Poll: Tuna Fish

[rabidbadger]

prefer: tuna in oil, water, or those new packages with nothing?

[phatlip12]

prefer: tuna in oil, water, or those new packages with nothing?

Water, but if you want a nice piece of Tuna get a tuna steak and sear it. Delicious.

[masherscf]

I prefer Tuna served in sushi. I never had a taste for the canned variety. I also like grilled tuna. However, my wife is allergic :(

[xibalba]

Package with nothing.

[rabidbadger]

I meant to put Fresh in the poll but forgot. I've only had it once myself. Prefer Salmon or Orange Roughy.

Ok, ok.. Let's just turn this into the general seafood thread....

Mmmm, Conch when I was in the Bahamas. Delish!

[phatlip12]

I meant to put Fresh in the poll but forgot. I've only had it once myself. Prefer Salmon or Orange Roughy.

Ok, ok.. Let's just turn this into the general seafood thread....

Mmmm, Conch when I was in the Bahamas. Delish!

Roughy, but red pesto Salmon is really good as well.

[toxicprof]

Why don't we have tuna-safe dolphin?

[rabidbadger]

red pesto salmon?

also love lobster, but not a crab fan. too much effort for too little food.

[tokenuser]

Tuna? Sushi grade. Lightly seared on each side, then thinly sliced.
I'll eat packaged tuna (canned or in the bag) as part of a nicoise salad, or tuna bake.

also love lobster, but not a crab fan. too much effort for too little food.Love crab cake. HUGE fan of the Maryland idea of the crab cake eggs benedict. Apart from that - I am with you, too much work for not enough return.

Unfortunately, despite the fact I love shellfish, it doesn't love me. I react to the histamines in shellfish, and get a headache to rival the worst hangover I have ever had. Popping an anti-histamine reduces the after effects to a dull throb.

[rabidbadger]

bummer. I absolutely love shrimp cocktail. And Clams Casino. thing is, I absolutely hate clams, oysters, mussels, etc... when right out of the shell. Tastes like ... er.... not gonna say it ;)

Oh. Fellow Aussies... help me out...I remember a little fried seafood snack they sold at the beaches, been 34 years, totally drawing a blank...

[tokenuser]

bummer. I absolutely love shrimp cocktail. And Clams Casino. thing is, I absolutely hate clams, oysters, mussels, etc... when right out of the shell. Tastes like ... er.... not gonna say it ;)I had fried shrimp with steak for dinner tonight (Lone Star). I am starting to regret it already ... and that was less than 3 hours ago :(
Oh. Fellow Aussies... help me out...I remember a little fried seafood snack they sold at the beaches, been 34 years, totally drawing a blank...If its not fish and chips, fish bites, or prawn cutlets, then I suspect it is a crab stick. One of those fake crab things dipped in batter and deep fried. Damn they are good. Also a fan of a battered sav :)

[balzout]

Eh...Tuna smells.

[balzout]

Anyone had a calamari steak?

[tokenuser]

Anyone had a calamari steak?When prepared properly its great ... prepared poorly and my hiking boots would taste better, and are probably less tough.

[rabidbadger]

ack. I used to have to clean calimari and tripe at a resturaunt when I was a kid. Puked on regular basis. Never say calimari again. As OP I hearby ban all references to Callimari on this thread. Wanna talk callimari, start your own thread. :P

[kronos6948]

Nice big tuna steak ,dipped in coconut milk and coated with crushed Macadamia nuts, and then lightly grilled on the outside. Slice paper thin with your sushi knife (if you have one, if not, a really sharp, long, thin blade will do), and dip in a pineapple/soy sauce.

It's like a taste of Hawaii.

I've never heard of a Calamari steak before though, any info? I'm a big time foodie, and I love to try new recipes.

Food for thought- about the texture of Calamari- When cooking Calamari, and you're worried about tenderness, if you cook it hot, you have to cook it fast. But, if you cook it at a lower temp, it will get tough as you go along, and then get soft again. At least that's what I remember from the Good Eats episode that dealt with squid. (Squid Pro Quo)

[kronos6948]

ack. I used to have to clean calimari and tripe at a resturaunt when I was a kid. Puked on regular basis. Never say calimari again. As OP I hearby ban all references to Callimari on this thread. Wanna talk callimari, start your own thread. :P

How did your tripe come? Was it in a brine?


Oh, and I like my Calamari with extra tentacles! :D

[esophagus]

I planned on making cod cakes this weekend. Anyone else have a quick favorite seafood dish?

[mic]

Tuna Melt.

[masherscf]

I planned on making cod cakes this weekend. Anyone else have a quick favorite seafood dish?

Phatty? ?

[ariastar]

Truthfully, I love it any way. Seared, fresh in sushi, or canned. Sometimes I prefer the canned in oil because I can feel my body needing the fat, sometimes in water. Tuna salad, tuna sandwiches, grilled cheese with tuna. I also like to drain it and add in a bit of garlic powder and lemon pepper and a lot of lemon juice, like half a cup, and eat it as a snack. I love me some Tuna Helper with more than a can of tuna and some fresh broccoli added in. My life's not complete without a dozen or so cans in the cabinet. I, um, even keep snack packs of tuna in the car and at work...

Oh gods, if Cody wasn't about to make chicken stir-fry and fried wontons, I'd go finish off the Tuna Helper last night and open a can to drown in lemon.

My mouth is watering now.

[samureye]

LOVE Calimari! Love it, love it, love it!

Quizno's Tuna Sammiches are great too.

[esophagus]

Oh gods, if Cody wasn't about to make chicken stir-fry and fried wontons, I'd go finish off the Tuna Helper last night and open a can to drown in lemon.
Yuck. If there's one way I can't eat tuna, it's in Tuna Helper.

[rabidbadger]

If its not fish and chips, fish bites, or prawn cutlets, then I suspect it is a crab stick. One of those fake crab things dipped in batter and deep fried. Damn they are good. Also a fan of a battered sav :)

I'm an idiot. It was nothing more exotic than fried scallops.

what's sav?

Anyone ever had shark? Does it taste like chicken? :)

[tokenuser]

I'm an idiot. It was nothing more exotic than fried scallops.Don't be so hard on yourself :) ... by scallops do you mean diver scallops (often not really scallops but manufactured seafood like "krab"), or potato scallops (sliced spuds dipped in batter and deep fried). I enjoyed both.

what's sav?A sav is a saveloy, which is a type of sausage that is like a kielbasa. A battered sav is pretty much the Aussie equivalent of a corn dog (except battered in a beer batter instead of a cornmeal batter).

Anyone ever had shark? Does it taste like chicken? :)Most of the fish you get in fish and chips shops in Australia (especially Vic) is shark. They call it "flake" but in reality its just shark. It is a firm, slightly oily fish that stays moist. The place near where I lived used to let you pick the fish from the selection in the window, and select the cooking style. I love me the battered and deep fried flathead (if you have a fish tank, think 18"+ plecostamus).

[rabidbadger]

Don't be so hard on yourself :) ... by scallops do you mean diver scallops (often not really scallops but manufactured seafood like "krab"), or potato scallops (sliced spuds dipped in batter and deep fried). I enjoyed both.

Nope, real scallops, kinda flat, size of a quarter, maybe?

A sav is a saveloy, which is a type of sausage that is like a kielbasa. A battered sav is pretty much the Aussie equivalent of a corn dog (except battered in a beer batter instead of a cornmeal batter).

Sounds awesome, don't remember them. I remember Big Ben meat pies and sausage rolls which they sold outside the school gates to kids who were sick of the food at the school.

Most of the fish you get in fish and chips shops in Australia (especially Vic) is shark. They call it "flake" but in reality its just shark. It is a firm, slightly oily fish that stays moist. The place near where I lived used to let you pick the fish from the selection in the window, and select the cooking style. I love me the battered and deep fried flathead (if you have a fish tank, think 18"+ plecostamus).

It's been 34 years, and though I remember a lot from my childhood, it took you to remind me that yeah, fish and chips were shark...

[kronos6948]

LOVE Calimari! Love it, love it, love it!



You ever make your own? It's simple as hell. Lemme know if you want a recipe.

o/t-

Every time I see your screen name, I get reminded of the Dschinghis Khan song, "Samurai".

[phatlip12]

red pesto salmon?

also love lobster, but not a crab fan. too much effort for too little food.

Dude! The effort is part of the experience. Theres a reason us Marylanders drink beer with our crabs. ;)

[phatlip12]

I'm an idiot. It was nothing more exotic than fried scallops.

what's sav?

Anyone ever had shark? Does it taste like chicken? :)

Fried scallops are pretty good. Scallops are good in general IF they are cooked properly AND if they're actual real scallops. Speaking of scallops and shark, shark is often used in "fake scallops".

[rabidbadger]

I like scallops and small shrimp (redundant?) in a nice seafood stir fry.

[phatlip12]

I like scallops and small shrimp (redundant?) in a nice seafood stir fry.

Yep, I had that last week actually. :)

We have an awesome drunken claims dish where I work (claims and shrimp in a white wine garlic sauce). Delicious!

[rabidbadger]

I've made some drunken claims in my youth, too. usually about the size of my .... oh wait, that was a spelling error.

Nevermind.

/emily litella, nirvana.

[rabidbadger]

k rose just put this (http://www.gotmercury.org/) on Pownce. Definitely something to take into consideration if seafood is in your diet.

[ariastar]

k rose just put this (http://www.gotmercury.org/) on Pownce. Definitely something to take into consideration if seafood is in your diet.

Mmmmmmm, mercury. I'm still going to eat tuna.

[rabidbadger]

where do you folks get your seafood? supermarket, specialty store, offa fishermen on the wharf?

Other than canned tuna I don't get enough seafood in my diet. (despite the mercury issue). But it's so expensive inland.

[tokenuser]

where do you folks get your seafood? supermarket, specialty store, offa fishermen on the wharf?

Other than canned tuna I don't get enough seafood in my diet. (despite the mercury issue). But it's so expensive inland.But Rochester is on the water ... now I'm confused.

I currently live the furthest from the sea I have lived in 25 years. I miss fresh seafood from the fish co-op (straight off the boat). We have a cople of places that have good seafood sections though - the local Food Lion is fine for catfish and other random fish fillets (I have flounder tonight), but Harris Teeter and Lowes (not the hardware store) have good meat/seafood secitons locally as well. If there is something I really need though, I'll head into town to Whole Foods. They'll bend you over on the prices, but its always good quality.

[esophagus]

Anyone ever had shark? Does it taste like chicken? :)Shark is delicious.

[rabidbadger]

But Rochester is on the water ... now I'm confused.

it's on a polluted lake. no one eats anything from that fetid body of water.

I currently live the furthest from the sea I have lived in 25 years. I miss fresh seafood from the fish co-op (straight off the boat). We have a cople of places that have good seafood sections though - the local Food Lion is fine for catfish and other random fish fillets (I have flounder tonight), but Harris Teeter and Lowes (not the hardware store) have good meat/seafood secitons locally as well. If there is something I really need though, I'll head into town to Whole Foods. They'll bend you over on the prices, but its always good quality.

yeah, we got some nice fresh seafood stores, too, I'm sure every good sized city does, but the prices are beyond my budget. I'll just get frozen at BJs Wholesale.

[ariastar]

where do you folks get your seafood? supermarket, specialty store, offa fishermen on the wharf?

Other than canned tuna I don't get enough seafood in my diet. (despite the mercury issue). But it's so expensive inland.

Grocery store now. In Pacifica, I went to Princeton in the morning and got it from the fishermen.

[samureye]

You ever make your own? It's simple as hell. Lemme know if you want a recipe.

o/t-

Every time I see your screen name, I get reminded of the Dschinghis Khan song, "Samurai".

Never really seen it to purchase, and never heard of that song...or group.

[ariastar]

I want some tuna now. With lemon. I think I'm going to get some now that the salad and oily dressing is out of my system and I think I can keep something down.

[maha]

mmm... I think it's very teasy...
but I have Allergies...:(

[kronos6948]

Never really seen it to purchase, and never heard of that song...or group.

They're the guys who did that song "Moskau" which has been an internet meme for a while. There's a guy who goes by Buffalax on YouTube who took the video and posted what it sounds like in English. Pretty friggin hilarious.

[heyseuss]

I thought this poll would just be a flimsy disguise for badger to 'audition' noobs.


I don't eat tuna in any shape, but I knda like the smell of it, especially combo smell baked with cheese or lemon or rosemary... .

[popltree2]

If we are talking seafood, breaded abalone is my absolute, #1 of all time favorite.