On Tue 16 Aug 2005 05:09:44a, Stark wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>>
>> I truly wish the "world" had never discovered catfish! Much better
>> when about the only place you could get it was catch it yourself or go
>> to a good fish camp.
>
> If you are missing the delicate, natural flavor of "wild" catfish, I'm
> afraid it's mud and whatever else oozes in the Mississippi River
> bottom. But then maybe I'm only thinking of our local mud cats and not
> those caught in crystal mountain streams.

I'm thinking of what were called "channel cats" and even those that are
farmed in the South and "harvested" at a similar size. The small catfish
that are fried whole are so much better in flavor and texture than the
large catfish that can effectively only be prepared as filets.
Unfortunately, the catfish available to me are only available as filets.
The flesh is too thick and the texture is too coarse to be enjoyed.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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