keep the city.

[Irons]

Indeed. It was delicious, but I'm not sure about the beer as I don't drink any alcoholic beverages. I prefer trout to catfish. The only thing I miss about New Orleans is Café Du Monde. Other than this, you can keep the city.

That brought me up short as New Orleans is on my bucket list.

I have become addicted to videos by Tuba Skinny on the streets of New Orleans. If I feel down they always cheer me up especially the girl playing the trumpet and the guy with the ill-fitting hat on trombone.

https://youtu.be/P0Ak9lGNDg4

[SonicMan46]

That brought me up short as New Orleans is on my bucket list.

I have become addicted to videos by Tuba Skinny on the streets of New Orleans. If I feel down they always cheer me up especially the girl playing the trumpet and the guy with the ill-fitting hat on trombone.

Boy, I've been to NOLA many times - last was after Katrina; we took a van tour and one of the guides had lost her house in the flooding of St. Bernard Parish - but on the brighter side, the French Quarter is an historic joy to tour (eat and search for art on Royal Street; and Café Du Monde near Jackson Square) as is taking the St. Charles streetcar out to the Garden District (and possibly lunch or dinner at Commander's Palace). 

On our last visit (now over 10 years ago), we ate oysters daily for lunch and dinner -    The food was fabulous (stayed w/ Creole and Cajun seafood); bought a piece of art on Royal Street; toured out to the Bayou country for a boat ride (plenty of alligators); and had music every night - Jeremy Davenport at his lounge in the Ritz-Carlton, Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon St, and our own bar at the Monteleone Hotel (a frequent stay of us when there - in the French Quarter near Canal Street) - and so much else to do.  If not for COVID we were planning a return trip.  Dave

P.S. second pic of Jeremy Davenport, plays trumpet and sings kind of like a mellow Chet Baker.

 

[Irons]

Boy, I've been to NOLA many times - last was after Katrina; we took a van tour and one of the guides had lost her house in the flooding of St. Bernard Parish - but on the brighter side, the French Quarter is an historic joy to tour (eat and search for art on Royal Street; and Café Du Monde near Jackson Square) as is taking the St. Charles streetcar out to the Garden District (and possibly lunch or dinner at Commander's Palace). 

On our last visit (now over 10 years ago), we ate oysters daily for lunch and dinner -    The food was fabulous (stayed w/ Creole and Cajun seafood); bought a piece of art on Royal Street; toured out to the Bayou country for a boat ride (plenty of alligators); and had music every night - Jeremy Davenport at his lounge in the Ritz-Carlton, Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon St, and our own bar at the Monteleone Hotel (a frequent stay of us when there - in the French Quarter near Canal Street) - and so much else to do.  If not for COVID we were planning a return trip.  Dave

P.S. second pic of Jeremy Davenport, plays trumpet and sings kind of like a mellow Chet Baker.

 

Sounds great. The most memorable holiday of my life was Memphis. I have thought New Orleans a similar sort of place and maybe a repeat Memphis experience.