"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> elaine wrote:
> > I'm cooking this fish tonight for the first time (on sale at my
local
> > foodmarket) - the recipe I'm working with (lime butter - below)
calls
> > for fresh thai or serrano chile - don't have that although I do
have
> > red pepper flakes, tai curry, cayenne pepper. Would any of those
be
> > a decent substitute?
> (snippage)
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Elaine
>
> I don't keep fresh Thai chili's or serrano around; I'd go with the
red
> pepper flakes. However, I love the mild taste of tilapia and it
seems to me
> this would overwhelm it. But you're after something spicy, so go
for it.

I agree about being cautious in using anything hot with the tilapia.
Otherwise it is very easy to overpower the delicate flavor of the
fish. That is true for most fish. And I say that as a person who
usually loves heat from chiles in my food.