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Kroger just started carrying Swai filets in 2lb packages
Posted on 8/15/11 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 8/15/11 at 6:19 pm
Is it worth trying? Google says it's called Japanese catfish, I just wasn't sure if it was a trashy fish or worth a try.
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Posted on 8/15/11 at 6:21 pm to LSUGUMBO
This is what Acme Oyster serves for their fried catfish platter and fried fish ponchartrain. Went on Saturday Night for a quick bite and this is what they told me when I questioned them as to what the fish was.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 11:04 pm to nrtiger
Been seeing it a lot more lately on menus. It's a mild white fish that takes the flavor of sauces and spices really well. A good fish for those people who tell you they like fish but don't like the fishy taste.
Posted on 8/16/11 at 12:56 am to lsumailman61
Had this at a restaurant in Orange Beach/Gulf Shores area.
It is essentially an Asian catfish. Vietnamese I believe more specifically. It is a river catfish so I guess it is supposed to be cleaner? Still a bottom feeding fish but in a river instead of a bayou or more stagnant body of water?
My 2 cents. The fish is delicious. Just think the cleanest catfish you have eaten. Which for some may be too bland and NOT fishy enough. I do not like fishy fish, so it is right up my alley.
It is essentially an Asian catfish. Vietnamese I believe more specifically. It is a river catfish so I guess it is supposed to be cleaner? Still a bottom feeding fish but in a river instead of a bayou or more stagnant body of water?
My 2 cents. The fish is delicious. Just think the cleanest catfish you have eaten. Which for some may be too bland and NOT fishy enough. I do not like fishy fish, so it is right up my alley.
Posted on 8/16/11 at 5:55 am to LSUGUMBO
My 2 cents. Don't know if I've had it. But I will not intentionally buy it. I'll buy American raised catfish if I wish to taste catfish(or catch it myself).If I don't want to taste catfish, I'll buy something else...from America.
Posted on 8/16/11 at 6:34 am to OTIS2
Mekong Delta, probly..
Posted on 8/16/11 at 6:37 am to Ole Geauxt
quote:Yep. Given the crap permeating Asian waters, I'd bet the growth rate on those fish would make a Pilgrim's Pride pullet blush from shame.
Mekong Delta, probly..
Posted on 8/16/11 at 6:40 am to Ole Geauxt
Well with the heat lately the Mekong could be here.
I wouldn't buy it. You can get La or Miss farm raised catfish for cheap and they have come lightyears from when they started regarding quality.
And if fish has gone bad, what does it smell like? Fish?
I wouldn't buy it. You can get La or Miss farm raised catfish for cheap and they have come lightyears from when they started regarding quality.
And if fish has gone bad, what does it smell like? Fish?
Posted on 8/16/11 at 6:44 am to OTIS2
1st thing that comes to mind, when thinking Mekong Delta, is American servicemen... 
not to hijack,,, I love good fresh, Amurikan catfish. Whether river, lake, bayou, or pond raised in the Sowf..
not to hijack,,, I love good fresh, Amurikan catfish. Whether river, lake, bayou, or pond raised in the Sowf..
Posted on 8/16/11 at 8:28 am to Martini
Just to reiterate what everyone else is said, swai is basically imported catfish usually from Vietnam/Cambodia, or other Asian countries. Another name for it is Basa.
Restaurants have been using it for years (probably 15+ years) in our state as catfish on their menus. Technically it is a catfish just not our catfish. I would say Basa outsells our catfish 2 or 3 to 1 in the state. Basa wholesale prices run around $1.99-$2.49/lb while our catfish is selling around $4.00/lb wholesale and higher. A few months ago our catfish was close to $5.00/lb wholesale. So our catfish is basically twice the price of basa. That's a big reason why so many restaurants use it.
Taste wise it is cleaner tasting than our catfish but personally I think it lacks the flavor or our catfish. It has the texture of catfish but not the same flavor.
Restaurants have been using it for years (probably 15+ years) in our state as catfish on their menus. Technically it is a catfish just not our catfish. I would say Basa outsells our catfish 2 or 3 to 1 in the state. Basa wholesale prices run around $1.99-$2.49/lb while our catfish is selling around $4.00/lb wholesale and higher. A few months ago our catfish was close to $5.00/lb wholesale. So our catfish is basically twice the price of basa. That's a big reason why so many restaurants use it.
Taste wise it is cleaner tasting than our catfish but personally I think it lacks the flavor or our catfish. It has the texture of catfish but not the same flavor.
This post was edited on 8/16/11 at 8:29 am
Posted on 8/16/11 at 11:07 am to LSU alum wannabe
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Still a bottom feeding fish but in a river instead of a bayou or more stagnant body of water?
Raised in floating cages. Not a bottom feeder.
Posted on 8/16/11 at 11:11 am to OTIS2
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My 2 cents. Don't know if I've had it.
I would bet you have had it many, many times. If I had to guess off the top of my head, about 200 million pounds are imported to the US from Vietnam.
Posted on 8/16/11 at 11:23 am to JasonL79
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Another name for it is Basa.
The 3 legal names are Swai, Striped Pangasius, and Sutchi. Though I have never heard it refered to as Sutchi. Pangasius and Swai are the names of choice. It used to be referred to as basa but FDA changed that years back.
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Restaurants have been using it for years (probably 15+ years) in our state as catfish on their menus
While i have no doubt that some of them do, it is illegal. Most restarants that sell it simply call it fish, or fried fish. People just assume they are getting catfish. No one ever complains because it is a superior tasting product in the eyes of most.
Posted on 8/16/11 at 11:51 am to Tigersfan
Hmmm....dirt-cheap, farm-raised, flavorless fish from SE Asia? I'll pass. You can have my tilapia and catfish too.
Posted on 8/16/11 at 12:37 pm to Tigersfan
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Another name for it is Basa.
The 3 legal names are Swai, Striped Pangasius, and Sutchi. Though I have never heard it refered to as Sutchi. Pangasius and Swai are the names of choice. It used to be referred to as basa but FDA changed that years back.
Actually Basa is still used as a real name and also as a common name for Swai/Basa. Most people do not know the difference and still refer to basa and swai as basa.
Pangasius Bocourti can still be referred to as Basa while Pangasisus hypophthalmus is referred to as Swai/Tra now. At one time all fish coming into the US was considered as basa that was changed years ago to seperate those two species. Here's a link:
Basa/Swai Link
This post was edited on 8/16/11 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 8/16/11 at 1:21 pm to Tigersfan
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Most restarants that sell it simply call it fish, or fried fish
When i tried it, it was labeled as a mild white fish on the menu.
Posted on 8/16/11 at 2:37 pm to JasonL79
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Pangasius Bocourti can still be referred to as Basa while Pangasisus hypophthalmus is referred to as Swai/Tra now. At one time all fish coming into the US was considered as basa that was changed years ago to seperate those two species. Here's a link:
You are correct. I assumed we were only discussing pangasius hypophthalmus becasue we were talking about what is sold in the United States. Less than 1 percent of the imported pangasius is the Bocourti specie, that can be called basa. It is also over $3.00/lb.
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