I actively avoid farmed fish especially tilapia.
If you need something super lean I would go with egg whites or even boiled chicken
But if you are set on doing it I would pan fry (on a high heat) with salt and pepper and add lemon when it was time to eat it. Tossing it in flour and frying is butter would make it taste good but kind of defeats the purpose of eating white fish
I have used tilapia in the past but have since grown away from it as there are a lot better options to choose from, BUT, budget wise tilapia does help.
Like stated above, I also pan fry mine usually with salt and pepper. Once it's fully cooked, I try to cook it a minute or two longer to sort of toughen it up a tad. That way I get a little more of a 'bite' out of it. Lemon is good on it. It might sound weird but I also like putting ketchup on it. Sort of drowns out the tilapia taste to me.
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I was all about it until we talked about it on a thread here and learned what those farm raised fish eat. I will on occasion buy a bag due to budget reasons. I use a small amount of chili olive oil or garlic olive oil along with some slap yo mama seasoning. Bake it on a sheet pan and put it over rice and spinach. It does the job for me. I have also mixed the fish up with cabbage, avocado, and salsa and placed the mixture in the middle of mini tortillas.
Do any of you eat this and if so any good recipes?
Never! Gross. Do COD loins
Reports of Farming Practices Are Concerning
As consumer demand for tilapia continues to grow, tilapia farming offers a cost-effective method of producing a relatively inexpensive product for the consumer.
However, several reports over the past decade have revealed some concerning details about tilapia farming practices, especially from farms located in China.
Tilapia Are Often Fed Animal Feces
One report from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that it is common for fish farmed in China to be fed feces from livestock animals (11).
Although this practice drives down production costs, bacteria like Salmonella found in animal waste can contaminate the water and increase the risk of foodborne diseases.
Using animal feces as feed wasn’t directly associated with any specific fish in the report. However, around 73% of the tilapia imported to the United States comes from China, where this practice is particularly common (12).
Tilapia May Be Polluted With Harmful Chemicals
Another article reported that the FDA rejected over 800 shipments of seafood from China from 2007–2012, including 187 shipments of tilapia.
It cited the fish did not meet safety standards, as they were polluted with potentially harmful chemicals, including “veterinary drug residues and unsafe additives” (11).
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch also reported that several chemicals known to cause cancer and other toxic effects were still being used in Chinese tilapia farming despite some of them being banned for over a decade (13).
The use of antibiotics is prevalent as a preventative measure. Meaning the fish aren't even sick they are just given antibiotics and hormones which we in-turn ingest unnecessarily. Not just fish but alot of livestock are treated as such. That being said I have eaten a lot of economy chicken and no gyno yet lol.
Do any of you eat this and if so any good recipes?
Olive oil, lemon,salt, pepper and oregano! Bake or broil not crazy about pan frying fish unless its pan seared ahi tuna. Tilapia wouldnt be my first choice though. Cod is pretty good if cutting salmon when having fish is my first choice however. Bon Appetite!
Do any of you eat this and if so any good recipes?
I used to eat it several times a day during prep.
But I can´t help you with any recipes. I simply put a whole lot of it on a sheet pan and broil it in the oven until it´s crispy.
I´m lazy when it comes to cooking...
Reports of Farming Practices Are Concerning
As consumer demand for tilapia continues to grow, tilapia farming offers a cost-effective method of producing a relatively inexpensive product for the consumer.
However, several reports over the past decade have revealed some concerning details about tilapia farming practices, especially from farms located in China.
Tilapia Are Often Fed Animal Feces
One report from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that it is common for fish farmed in China to be fed feces from livestock animals (11).
Although this practice drives down production costs, bacteria like Salmonella found in animal waste can contaminate the water and increase the risk of foodborne diseases.
Using animal feces as feed wasn’t directly associated with any specific fish in the report. However, around 73% of the tilapia imported to the United States comes from China, where this practice is particularly common (12).
Tilapia May Be Polluted With Harmful Chemicals
Another article reported that the FDA rejected over 800 shipments of seafood from China from 2007–2012, including 187 shipments of tilapia.
It cited the fish did not meet safety standards, as they were polluted with potentially harmful chemicals, including “veterinary drug residues and unsafe additives” (11).
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch also reported that several chemicals known to cause cancer and other toxic effects were still being used in Chinese tilapia farming despite some of them being banned for over a decade (13).
Like I said "I used to eat it..."
And that´s why I completely stopped.
Reports of Farming Practices Are Concerning
As consumer demand for tilapia continues to grow, tilapia farming offers a cost-effective method of producing a relatively inexpensive product for the consumer.
However, several reports over the past decade have revealed some concerning details about tilapia farming practices, especially from farms located in China.
Tilapia Are Often Fed Animal Feces
One report from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that it is common for fish farmed in China to be fed feces from livestock animals (11).
Although this practice drives down production costs, bacteria like Salmonella found in animal waste can contaminate the water and increase the risk of foodborne diseases.
Using animal feces as feed wasn’t directly associated with any specific fish in the report. However, around 73% of the tilapia imported to the United States comes from China, where this practice is particularly common (12).
Tilapia May Be Polluted With Harmful Chemicals
Another article reported that the FDA rejected over 800 shipments of seafood from China from 2007–2012, including 187 shipments of tilapia.
It cited the fish did not meet safety standards, as they were polluted with potentially harmful chemicals, including “veterinary drug residues and unsafe additives” (11).
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch also reported that several chemicals known to cause cancer and other toxic effects were still being used in Chinese tilapia farming despite some of them being banned for over a decade (13).
It's always fun when objective facts are stated =) I don't care for fish, it's not something I crave or wish to eat regularly. Go buy 3-5 pasture raised, organic full chickens from Whole Foods! They're only like $3.99 or something super cheap believe it or not! Yet, their chicken breasts pre cut are $6.99-$10.99 depending on which kind you get.
The use of antibiotics is prevalent as a preventative measure. Meaning the fish aren't even sick they are just given antibiotics and hormones which we in-turn ingest unnecessarily. Not just fish but alot of livestock are treated as such. That being said I have eaten a lot of economy chicken and no gyno yet lol.
Not worried about antibiotics or hormones more so PCBs and such
It's always fun when objective facts are stated =) I don't care for fish, it's not something I crave or wish to eat regularly. Go buy 3-5 pasture raised, organic full chickens from Whole Foods! They're only like $3.99 or something super cheap believe it or not! Yet, their chicken breasts pre cut are $6.99-$10.99 depending on which kind you get.
Agree! Unless I am dieting of course and need to eat fish. I would go with Fresh Atlantic COD loins. Never in the off season really. I do like Salmon though.
It's always fun when objective facts are stated =) I don't care for fish, it's not something I crave or wish to eat regularly. Go buy 3-5 pasture raised, organic full chickens from Whole Foods! They're only like $3.99 or something super cheap believe it or not! Yet, their chicken breasts pre cut are $6.99-$10.99 depending on which kind you get.
Fish doesn´t have to be expensive either.
Pollock, Tuna, Cod are all reasonable. Especially the tuna. It all depends on the choices you make.
Really?! I didn´t know that the chickens there were THAT cheap. Are you talking about the raw ones or the rotisserie chickens?
Agree! Unless I am dieting of course and need to eat fish. I would go with Fresh Atlantic COD loins. Never in the off season really. I do like Salmon though.
You're making me want fish and chips =)
Originally Posted by Nmowery
Tilapia has a taste??
L O L !!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Rex
Fish doesn´t have to be expensive either.
Pollock, Tuna, Cod are all reasonable. Especially the tuna. It all depends on the choices you make.
Really?! I didn´t know that the chickens there were THAT cheap. Are you talking about the raw ones or the rotisserie chickens?
The raw chickens. The rotisserie are only $8.99-$10.99 but have a lot of salt.
I do enjoy fresh caught red snapper, red fish, speckled trout or flounder but I'm just not fond of either cheaply made farmed fish or fish that have been sitting in the display for days at a time. They start to stink like bad pussy and NO ONE likes that smell! L O L !!!!!!!!!!!!
The raw chickens. The rotisserie are only $8.99-$10.99 but have a lot of salt.
I do enjoy fresh caught red snapper, red fish, speckled trout or flounder but I'm just not fond of either cheaply made farmed fish or fish that have been sitting in the display for days at a time. They start to stink like bad pussy and NO ONE likes that smell! L O L !!!!!!!!!!!!
The raw chickens. The rotisserie are only $8.99-$10.99 but have a lot of salt.
I do enjoy fresh caught red snapper, red fish, speckled trout or flounder but I'm just not fond of either cheaply made farmed fish or fish that have been sitting in the display for days at a time. They start to stink like bad pussy and NO ONE likes that smell! L O L !!!!!!!!!!!!
I don´t mind sodium. The more the better actually. It keeps me strong and pumped in the gym.
I never thought about that but now that you say it, you´re right. It does smell like that...