17 Fish You Should Not Eat: The Whys And Better Alternatives

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Piggy backing off @RadishRose's reply about not eating swai in my other post about eating fish on Fridays, this article I saw a couple of years ago came to mind. My son had been telling me for years I needed to stop eating shrimp...they're the roaches of the sea, bottom feeders and filthy. I was told tilapia was not good to eat for basically the same reasons. Never cared for it so that was no problem for me. But I enjoyed my shrimp, except in scampi. However, after reading this article I got grossed out and stopped eating shrimp. Swai is on this list Radish Rose.
https://draxe.com/nutrition/fish-you-should-never-eat/
 

Yes, very informative. We eat mostly Salmon if we eat fish, but we will have to lay off Tilapia and Cod in the future. I absolutely LOVE shrimp, so I guess I'll have to go on "detox". They're all still probably better than eating red meat.
 

dseag2 said:
Yes, very informative. We eat mostly Salmon if we eat fish, but we will have to lay off Tilapia and Cod in the future. I absolutely LOVE shrimp, so I guess I'll have to go on "detox". They're all still probably better than eating red meat.
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Yes, salmon Was one of the favorites..with Tilapia 2nd..like I said WAS!😂🤭
 
Jace said:
Thanks, v. Informative! 👍
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I'm glad you found it so Jace. LOL at your clarification..."WAS!"
@dseag2 Glad you found the article informative as well. I never was a big fan of fresh salmon but one night my husband and I, along with others we knew, attended a banquet at a popular venue in town. I have never forgotten how delicious their salmon was; it had some kind of sauce on it. Never had any other that tasted as good. Everybody was talking about how good it was. Sigh. My DIL who makes salmon a lot and my sister are both fabulous cooks, but even they couldn't top it.
 
I will not eat any fish now, after watching the programme, on tv
I don’t like the quality of the oceans that they are swimming in,
Filth is at the bottom, and they are feeding on it .....
Sad , as I loved fish and seafood .....
 
yes I learned about Shrimp quite a few years ago, so I've stopped eating it...

I always buy wild salmon... or more often River caught Trout...

Cod is the staple of all the fish and chip shops in the UK..along with Haddock..and Plaice and Rock Eel ( otherwise known as Dogfish )..the latter itself is now aprotected species ..I'm not a fan of chip shop battered fish... I usually eat undyed smoked haddock which I cook at home..

I cannot abide Eel.. tho' it's the traditional food of Londoners...and is served in many restaurants and cafes''...

..and equally I never had the chance to acquire the taste for caviare so when I did I found it distasteful, so I'm happy that I haven't been partly responsible for the overfishing...
 
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hollydolly said:
yes I learned about Shrimp quite a few years ago, so I've stopped eating it...

I always buy wild salmon... or more often River caught Trout...

Cod is the staple of all the fish and chip shops in the UK..along with Haddock..and Plaice and Rock Eeel ( otherwise known as Dogfish )..the latter itself is now aprotected species ..I'm not a fan of chip shop battered fish... I usually eat undyed smoked haddock which I cook at home..

I cannot abide Eel.. tho' it's the traditional food of Londoners...and is served in many restaurants and cafes''...

..and equally I never had the chance to aquire the taste fr caviare so when I did I found it distasteful, so I'm happy that I haven't been partly responsible for the overfishing...
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I didn't know that eel was a traditional London food! I likely would not eat it either. I've never had caviar either...another thing I don't think would appeal to me. I do love the battered fish in the fish and chips meals but wouldn't want to eat fried food too often.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I didn't know that eel was a traditional London food! I likely would not eat it either. I've never had caviar either...another thing I don't think would appeal to me. I do love the battered fish in the fish and chips meals but wouldn't want to eat fried food too often.
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trouble is with deep fried battered fish..any old cheap rubbish can be passed off as prime quality fish ..and often is...:unsure:

yes Eel , Pie & liquor shops are the most well known traditional food of London, particularly the East end... (east Side)...

https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/07/31/history-eels-east-london-food/
 
Please pass the shrimp! :)

I buy frozen shrimp, cod, haddock, and scallops.

I also buy canned tuna, clams, and sardines.

I try to pay attention to the source country and look for words like wild-caught, but basically, I buy what I can afford.

I stay away from the thawed/fresh displays in the seafood section of the market. I'm always skeptical of how long it has been left exposed to the air with one side under the lights and the other side on that contaminated shaved ice.

The truth is, I've eaten so much junk food and smoked so many cigarettes over the years that a few pounds of seafood won't make much if any difference at this point.

Having said all of that, it's still a good idea to be aware of the potential risks.
 
If you heeded every bit of food advice, you would probably starve. I'm fortunate at living near some fishing ports where I can buy some lovely seafood. Cod is sold here, but haddock is the preferred fish for fish & chips. I love naturally smoked haddie. It's the main ingredient of a local fish stew called Cullen Skink (after the village of Cullen).

I quite like farmed salmon which is now one of the cheapest fish on the market - other fish has become quite expensive recently. When I worked in Amsterdam, I used to eat quite a lot of smoked eel. Nice taste, but a rather wooley texture.

This reminds me - I've got two octopus in the freezer. I love octopus.
 
Capt Lightning said:
If you heeded every bit of food advice, you would probably starve. I'm fortunate at living near some fishing ports where I can buy some lovely seafood. Cod is sold here, but haddock is the preferred fish for fish & chips. I love naturally smoked haddie. It's the main ingredient of a local fish stew called Cullen Skink (after the village of Cullen).

I quite like farmed salmon which is now one of the cheapest fish on the market - other fish has become quite expensive recently. When I worked in Amsterdam, I used to eat quite a lot of smoked eel. Nice taste, but a rather wooley texture.

This reminds me - I've got two octopus in the freezer. I love octopus.
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I've been thinking the same thing and have been meaning to say it to my son who doesn't eat lots of stuff ! If we paid attention to every don't eat or drink this and don't eat or drink that it seems like there'd be nothing left. Still I try to choose wisely, thus eliminated that which was truly unappealing to read about. And what about things that used to be bad for us, that are now good for us...like chocolate, coffee, butter, etc. :p

I never thought I'd eat octopus but I did. It reminded me of tuna.
 
After seeing reports on some of the Asian "sewage pits" where some of the fish, especially Talapia, are raised, we seldom buy any fish at the stores. Luckily, we have a Daughter/Son-in-law, who live on a nice nearby lake, and they always have a surplus of locally caught fish....and we get all we want from them.
 
Arn't most fish "bottom feeders" including lobster?
This means they eat from the sea floor.
In Alaska, There were huge salmon and halibut all the time, but here, no fresh fish.
I have to buy Gorton's frozen fish, which is pollock, which I presume is a "bottom feeder".
So, Is this filthy?
 

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