On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:11:53 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-09-08 10:58 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > Wait a minute... what?Â* You've never eaten catfish?Â* I *know* I've never
> > eaten monkfish but catfish is practically a staple.
> >
>
>
> I have had catfish three or four times. That was enough for me. I have
> eaten Monkfish once. Monkfish is much better than catfish.

Agreed. Catfish tastes like mud to me. Monkfish is good, although I've
found it tricky to cook.

Cindy Hamilton

On 9/8/2018 12:08 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:11:53 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2018-09-08 10:58 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> Wait a minute... what?Â* You've never eaten catfish?Â* I *know* I've never
>>> eaten monkfish but catfish is practically a staple.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I have had catfish three or four times. That was enough for me. I have
>> eaten Monkfish once. Monkfish is much better than catfish.
>
> Agreed. Catfish tastes like mud to me. Monkfish is good, although I've
> found it tricky to cook.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I don't understand the whole "muddy" thing when it comes to catfish. I
don't get it straight out of the Mississippi River.

Jill

On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 12:55:55 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 9/8/2018 12:08 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:11:53 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On 2018-09-08 10:58 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Wait a minute... what?Â* You've never eaten catfish?Â* I *know* I've never
> >>> eaten monkfish but catfish is practically a staple.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> I have had catfish three or four times. That was enough for me. I have
> >> eaten Monkfish once. Monkfish is much better than catfish.
> >
> > Agreed. Catfish tastes like mud to me. Monkfish is good, although I've
> > found it tricky to cook.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> I don't understand the whole "muddy" thing when it comes to catfish. I
> don't get it straight out of the Mississippi River.
>
> Jill

I never have either. Farmed catfish only.

All freshwater fish tastes a little muddy to me. Catfish is the worst.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sat, 8 Sep 2018 10:19:35 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 12:55:55 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> On 9/8/2018 12:08 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:11:53 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I have had catfish three or four times. That was enough for me. I have
>> >> eaten Monkfish once. Monkfish is much better than catfish.
>> >
>> > Agreed. Catfish tastes like mud to me. Monkfish is good, although I've
>> > found it tricky to cook.
>> >
>> > Cindy Hamilton
>> >
>> I don't understand the whole "muddy" thing when it comes to catfish. I
>> don't get it straight out of the Mississippi River.
>>
>> Jill
>
>I never have either. Farmed catfish only.
>
>All freshwater fish tastes a little muddy to me. Catfish is the worst.

I've had catfish that I caught myself from the creek behind us. It had
a very clean taste, not muddy at all. Maybe because the creek's
flowing?

Druce wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Sep 2018 10:19:35 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 12:55:55 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>> On 9/8/2018 12:08 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:11:53 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have had catfish three or four times. That was enough for me. I have
>>>>> eaten Monkfish once. Monkfish is much better than catfish.
>>>>
>>>> Agreed. Catfish tastes like mud to me. Monkfish is good, although I've
>>>> found it tricky to cook.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> I don't understand the whole "muddy" thing when it comes to catfish. I
>>> don't get it straight out of the Mississippi River.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I never have either. Farmed catfish only.
>>
>> All freshwater fish tastes a little muddy to me. Catfish is the worst.
>
> I've had catfish that I caught myself from the creek behind us. It had
> a very clean taste, not muddy at all. Maybe because the creek's
> flowing?
>

Possibly. But I suspect this phenomenon is also similar to the cilantro
"soap" taste. Humans are not exactly the same, and this is true of their
sense of taste, as you know.

I have had pond caught catfish (brought to me by some neighboring
teenagers) which were excellent, and the equal of any commercial farm
raised I have ever eaten.

I sometimes wonder if pollutants could also be a factor.

On Sat, 8 Sep 2018 14:45:08 -0500, Hank Rogers >
wrote:

>Druce wrote:
>> On Sat, 8 Sep 2018 10:19:35 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 12:55:55 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>> On 9/8/2018 12:08 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:11:53 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have had catfish three or four times. That was enough for me. I have
>>>>>> eaten Monkfish once. Monkfish is much better than catfish.
>>>>>
>>>>> Agreed. Catfish tastes like mud to me. Monkfish is good, although I've
>>>>> found it tricky to cook.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>> I don't understand the whole "muddy" thing when it comes to catfish. I
>>>> don't get it straight out of the Mississippi River.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I never have either. Farmed catfish only.
>>>
>>> All freshwater fish tastes a little muddy to me. Catfish is the worst.
>>
>> I've had catfish that I caught myself from the creek behind us. It had
>> a very clean taste, not muddy at all. Maybe because the creek's
>> flowing?
>>
>
>Possibly. But I suspect this phenomenon is also similar to the cilantro
>"soap" taste. Humans are not exactly the same, and this is true of their
>sense of taste, as you know.
>
>I have had pond caught catfish (brought to me by some neighboring
>teenagers) which were excellent, and the equal of any commercial farm
>raised I have ever eaten.
>
>I sometimes wonder if pollutants could also be a factor.

Maybe. Self caught fish isn't checked or regulated the same way as
commercial fish, of course.

I've had self caught eel that was very muddy, so I'm able to taste mud

On 2018-09-08 12:55 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 9/8/2018 12:08 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>> Agreed.Â* Catfish tastes like mud to me.Â* Monkfish is good, although I've
>> found it tricky to cook.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
> I don't understand the whole "muddy" thing when it comes to catfish.Â* I
> don't get it straight out of the Mississippi River.

I understand it. That is the way I would describe it... that and trout
from warm water.

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On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:11:53 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-09-08 10:58 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > Wait a minute... what? You've never eaten catfish? I *know* I've never
> > eaten monkfish but catfish is practically a staple.
> >
>
>
> I have had catfish three or four times. That was enough for me. I have
> eaten Monkfish once. Monkfish is much better than catfish.

Agreed. Catfish tastes like mud to me. Monkfish is good, although I've
found it tricky to cook.

Cindy Hamilton

=

Why is it tricky to cook? (I've never had any so I don't know)

On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 1:43:33 PM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:11:53 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2018-09-08 10:58 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > >
> > > Wait a minute... what? You've never eaten catfish? I *know* I've never
> > > eaten monkfish but catfish is practically a staple.
> > >
> >
> >
> > I have had catfish three or four times. That was enough for me. I have
> > eaten Monkfish once. Monkfish is much better than catfish.
>
> Agreed. Catfish tastes like mud to me. Monkfish is good, although I've
> found it tricky to cook.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
> =
>
> Why is it tricky to cook? (I've never had any so I don't know)

I haven't cooked it in yonks, but as I recall it's easy to make it
tough.

Cindy Hamilton

"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
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On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 1:43:33 PM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:11:53 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2018-09-08 10:58 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > >
> > > Wait a minute... what? You've never eaten catfish? I *know* I've
> > > never
> > > eaten monkfish but catfish is practically a staple.
> > >
> >
> >
> > I have had catfish three or four times. That was enough for me. I have
> > eaten Monkfish once. Monkfish is much better than catfish.
>
> Agreed. Catfish tastes like mud to me. Monkfish is good, although I've
> found it tricky to cook.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
> =
>
> Why is it tricky to cook? (I've never had any so I don't know)

I haven't cooked it in yonks, but as I recall it's easy to make it
tough.

Cindy Hamilton
===

OK but I think that is true of most fish. I am very careful.

Our wild caught catfish here is not at all repulsive. But one has to be careful to fish in
relatively fast-moving water, so they don't get that bottom-of-the-pond taste.

N.