Seafood

Psychlops

Hi all, so I work in retail & today I was stocking some seafood on the shelfs when I happened to pack some "seafood mix" onto the shelf, Jesus H Christ the state of it, I could feel myself getting queasy & it got me to thinking as I dont eat this muck, who actually enjoys this "food"?


The smell of some of the items like people having microwave smoked salmon in the canteen is enough to make anybody go WTF, dont get me started about Tuna & its appearance & texture/smell & the rest like crab/carp/mussels :eek:


Tell me AH am I the only one that hates this "food"? Gimme a prime sirloin steak in pepper sauce anyday!

touts

Psychlops wrote: »

Hi all, so I work in retail & today I was stocking some seafood on the shelfs when I happened to pack some "seafood mix" onto the shelf, Jesus H Christ the state of it, I could feel myself getting queasy & it got me to thinking as I dont eat this muck, who actually enjoys this "food"?


The smell of some of the items like people having microwave smoked salmon in the canteen is enough to make anybody go WTF, dont get me started about Tuna & its appearance & texture/smell & the rest like crab/carp/mussels :eek:


Tell me AH am I the only one that hates this "food"? Gimme a prime sirloin steak in pepper sauce anyday!

Tuna, sweet corn and cheese in a fresh bagette. Heaven.

Seafood pie on a cold winter's evening. Pure comfort.

Crab claws in Lobster bisque. Finger licking good.

Here's a tip. Go to a nice seafood restaurant and try it. You'll never look back.

dxhound2005

Carp?

atilladehun

Chowder

Love me some breaded cod/haddock.

cj maxx

Quite like sea food . Mussels ,cod caught yourself is lovely. Best by a mile I've had are prawns in Shanghai.

GRACKEA

You should try raw langoustine heads

Harry Palmr

The only thing wrong with cooked seafood is the smell which lingers around the house far too long, which is why I tend to buy smoked fish.

Sharp MZ700

Over 100million Japanese can't be all wrong.

Muahahaha

Psychlops wrote: »

Hi all, so I work in retail & today I was stocking some seafood on the shelfs when I happened to pack some "seafood mix" onto the shelf, Jesus H Christ the state of it, I could feel myself getting queasy & it got me to thinking as I dont eat this muck, who actually enjoys this "food"?

That seafood mix is usually some combination of cod, smoked haddock and salmon, it is delicious in a seafood chowder served with a couple of well buttered slices of crusty bread. Proper comfort food for the winter.

Only problems I have with seafood is its too expensive and I dont eat enough of it.

downwesht

Fresh seafood doesn't smell much when cooked.Unfortunately we here in this country don't appreciate seafood and most people don't know the difference between good and bad.I work in the business and see very little top quality fish landed.The fishermen are more interested in quantity than quality...they tow their nets for too long,stay out too long and handle their catch poorly....as a result the consumer is getting a poorer product than what they deserve.

corner of hells

touts wrote: »

Tuna, sweet corn and cheese in a fresh bagette. Heaven.

Seafood pie on a cold winter's evening. Pure comfort.

Crab claws in Lobster bisque. Finger licking good.

Here's a tip. Go to a nice seafood restaurant and try it. You'll never look back.

The first one , the tuna , sweetcorn and cheese is my rescue food.
The rest you can stick up your hole .
Special mention for mackerel and some butter and lemon juice, amazing.

The chan chan man

Who the fu(k eats carp?!

Psychlops

touts wrote: »

Tuna, sweet corn and cheese in a fresh bagette. Heaven.

Seafood pie on a cold winter's evening. Pure comfort.

Crab claws in Lobster bisque. Finger licking good.

Here's a tip. Go to a nice seafood restaurant and try it. You'll never look back.

:eek:

Your Face

Sharp MZ700 wrote: »

Over 100million Japanese can't be all wrong.

They were wrong before.

Psychlops

Sharp MZ700 wrote: »

Over 100million Japanese can't be all wrong.

Of course they can!

Psychlops

The chan chan man wrote: »

Who the fu(k eats carp?!

Alot of Eastern Europeans.

TheValeyard

Psychlops wrote: »

Of course they can!

Particularly in the 1930s and '40s

fryup

30 sec in.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwQFGjIy1Fw

Esel

Hello, ladies!

o1s1n

Sometimes it really amazes me how many picky eaters live on this island.

Seafood is amazing and incredibly varied, you shouldn't just cast it all aside in one go.

Gregor Samsa

The chan chan man wrote: »

Who the fu(k eats carp?!

A client of ours from the Czech Republic told us they have it for Christmas dinner over there. He told us a story about winning one in a work competition. It was live, so he kept it in his bath until Christmas. Kind of reminded me of the whole Pinchy thing from The Simpsons.

steves2

Esel wrote: »

Hello, ladies!

If this isn't a reference to a joke by Junior in the Sopranos, then I'll get me coat.

wonski

Psychlops wrote: »

Alot of Eastern Europeans.

Mostly on Christmas eve.

Well prepared carp is actually very nice and flavoursome.

It is difficult to eat because of the size of the bones, but if one cooks it well it is well worth a try.

I was actually surprised when moved in here that fish and seafood are not as popular despite being an island.

Beef quality here is great, though, so can't blame you

Bio Mech

Carp don't live in the sea

wonski

Bio Mech wrote: »

Carp don't live in the sea

That is true.

That's why I separate fish from seafood in general, to avoid confusion.

Quantum Erasure

atilladehun wrote: »

Chowder

Its CHOWDAH!

punisher5112

I sea food

punisher5112

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Its CHOWDAH!

Chowdare you

whisky_galore

Sharp MZ700 wrote: »

Over 100million Japanese can't be all wrong.

Gotta catch a whale for research, to research how tasty it is.

Sharp MZ700

steves2 wrote: »

If this isn't a reference to a joke by Junior in the Sopranos, then I'll get me coat.

If you're gonna lie to me, there's a broad in the car wants to lick my balls.

One of my favorite things to make is a fish curry. Love making chowders and stews too but it's curry mainly.

Some people just have a problem with the various textures or grew up in houses where it was only served deep fried in batter or breaded fingers, and never saw it as a regular dinner table staple like beef or chicken.

Not a huge fan of sushi or sashimi though.

punisher5112

Candie wrote: »

One of my favorite things to make is a fish curry. Love making chowders and stews too but it's curry mainly.

Some people just have a problem with the various textures or grew up in houses where it was only served deep fried in batter or breaded fingers, and never saw it as a regular dinner table staple like beef or chicken.

Not a huge fan of sushi or sashimi though.

You devil.... Chicken curry the only way...

Airyfairy12

I love seafood but would never buy it prepackaged from a supermarket, I think supermarket packaged meats and seafood is disgusting. Its not fresh, it's processed, could have been dead for weeks, sourced from another country, touched by loads of different people and low quality.
Local butchers and fishmongers source their meat and fish local from local butchers and fishermen, theyre fresh, better quality and not much difference in price like 2 or 3 euro's at the most.

punisher5112

punisher5112 wrote: »

You devil.... Chicken curry the only way...

I make a few different kinds of chicken curry too! I have slow-cooker-curry-itis!

deisemum

I love fresh fish and have it at least 3 - 4 times a week. I'm fortunate to have a very good fishmonger near where I live.

JohnnyFlash

Shared this feast this evening with a bird I’m riding at the moment. Had a dozen oysters to start as well. Feel very sorry for people who don’t like this sort of food.

Jim 77

I'm on a seafood diet. Every time I see food, I eat it.

jam_mac_jam

I can't understand how people say they don't like seafood. It's like saying you don't like veg or meat. There are many types. Raw meat looks pretty disgusting as well, especially a chicken.

Try it you might like it. Start with a fish finger.

I love fish all fish and shell fish could happily live in it forever. Packets of mixed fish are lovely in a fish pie or chowder.

JupiterKid

Well, I’m allergic to all seafood so I can’t eat it.

Smoked salmon and scampi looks and smells rather appetizing but for a lot of other types of seafood, especially seafood chowder, the smell of it is frankly revolting and makes me feel rather ill.

Always liked fish but only got into seafood when I moved out of Ireland. It's delicious and healthy. I'm even getting into snails recently since they're so popular here.

patsy mulcaghy

Smashed this bad boy in a little fishing village Benitses, down the Corfu coast.

Graces7

One of my previous landlords who loved fishing once gave me a whole fresh caught sea bass. innards and all... was used to gutting after the North sea island.

They love winkles out here; I was offered them but no! I very occasionally am
given a couple of mackerel. As others have said, fresh fish is expensive. .tends to be the occasional fish finger or two, but would love some fresh white fish

paulbok

o1s1n wrote: »

Sometimes it really amazes me how many picky eaters live on this island.

Seafood is amazing and incredibly varied, you shouldn't just cast it all aside in one go.

Yep, just stick to safe, cremated steak with chips. Can't be doing with anything Mammy didn't serve up.

paddylonglegs

atilladehun wrote: »

Chowder

Chow-dare?

Chow-daaaaare?

It’s chow-dah

I do love prawns, mussels, salmon.

Oxter

Seafood can be erotic - turn an opened oyster sideways before eating.

Earthhorse

Hate most seafood. Awful texture, terrible taste to the majority of it. And yes, I’ve tried it in top class restaurants.

Having said that I love smoked salmon and tuna in a sandwich.

The rest of it can go jump.

Planet X

Regularly make this........cheap, filling and relatively easy, you're just cooking rice.....

munchkin_utd

JupiterKid wrote: »

Well, I’m allergic to all seafood so I can’t eat it.

Smoked salmon and scampi looks and smells rather appetizing but for a lot of other types of seafood, especially seafood chowder, the smell of it is frankly revolting and makes me feel rather ill.

Not medically allergic myself but I am "allergic" to the smell, and if food smells horrendous or looks horrendous then you should avoid it.

Chowder is indeed the worst. Do they leave the shít to ferment in the hotel sauna for a week to increase the smell or what happens to it?
Similarily any fish in a restaurant in Ireland seems to stink to high heaven, and as for shell fish, christ.......

Funnily, I was once at a do in a fish lodge in the alps (so... 1000km+ inland), a wee wooden hut beside a private lake where they source the fish. I was dreading the smell of it surrounded by work colleagues all eating the stuff but in the end it was completely neutral, zilch, not even the faintest whiff - which really goes to show how the stink of fish in Ireland really isnt necessary, if only they could get fresh material.

jam_mac_jam

munchkin_utd wrote: »

Not medically allergic myself but I am "allergic" to the smell, and if food smells horrendous or looks horrendous then you should avoid it.

Chowder is indeed the worst. Do they leave the shto ferment in the hotel sauna for a week to increase the smell or what happens to it?
Similarily any fish in a restaurant in Ireland seems to stink to high heaven, and as for shell fish, christ.......

Funnily, I was once at a do in a fish lodge in the alps (so... 1000km+ inland), a wee wooden hut beside a private lake where they source the fish. I was dreading the smell of it surrounded by work colleagues all eating the stuff but in the end it was completely neutral, zilch, not even the faintest whiff - which really goes to show how the stink of fish in Ireland really isnt necessary, if only they could get fresh material.

Such nonsense, there are loads of places in Ireland that serve fresh fish. If you served gone off fish people would be sick. Freshwater fish don't smell as much as salt water fish.