Why do people like Cod so much??

Yitzhak Rabin

I love fish.

Love sole, turbot, monkfish, john dory, swordfish, tuna steaks the lot. There are so many different flavours and types, most of them all delish!

Why the fup do Irish people love cod so much?? Its bland, tasteless muck. Granted I like a battered cod and chips after a few pints... but a battered lump of styrofoam and chips would have the same effect!

So what is people obsession with a nice lump of cod?....






*in before the "you've got to be codding me"

Big Nasty

Smells like fish, tastes like chicken!:pac::pac::pac:

o1s1n

I always wonder why myself. It's a really boring game.

prinz

yekahS wrote: »

Granted I like a battered cod and chips after a few pints... but a battered lump of styrofoam and chips would have the same effect!

Think about why you like it first maybe?

boredatwork82

ah now, are ya codding me?

iPlop

I don't eat fish myself but isn't it some other fish they use in the chipper these days because cod is very expensive?

MagicMarker

Do chippers sell sole, turbot, monkfish, john dory, swordfish, tuna steaks the lot?

I didn't realise people buy cod other than in the chipper.

gbee

It's plentiful and makes four nice fillets with few bones and those are large and easily dealt with.

Otherwise, taste wise, it's very low on the taste stakes.

Aidric

yekahS wrote: »

Its bland, tasteless muck.

Ah, it's not that bad. Granted there are a multitude of better quality fish but it's still a decent eat.

I would imagine price and availability have a lot to do with it's popularity.

dlofnep

I'm not a fish person, but a bit of rainbow trout is nice.

enda1

Its not just the Irish. The Portugese for example love the aul salted cod.

Its like the chicken of the fish world. Rather light in flavour, but goes with everything and very easy to cook (forgiving).

Tahuti

It's not even cod these days in the chippers, for the most part.

More likely a nice piece of South african hake, posing as a cod.

Funkfield

o1s1n wrote: »

I always wonder why myself. It's a really boring game.

I honestly thought that's what this was about.

Mal-Adjusted

yekahS wrote: »

I love fish.

Love sole, turbot, monkfish, john dory, swordfish, tuna steaks the lot. There are so many different flavours and types, most of them all delish!

Why the fup do Irish people love cod so much?? Its bland, tasteless muck. Granted I like a battered cod and chips after a few pints... but a battered lump of styrofoam and chips would have the same effect!

So what is people obsession with a nice lump of cod?....

i think that you may have answered your own question there :rolleyes:

anyway, different people have different preferences (though i don't see how anyone can eat Tuna) but unless they're forcing it down your throat, leave them be.

c_man

Because hoki fish fingers are muck :pac:

HoneyRyder

I have a friend who won't eat tuna because she thinks it's dolphin meat. I told her tuna is a fish and asked her where she got that idea from. Her response was 'How come it says dolphin friendly on the tin then?' which she's apparently taken to mean that the dolphins were killed humanely :rolleyes:

abouttobebanned

Zod.

Fratton Fred

Rock salmon ftw.

Haruki

I like it, particularly smoked. But there are five or six types of fish id put ahead of it taste-wise. For the price of it, trout is criminally underrated.

My name is URL

I reckon that most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between cod and pollock or hoki etc. Many chippers sell those as 'Cod' anyway

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-04/esoa-dbr042210.php

admiralofthefleet

most people in this country arent eating cod when they go the chipper or supermarket. its coley most of the time

Mal-Adjusted

HoneyRyder wrote: »

I have a friend who won't eat tuna because she thinks it's dolphin meat. I told her tuna is a fish and asked her where she got that idea from. Her response was 'How come it says dolphin friendly on the tin then?' which she's apparently taken to mean that the dolphins were killed humanely :rolleyes:

Tuna friendly dolphins FTW

some_dose

HoneyRyder wrote: »

I have a friend who won't eat tuna because she thinks it's dolphin meat. I told her tuna is a fish and asked her where she got that idea from. Her response was 'How come it says dolphin friendly on the tin then?' which she's apparently taken to mean that the dolphins were killed humanely :rolleyes:

Though there may be no dolphins within the can you can be almost guaranteed that dolphin, turtles and sharks will have been killed in the catching of the tuna (with the exception of pole caught fish).

Today in chippers cod is still in use. Some chippers do use other fish (Hoki, pollock, haddock though I'd doubt they'd use hake) and are meant to inform you if they do. There is a massive problem with cod stocks currently and they are perilously close to collapse. So the next time you're in a chipper order something different for cod's sake.

_feedback_

The lack of puns around this plaice is a load of pollocks!

Mal-Adjusted

some_dose wrote: »

Though there may be no dolphins within the can you can be almost guaranteed that dolphin, turtles and sharks will have been killed in the catching of the tuna (with the exception of pole caught fish).

Today in chippers cod is still in use. Some chippers do use other fish (Hoki, pollock, haddock though I'd doubt they'd use hake) and are meant to inform you if they do. There is a massive problem with cod stocks currently and they are perilously close to collapse. So the next time you're in a chipper order something different for cod's sake.

same goes for Tuna, though just moving onto a different fish is akin to kicking the can down the road a bit...

super_furry

Because shooting gobby teenage American kids in the face online, never gets tired.

And no-one plays Halo anymore.

Standman

I think they like cod because it's the chunkiest fúcker of a fish around that doesn't really taste like fish. Anyways, I don't know why you've an issue with cod when chips are way more popular and are by far the most tasteless and blandest food around.

Corsendonk

some_dose wrote: »

Though there may be no dolphins within the can you can be almost guaranteed that dolphin, turtles and sharks will have been killed in the catching of the tuna (with the exception of pole caught fish).

Today in chippers cod is still in use. Some chippers do use other fish (Hoki, pollock, haddock though I'd doubt they'd use hake) and are meant to inform you if they do. There is a massive problem with cod stocks currently and they are perilously close to collapse. So the next time you're in a chipper order something different for cod's sake.

Most chippers seem to only carry cod smoked or unsmoked or those disgusting fish burgers so not much alternatives. One or two have Haddock, plaice or Ray on the menu.

smokedeels

prefer Bad Company 2 myself.

stovelid

yekahS wrote: »

most of them all delish!

My D4 klaxon is ringing with such ferocity that streams of frightened co-workers are teeming out of the fire exits in my office.

sbsquarepants

I don't really like fish. And that, my friend, is why i like cod, cos unlike a lot of other fish, it doesn't taste like fish!

Kimono-Girl

i don't eat fish, i love cod though!

some_dose

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

same goes for Tuna, though just moving onto a different fish is akin to kicking the can down the road a bit...

No it's not - it's called sustainable consumption or "eating down the food chain". Smaller, quicker growing fish species such as mackerel, sprats and sardines exist in massive shoals and have huge reproductive output. There is also currently a massive abundance of algae and plankton on which they feed meaning shoals can potentially increase in size in coming years. Removing one tuna from the sea has a much more significant effect than removing one sardine.

Also, just try bbqing some fresh sardines. Unbelievable and so much tastier/healthier for your than that mercury filled much you get in tinned tuna.

Yitzhak Rabin

stovelid wrote: »

My D4 klaxon is ringing with such ferocity that streams of frightened co-workers are teeming out of the fire exits in my office.

Never even been to the place. Avoid Dublin like the plague. Suppose I picked it up from watching intermission.

Yitzhak Rabin

some_dose wrote: »

No it's not - it's called sustainable consumption or "eating down the food chain". Smaller, quicker growing fish species such as mackerel, sprats and sardines exist in massive shoals and have huge reproductive output. There is also currently a massive abundance of algae and plankton on which they feed meaning shoals can potentially increase in size in coming years. Removing one tuna from the sea has a much more significant effect than removing one sardine.

Also, just try bbqing some fresh sardines. Unbelievable and so much tastier/healthier for your than that mercury filled much you get in tinned tuna.

I like grilled sardines too, but the bones are a serious pain in the hole, and they're nearly unavoidable when it comes to sardines.

Mal-Adjusted

some_dose wrote: »

No it's not - it's called sustainable consumption or "eating down the food chain". Smaller, quicker growing fish species such as mackerel, sprats and sardines exist in massive shoals and have huge reproductive output. There is also currently a massive abundance of algae and plankton on which they feed meaning shoals can potentially increase in size in coming years. Removing one tuna from the sea has a much more significant effect than removing one sardine.

Also, just try bbqing some fresh sardines. Unbelievable and so much tastier/healthier for your than that mercury filled much you get in tinned tuna.

true, but that's not what i was saying. nobody's going to switch from Tuna to Sardine at a 1:1 ratio. they would be fished until the population collapses (like is happening to many tuna species) then onto the next one then the next one...

some_dose

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

true, but that's not what i was saying. nobody's going to switch from Tuna to Sardine at a 1:1 ratio. they would be fished until the population collapses (like is happening to many tuna species) then onto the next one then the next one...

No they wouldn't. It's basic biology. If humans altered their preferences and took to eating smaller, quicker reproducing fish then it would significantly ease the pressure on stocks such as tuna and cod. These smaller fish can withstand much greater fishing pressure and are much less likely to suffer from collapse or over exploitation. Today there are also new monitoring bodies in place such as the Marine Stewardship Council who monitor stocks closely.

thecornflake

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Rock salmon ftw.

Rock lobster FTW.

stovelid

Kimono-Girl wrote: »

i don't eat fish, i love cod though!

Do you just look at the cod instead?

livinsane

I'm catching loads of fresh cod lately.
Some difference between shop bought cod, and freshly caught.
It depends how you cook it also.
Can be savage if done properly

Captain_Generic

livinsane wrote: »

I'm catching loads of fresh cod lately.
Some difference between shop bought cod, and freshly caught.

For some reason I pictured someone in fishermans overalls diving into the freezer in Tesco and wrestling a pack of fish fingers

sheesh

yekahS wrote: »

I love fish.

sole, turbot, monkfish, john dory, swordfish, tuna steaks

Are they not much more expensive than cod? Don't get me wrong they are all lovely fish but they would be at the dear end of fish.

seafood dunleavy

Haddock is way nicer.

ScumLord

I don't really mind what fish I have if I'm in the mood for fish.

I think people just don't know any better in this country for some bizarre reason we don't eat as much fish as we probably should, our seas are a huge wasted resource that we're just letting the EU destroy.

Degag

I think that it's so "popular" because the older generation simply don't try new things and are basically stuck in their ways. I know in my household, the only fish ever bought was salmon or cod and everything else was nearly thought of as "exotic." It's rather the same as how most of the older people cook their meat - to oblivion. I know my parents can't stand to see a bit of pinkness in their beef and lamb and wouldn't even try a bit of rare steak to see if they did like it. It's rather frustrating at times. I know it's a bit of a generalisation to say that only older people have this stigma - of course they don't, but i think that younger people are alot more open to trying new things these days.

Mal-Adjusted

some_dose wrote: »

If humans altered their preferences and took to eating smaller, quicker reproducing fish then it would significantly ease the pressure on stocks such as tuna and cod.

agreed

some_dose wrote: »

These smaller fish can withstand much greater fishing pressure and are much less likely to suffer from collapse or over exploitation.

for a short time. In an ideal world, yes, but this requires changing in fishing practices. the reason fish like Tuna and Cod are in danger of collapse is that the world fishing fleet is taking every single one they can get. there is no reason to think that this won't be the case with smaller fish, which are already under pressure due to being caught for farmed fish food.

some_dose wrote: »

Today there are also new monitoring bodies in place such as the Marine Stewardship Council who monitor stocks closely.

an indipendant body with no real athaurity and subject to harsh criticism itself? yeah :rolleyes:

Corsendonk

ScumLord wrote: »

I don't really mind what fish I have if I'm in the mood for fish.

I think people just don't know any better in this country for some bizarre reason we don't eat as much fish as we probably should, our seas are a huge wasted resource that we're just letting the EU destroy.

Most of the fish we land in Ireland we sell to Spain/Asia were the prices are better anyway. Try buying Herrings on the East Coast, next to impossible.

ScumLord

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

the reason fish like Tuna and Cod are in danger of collapse is that the world fishing fleet is taking every single one they can get.

And thanks to insane EU regulations they may well have to through any Cod they catch back into the sea dead. It's complete and utter madness.

I've heard that Cod is in decline and also that it's numbers have shot up. I think our current laws surrounding quotas is having almost as much of a negative effect as even flat out over fishing.

chakotha

I guess when a lot of folks were growing up the only fish they would have eaten would have been findus or birds eye cod fish fingers and they're sticking to what they know. A bit unadventurous maybe.

Bottle_of_Smoke

LOL I got some cod in Howth recently and my dad was so ashamed I'd got something so standard instead of something like lemon sole.

I think I like it because its the most chicken-like fish. Same with red meat I like veal the most

steddyeddy

yekahS wrote: »

I love fish.

Love sole, turbot, monkfish, john dory, swordfish, tuna steaks the lot. There are so many different flavours and types, most of them all delish!

Why the fup do Irish people love cod so much?? Its bland, tasteless muck. Granted I like a battered cod and chips after a few pints... but a battered lump of styrofoam and chips would have the same effect!

So what is people obsession with a nice lump of cod?....





*in before the "you've got to be codding me"

Mackrel is brilliant (never thought I would type that) love it grilled or fried. Cod seems quite bland to me! Maybe some people get a thrill out of wiping out the cod stocks of the sea, I dont know really