Thread: Rethinking Cod.

> I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the
> episode. Are other fish that opportunistic?
>
> Andy
>
Don't you remember 'Jaws'? Mmm, shark steaks (Sorry Blinky!) But yeah,
they eat anything. Cod is wonderful fish.

I try not to think to hard about what my food eats. It's better that way.

Jill

> I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the
> episode. Are other fish that opportunistic?
>
> Andy
>
Don't you remember 'Jaws'? Mmm, shark steaks (Sorry Blinky!) But yeah,
they eat anything. Cod is wonderful fish.

I try not to think to hard about what my food eats. It's better that way.

Jill

On 2008-04-29, Andy <q> wrote:

> other fish that opportunistic?

Easier to list the one's that are not. Most fish eat their own.

nb

On 2008-04-29, Andy <q> wrote:

> other fish that opportunistic?

Easier to list the one's that are not. Most fish eat their own.

nb

Andy wrote:

> Saw "Dirty Jobs" on the Discovery Channel, where Mike was out to sea on a cod
> fishing boat. They were in "the factory" below deck preparing the cod for
> packaging and they had bins for scraps, bins for the filets and bins for cod
> stomachs that are exported to Japan.
>
> Their long stomachs have to be squeezed of their contents by hand. Mike said
> what have you found inside and the fisherman assisting said they eat
> anything... coke cans. Mike is squeezing out stomachs and onto the table
> another whole cod is squeezed out! I found that half disturbing (eating their
> own) and half "I'm OK with that" (cod IS good fish).
>
> Came as a surprise to me, anyway!
>
> I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the episode. Are
> other fish that opportunistic?

If you can handle the idea that cod flesh has to be carefully checked for worms
their diet shouldn't be much of a concern.

Andy wrote:

> Saw "Dirty Jobs" on the Discovery Channel, where Mike was out to sea on a cod
> fishing boat. They were in "the factory" below deck preparing the cod for
> packaging and they had bins for scraps, bins for the filets and bins for cod
> stomachs that are exported to Japan.
>
> Their long stomachs have to be squeezed of their contents by hand. Mike said
> what have you found inside and the fisherman assisting said they eat
> anything... coke cans. Mike is squeezing out stomachs and onto the table
> another whole cod is squeezed out! I found that half disturbing (eating their
> own) and half "I'm OK with that" (cod IS good fish).
>
> Came as a surprise to me, anyway!
>
> I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the episode. Are
> other fish that opportunistic?

If you can handle the idea that cod flesh has to be carefully checked for worms
their diet shouldn't be much of a concern.

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:04:46 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

>> I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the
>> episode. Are other fish that opportunistic?
>>
>> Andy
>>
> Don't you remember 'Jaws'? Mmm, shark steaks (Sorry Blinky!) But yeah,
> they eat anything. Cod is wonderful fish.
>
> I try not to think to hard about what my food eats.

Or how often it took a bath...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Is that chip on your shoulder edible?

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:04:46 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

>> I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the
>> episode. Are other fish that opportunistic?
>>
>> Andy
>>
> Don't you remember 'Jaws'? Mmm, shark steaks (Sorry Blinky!) But yeah,
> they eat anything. Cod is wonderful fish.
>
> I try not to think to hard about what my food eats.

Or how often it took a bath...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Is that chip on your shoulder edible?

jmcquown said...

> I try not to think to hard about what my food eats. It's better that way.
>
> Jill


Jill,

Good advice! I will try that. Gimme a couple days!?

Andy

jmcquown said...

> I try not to think to hard about what my food eats. It's better that way.
>
> Jill


Jill,

Good advice! I will try that. Gimme a couple days!?

Andy

On Apr 29, 10:47*am, Andy <q> wrote:
> [snip]
> (cod IS good fish).
> [snip]
> I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the episode.

Think about salt cod. It's as far removed from the live critter's
actions as you can get. Here's a link to a recipe for Bacalao--salt
cod pureed with mashed potatoes. I'm not sure about using the food
processor, but otherwise the recipe has all the right ingredients to
be particularly delicious. The page also has a biography of a woman
who made it to the top chef job, for those wanting inspiration after
reading about the male advantages in the field. -aem
http://www.supermarketguru.com/page.cfm/20955

On Apr 29, 10:47*am, Andy <q> wrote:
> [snip]
> (cod IS good fish).
> [snip]
> I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the episode.

Think about salt cod. It's as far removed from the live critter's
actions as you can get. Here's a link to a recipe for Bacalao--salt
cod pureed with mashed potatoes. I'm not sure about using the food
processor, but otherwise the recipe has all the right ingredients to
be particularly delicious. The page also has a biography of a woman
who made it to the top chef job, for those wanting inspiration after
reading about the male advantages in the field. -aem
http://www.supermarketguru.com/page.cfm/20955

Andy wrote:
> jmcquown said...
>
>> I try not to think to hard about what my food eats. It's better
>> that way.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> Jill,
>
> Good advice! I will try that. Gimme a couple days!?
>
> Andy

Hey, email me, wouldja? I've got a photo of that car my bum cousin sold.
You'd love this car!

Jill

Andy wrote:
> jmcquown said...
>
>> I try not to think to hard about what my food eats. It's better
>> that way.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> Jill,
>
> Good advice! I will try that. Gimme a couple days!?
>
> Andy

Hey, email me, wouldja? I've got a photo of that car my bum cousin sold.
You'd love this car!

Jill

jmcquown said...

> Andy wrote:
>> jmcquown said...
>>
>>> I try not to think to hard about what my food eats. It's better
>>> that way.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> Jill,
>>
>> Good advice! I will try that. Gimme a couple days!?
>>
>> Andy
>
> Hey, email me, wouldja? I've got a photo of that car my bum cousin sold.
> You'd love this car!
>
> Jill


Jill,

You wanna make a grown man cry, again?

Andy

jmcquown said...

> Andy wrote:
>> jmcquown said...
>>
>>> I try not to think to hard about what my food eats. It's better
>>> that way.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> Jill,
>>
>> Good advice! I will try that. Gimme a couple days!?
>>
>> Andy
>
> Hey, email me, wouldja? I've got a photo of that car my bum cousin sold.
> You'd love this car!
>
> Jill


Jill,

You wanna make a grown man cry, again?

Andy

aem said...

> On Apr 29, 10:47*am, Andy <q> wrote:
>> [snip]
>> (cod IS good fish).
>> [snip]
>> I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the episode.
>
> Think about salt cod. It's as far removed from the live critter's
> actions as you can get.


Aem,

I remember the salt cod sitting in open-air baskets at the fish markets in
San Diego.

Haven't shopped it in Philly.

Andy

aem said...

> On Apr 29, 10:47*am, Andy <q> wrote:
>> [snip]
>> (cod IS good fish).
>> [snip]
>> I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the episode.
>
> Think about salt cod. It's as far removed from the live critter's
> actions as you can get.


Aem,

I remember the salt cod sitting in open-air baskets at the fish markets in
San Diego.

Haven't shopped it in Philly.

Andy

On Apr 29, 1:13*pm, Dave Smith <adavid.sm...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Andy wrote:
> > Saw "Dirty Jobs" on the Discovery Channel, where Mike was out to sea on a cod
> > fishing boat. They were in "the factory" below deck preparing the cod for
> > packaging and they had bins for scraps, bins for the filets and bins forcod
> > stomachs that are exported to Japan.
>
> > Their long stomachs have to be squeezed of their contents by hand. Mike said
> > what have you found inside and the fisherman assisting said they eat
> > anything... coke cans. Mike is squeezing out stomachs and onto the table
> > another whole cod is squeezed out! I found that half disturbing (eating their
> > own) and half "I'm OK with that" (cod IS good fish).
>
> > Came as a surprise to me, anyway!
>
> > I'll have to rethink cod. I'm on the fence after watching the episode. Are
> > other fish that opportunistic?
>
> If you can handle the idea that cod flesh *has to be carefully checked for worms
> their diet shouldn't be much of a concern.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I regularly buy large cod filets at the supermarket, and have never
found any worms. They might be there, but I haven't found any....

N.