On 9/8/2018 11:52 AM, Cheri wrote:
> "l not -l" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> On* 8-Sep-2018,* wrote:
>>
>>> On 9/8/2018 9:26 AM, l not -l wrote:
>>> > On* 7-Sep-2018, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> On Fri 07 Sep 2018 05:46:07p, Doris Night told us...
>>> >>
>>> >>> On Fri, 7 Sep 2018 20:34:59 GMT, "l not -l" >
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> This thread and another that mentioned a fried cod meal got me to
>>> >>>> thinking; I wonder why cod is often called codfish and tuna is
>>> >>>> often called tunafish. I don't know of anything other than fish
>>> >>>> that is known as cod or tuna.* No other fish I know are referred
>>> >>>> to by anything other than their specie name; no tilapiafish or
>>> >>>> salmonfish or whatever.** Just one of those odd things that I
>>> >>>> sometimes wonder about.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> What about monkfish?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Doris
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >> I doubt that most people would call it "monk". :-)
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> > I'm surprised that, to me, an obscure fish is the one pointed out and
>>> > not
>>> > the obvious oversight on my part - catfish.* In my defense, I have
>>> > never
>>> > had, nor seen, monkfish and to the best of my knowledge, I have never
>>> > eaten
>>> > catfish.
>>> >
>>> Wait a minute... what?* You've never eaten catfish?* I *know* I've never
>>> eaten monkfish but catfish is practically a staple.
>>
>> That is correct; I grew up in a family that was against most fish and
>> rabidly against catfish.* The only fish (as food, we did have
>> goldfish) my
>> father would allow in our home was ocean perch; I have no idea why
>> that fish
>> was acceptable to him and not others.* From birth, the only things I ever
>> heard about catfish were negative and disgusting; so, I grew up thinking
>> catfish are disgusting.* In a world where there are so many fish
>> varieties
>> that weren't so maligned, I just never found a need to get over my
>> catfish
>> aversion.* Why eat catfish when cod and salmon are readily available?
>
> I had a really bad experience with catfish once, It was caught in the
> Sacramento River by Rio Vista CA and when cleaning it, the worst odor I
> have ever smelled came out of it, never ate it again, never purposely
> fished for them again.
>
> Cheri

That sounds horrific, Cheri! But... I don't know how many people here
are actually talking about catching fresh catfish from a river.

I buy mine in fillets at the grocery store. LOL They're farmed in fresh
water.

I saw lots of catfish farms while driving out in the country in
Tennessee. It's interesting to drive around and see things. I was on
my way to Shiloh National Park/Battleground and looked at the
agricultural stuff along the highway. Fresh water catfish farms.
Soybean fields, cotton, rice. Barns, stables, cows, horses. Fun stuff!
There is really nothing else to look at on that long stretch of road.
The scenery was nice and I took it all in.

Fresh water catfish is not at all like pulling some gross fish out of a
river. But hey, I'm not trying to convince you. And I completely
understand your reluctance to ever try it again. I'm just saying I
never had a bad piece of catfish. The catfish I eat are fresh water farmed.

Jill