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How do you feel about LA restaurants that serve basa catfish?
Posted on 11/11/16 at 9:57 pm
Posted on 11/11/16 at 9:57 pm
Personally, I don't see any reason for any restaurant to be serving that imported crap when there is plenty of Louisiana catfish available.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:14 pm to I am GLORIOUS
It doesn't bother me much considering that most restaurants are using it nowadays. Restaurants that serve American farm raised or wild caught catfish are a notch higher in my book for using higher quality ingredients.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:26 pm to sleepytime
They are easy to spot and avoid in my book. Same deal as with Chinese or Spanish crawfish. They obviously don't want my business.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:50 pm to RetiredTiger
Pretty shitty to see well known seafood joints serving basa. Some people like it. There are much better quality fish out there but I guess the $$$ is all that matters.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:58 pm to Geaux2Hell
Went to Hymel's and it had on the menu "we are now serving basa." Went to Nobile's and their dinner special was fried fish (basa) and sides for $18.
Restaurants buy these big 25-lb. boxes of frozen filets for like 4 bucks. GTFO
Restaurants buy these big 25-lb. boxes of frozen filets for like 4 bucks. GTFO
This post was edited on 11/11/16 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 11/11/16 at 11:09 pm to I am GLORIOUS
As long as they fry it right who cares?
Posted on 11/11/16 at 11:34 pm to Trout Bandit
Just seems disrespectful, in the same way that I don't want foreign shrimp or foreign crawfish.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 12:07 am to I am GLORIOUS
Well their customers usually prefer cheap over local so that's probably the main reason. We're talking about fried fish shacks here.
This post was edited on 11/12/16 at 12:08 am
Posted on 11/12/16 at 4:37 am to I am GLORIOUS
What is basa?
The Publix here on Wilmington Island sells foreign shrimp and it literally backs up to a dock where shrimp boats park. I can't believe anyone buys it.
The Publix here on Wilmington Island sells foreign shrimp and it literally backs up to a dock where shrimp boats park. I can't believe anyone buys it.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 6:51 am to Tigertown in ATL
Swai is the same thing it's an imported catfish raised in the polluted Mekong Delta it actually tastes good some reports say not to eat too often because of pollution. Also it is fed ground fish bones similar to what caused mad cow disease. It is also fed dried female urine for the hormones to grow faster
Posted on 11/12/16 at 6:54 am to I am GLORIOUS
Some people love it compared to U.S. farm raised catfish. It's usually cheaper and in my own experience less fatty. I have had farm raised Mississippi catfish that was fatty and tasted like Vick's vapo rub, Seriously! Now, I don't advocate basa but for it's the flavor you add to it. It basically has very little fish flavor and lots of people want to eat fish but don't want the fishy taste. Crazy huh? The enjoy the seasoned batter that sticks to the fish and not an overwelming fish taste.
Now what I don't get is tilapia. I've seen it selling for as much as $6.?? a lb and that's about as tasteless a fish they have. That's more expensive than the better fishes we have here and people buy it . Crazy!
Like I said people want to eat the exterior flavors and think they're doing good eating fish.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 6:56 am to I am GLORIOUS
I hate it and it puts that place down on my list of places to visit
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:31 am to notiger1997
Also, it may be more of a marketing issue by offering another alternative and more cost.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 10:08 am to panama city tigerfan
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Swai
Pretty sure this is what Acme serves
Posted on 11/12/16 at 10:18 am to MNCscripper
Yep, they switched a few years ago once the bean counters told them they needed to.
Pitiful for a restaurant like that
Pitiful for a restaurant like that
Posted on 11/12/16 at 10:24 am to I am GLORIOUS
Any place in Louisiana or near the coast for that matter that serves imported Vietnamese sewer fish should never get our business
Posted on 11/12/16 at 10:26 am to I am GLORIOUS
There's a gas station by my work that uses wild caught LA catfish for poboys and platters, sometimes they use US pond raised. If your "restaurant" is serving Basa I consider you lower than a gas station.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 11:36 am to I am GLORIOUS
most of the catfish farms in the MS delta are now out of business because of that crap...if I know that is what a restaurant is serving, I will order something else.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 1:39 pm to Spankum
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if I know that is what a restaurant is serving, I will order something else.
If you know that is what a restaurant is serving, you should order SOMEWHERE else.
Don't reward them by giving them money. Do you think they're not cutting corners on whatever else it is that you're ordering?
Posted on 11/12/16 at 2:18 pm to REG861
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Any place in Louisiana or near the coast for that matter that serves imported Vietnamese sewer fish should never get our business
Yep. It saddens me to see so many apologists here for such a disgusting practice. Why would anyone in Louisiana possibly want to go OUT TO EAT such crap?
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