On 2017-03-15 6:30 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 1:34:57 AM UTC-4, Jinx the Minx wrote:
>> Cindy Hamilton > wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 4:19:48 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 03:30:22 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Water quality in the Mekong delta. Pretty polluted.
>>>>
>>>> Pollution in the Mississippi delta is worse than in the Mekong's and
>>>> Ganges (Sunderbans delta). So why pay the premium for muddy-tasting
>>>> American catfish when imported basa tastes better for half the price?
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> I don't eat any freshwater fish. They all, always, taste like mud
>>> to me.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>> Even walleye? I refuse to eat catfish or tilapia because they taste muddy
>> to me, but I've never found that to be true for walleye.
>
> I don't know if I've ever had walleye. I've had lake perch, whitefish,
> smelt, trout, maybe some others. I've enjoyed some freshwater fish
> hot-smoked, which pretty much obliterates the flavor.


FWIW, around here, walleye is pronounced pickerel. It is quite good.