Comments on: Buying Fish in France – A Warning

By: Terence A Dunn

Terence A Dunn — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:08:18 +0000

I have been buying frozen fish from Sainsbury`s Basic range , whitefish fillets, and it is labelled on the back of the pkt.as Alaska Pollock. It does however look very like fish in a picture I was sent with a warning about fish called ;BASA,(Pangasius,Vietnamese river cobbler,White Catfish, or Gray Sole..)This fish is also labelled as from CHINA . Am I paranoid to say I can smell a `Rat` here ? it is scary !

By: norma cathro

norma cathro — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:39:17 +0000

Been eating river cobbler for ages, really love it. Wont be eating it again!Wish I hadn’t “googled” it!

By: Belle

Belle — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:52:59 +0000

I lived in Sth.East Asia for 10 years & would NEVER eat any fish from there. I loved the fish I purchased off the beach. Will not even eat canned fish from there. Thank you for the warning, I do appreciate being informed

By: Nola

Nola — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:39:19 +0000

Please don’t think Australian tropical seafood is anything like those of Asia. Any tropical wild catch Australian seafood is caught in clean green pristine waters and exported under the strictest conditions.

By: alex

alex — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:57:19 +0000

I am always very wary about the fish that I buy and where it comes from. I only buy the freshest fish and i do not go for the cheaper stuff too! I always make sure to keep a good relation with the local fish market… that helps too

By: bigbird

bigbird — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:29:46 +0000

Has anyone seen “dirty jobs by Mike Rowe”? In one of the episodes,it was shown that Striped Bass was farmed in Mugabe Desert. The waste water from the tanks were drained into holding tanks where Tilapia fish and another fish species to feed on the waste water Then all this fish were farmed to be sold to markets. All this happened in USA ! It was said that all the fish was safe for consumption. That needs some figuring right? Well one thing is for sure…I ain’t eating farmed fish…!

By: maddy hayes

maddy hayes — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:21:52 +0000

Tilapia is definitely a safe fish to eat. Iron Chef America woudn’t have used this fish as their PRIMARY INGREDIENT (in one of their shows) if this fish isn’t safe for human consumption

By: Forest

Forest — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:33:57 +0000

Tilapia are warm-water fish. In Malaysia, we called them “African” fish. Yes, they are from Africa. They are fast growing and can survive very well in any fresh water bodies – lake, dam, river, pond or even aquarium. They eat almost anything. There are two types of Tilapia – one is dark and the other light pink in color. Cheap and quite delicious. Most Tilapia from Malaysia are farmed in lakes and aquaculture ponds…and I think they are not so bad as compare to the Pangas fish of Vietnam. Personally i like Tilapia in fried in oil with black sauce.

By: Allan Chan

Allan Chan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:11:37 +0000

OMG!…there are 2 packs of the fillet!
Brand:Sutchi Fillet
by Island Fish
packed by:gst-group
They even have info on the amount of Omega 3 composition.
R these the ones ? pls let me know .Thanks

By: Ginger

Ginger — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:17:00 +0000

Eeeek. . .
Is Tilapia a warm-water fish? We don’t recall seeing it until the past few months and love it!! We tried it at a restaurant where it sells for about $12.95 per meal, but at the grocery in the frozen dept it is very cheap. I shudder to think that it might be this fish by another name – Sutchi, Panang or whatever. If you know – pls email me!! Thx!! gingerinvegas@hotmail.com

By: William Chong

William Chong — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:59:32 +0000

Hi, I live in Penang, Malaysia. Yes, we can get fish fillets called “Dori” at a very “reasonable” price at most supermarkets. I wonder if they are the same type that should not be consumed? Regards, William

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:17:48 +0000

My children and I are traveling to Brittany in a few weeks. We’ll be shopping and cooking. What is a supermarche, and do you have any more advice?

By: Calimero

Calimero — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 07:22:09 +0000

Could also be a “A” or a “G”..

They’re all have the same “ethics” anyway.

By: MadameK

MadameK — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:33:31 +0000

BEURK!

At the very least you could give us the first letter of the name of the store!

Does it start with a “C” or an “L” ?

By: Ewj

Ewj — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:29:03 +0000

The problem is not only with the fish. Meat in hypermarchés is as bad, not because it comes from who knows where, but beacuse usually, when the meat is not fresh anymore, they cut the exterior, take the inside that looks like normal meat, put it in a new package with a new date and sell it with the rest. And when it’s really bad, they just make sausages (if I believe that report on TV I saw a few months ago).

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:22:57 +0000

that is scary! :0