Originally Posted by
Sweet Willie
Quote: "Unless you are simply lying to yourself or you’ve never tasted it. There is no way you can tell me that there is a farm-raised fish of any variety that’s flavor comes close to its wild counterparts. It doesn’t happen and can’t happen."
AMEN! farm raised salmon doesn't come close in flavor to wild. skate wing is an often overlooked low priced seafood option, so good & very easy to cook.
I have had skate wing but it was served in a restaurant. Do you find it locally? I was in the UK when I tried it.
I don't completely agree with the chef about farm raised fish. We get Cobia here that most people assume is locally caught. But Cobia is a solitary fish, and they're not huge like a tuna. No way someone catches it here and makes a living. No way wild caught Cobia makes it to my plate as part of the $20 lunch special. It's delicious, but it's farmed in Central America and probably shipped frozen. I've had "the real thing" because I've caught it myself and I don't taste a big difference. Likewise tilapia in a different way. I'm willing to bet wild tilapia doesn't have any more flavor than the tasteless mush that they serve my mother at the assisted living center dining room. Yes he's right about salmon but don't extrapolate to everything else.