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Panga Fish (available in Polish stores); I'll never eat it again. Alternative?


Looker  - | 1129
5 Aug 2015   #31
Yes - I have watched probably the same. I don't take any salmon to my mouth since then, and it was my favorite fish. The fresh trout is the best in my mountainous areas.
Jardinero  1 | 383
6 Aug 2015   #32
The simple trick is to stick to local food as opposed to exotics - the closer to the source, the better simply because it requires less processing which is the real culprit in out diets... not to mention the environmental impact involved in transport alone...
johnny reb  49 | 7942
11 May 2024   #33
Global Fish in central Poland has become the world's first recirculated aquaculture system (RAS) tilapia farm to achieve Aquaculture stewardship Council (ASC) certification.
(Standing ovation with loud cheers)
Tilapia is one of the most eaten fish in Poland because of its availability and low cost.
Tilapia can equal the panga in terms of toxic content.
The panga is at the top of the list of fish with the highest content of toxins.
However, it's being quickly overtaken by the well-known, likable, and affordable tilapia.
Species imported from Vietnam and China, including tilapia meat, a higher concentration of lead was detected compared to other fish.
The tilapia also contained mercury, cadmium and lead. (Yummy)
Never buy frozen tilapia imported from Vietnam, China, Indonesia, or Honduras.
Tilapia is naturally found in Africa, but the ones that end up in Polish stores often come from farms in polluted waters of Asia.
Tilapia farms also exist in Europe, (Central Poland) and the fish from these European farms have been found to have low levels of mercury contamination.

It contains urine from pregnant women? Does that mean I can eat a meal while at the same time indulging in my secret passions for prego and watersports?

Harry/Lazarus, we fail to see your immature drunken humor.
jon357  72 | 23400
12 May 2024   #34
Tilapia can equal the panga

I don't eat either. And no river fish except for salmon.
gumishu  15 | 6230
16 May 2024   #35
except for salmon.

trout is better than salmon imho
johnny reb  49 | 7942
16 May 2024   #36
Walleye and perch are the best IMO
dannytoro1  5 | 102
17 May 2024   #37
Freaking commercial Fish names suck! If someone gives a fish a bad name; they change it to something else. That said they call this fish Basa here and it is quite good. Of course we do not let them ship in fish raised on a crap diet here so we do not have Health issues. Vietnamese freshwater Catfish is what it is.

BTW the real Panga is a small to medium saltwater rayfin fish. Great eating but rarely sold commercially. Think Bream or Perch
johnny reb  49 | 7942
15 Jul 2024   #38
Tilapia is one of the most eaten fish in Poland because of its availability and low cost.

Poland often chooses it, and it's one of the worst fish as it contains a lot of heavy metals.
It is one of the most frequently eaten fish in Poland.

msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/we-often-choose-it-and-it-s-one-of-the-worst-fish-it-contains-a-lot-of-heavy-metals/ar-AA1iAWRS
Alien  25 | 6316
15 Jul 2024   #39
It is one of the most frequently eaten fish in Poland

Actually? I thought sardines, sprats and tuna were eaten most often.
johnny reb  49 | 7942
15 Jul 2024   #40
Nope, Tilapia is one of the most eaten fish in Poland because of its availability and low cost.
mafketis  38 | 11081
15 Jul 2024   #41
Tilapia is one of the most eaten fish in Poland

Source?

I would say that Śledź (herring) is the most consumed fish in Poland and Mintaj (pollock), Morszczuk (hake) Dorsz (cod) and maybe Halibut (halibut) Pstrąg (trout) Makrela (mackerel) and Łosoś (salmon) are all more common than tilapia in stores.....
Bobko  27 | 2108
15 Jul 2024   #42
Nope, Tilapia is one of the most eaten fish in Poland because of its availability and low cost

Do you just key into Google, "what is the most eaten fish in Poland?", and then come here?

I actually have no opinion on whether or not you have ever been to Poland, or if you have any relation to Poland whatsoever... but posts like these make me suspicious.

For what it's worth, I don't have anything to do with Poland either (other than grandpa being killed there, and a few drops of dna). My family and friends think I'm suffering from some form of mental illness, because of the time I spend here.
Alien  25 | 6316
15 Jul 2024   #43
because of the time I spend here

Doesn't Putin pay you anymore?
Bobko  27 | 2108
15 Jul 2024   #44
Putin could never afford me.

I do propaganda for Russia, for free, on my own budget.

I am becoming a specialist on all of Poland's weaknesses, phobias, and familial traumas.

One day, this knowledge will serve me
- I just don't know how.
Alien  25 | 6316
15 Jul 2024   #45
I just don't know how

But I know. You will get the rank of colonel.
johnny reb  49 | 7942
15 Jul 2024   #46
Source?

Post #38 has it.
I actually have no opinion on whether or not you have ever been to Poland,

Thank you, we love everyone's opinion here.
pawian  223 | 26971
7 Oct 2024   #47
Alternative is any marine fish which spends its life in open waters.

Here, my fish dishes with the main ingredient cooked over steam and served clean without any dressings or sauces coz they make fishbones hard to find. It doesn`t look very appetising but the taste is OK.


  • Red coloured fish aka karmazyn

  • Mackerel 1

  • Mackerel 2
Alien  25 | 6316
7 Oct 2024   #48
taste is OK

Did you drink that Harnaś in the last photo with raspberry juice?
pawian  223 | 26971
7 Oct 2024   #49
with raspberry juice?

No, I added Coke later on. hahahaha Harnaś is mediocre beer and I drink it only for patriotic reasons as a Pole living close to the Polish Tatra Mountains.
What you see in this pinkish foam is the remains of my fermented red beetroot juice which I often drink for breakfast. I hadn`t washed my beer mug coz i am economical on water. :):):)
pawian  223 | 26971
19 Jan 2025   #50
Here is an alternative.
What and why and how exactly????


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Feniks  1 | 731
19 Jan 2025   #51
I hate to mention it but is that skate in the first pic? Is that stainless steel thing some kind of drainer? Are you trying to get rid of fishbones that you hate in some bizarre way?
Barney  19 | 1711
19 Jan 2025   #52
stainless steel thing

Looks like a steamer with foil to keep the fish separate. I dont think it would work as a smoker.
pawian  223 | 26971
19 Jan 2025   #53
Looks like a steamer with foil to keep the fish separate.

Kuźwa, Barney, you are a genius!!!
Yes, I steamed that flounder and used alu foil to prevent the fish from sticking to each other!!! :):):)

Wow! i am really impressed.
Why are the Irish and Brits the best guessers here???? Is it in the water they drink??? :):):)

Here is the resulting dish which doesn`t look too appealing but I can assure you it was delicious: steamed flounder, fried potato, black radish, chilli pepper.


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Alien  25 | 6316
20 Jan 2025   #54
Why are the Irish and Brits the best guessers here???? Is it in the water they drink??? :):):)

"I guess" is just very common in English. Interestingly, I even have pants named that.
jon357  72 | 23400
20 Jan 2025   #55
"I guess" is just very common in English

Very American. Not something to say in polite company.

Why are the Irish and Brits the best guessers

We understand food.
pawian  223 | 26971
20 Jan 2025   #56
Very American.

Not really. Advised by British authors of ESL textbooks for high school students to use the phrase at speaking exams. .
jon357  72 | 23400
20 Jan 2025   #57
It's very American however it's an option to use in FCE due to transference from American via media. Informal only and socially below a certain level.

They also permit "looks like" as an alternative to "looks as though".

British authors of ESL textbooks

There are none, however most EFL textbooks are written by British authors.
mafketis  38 | 11081
20 Jan 2025   #58
Not something to say in polite company.

What's wrong with it? That's very weird..... where I'm from some people still said "I reckon" maybe that's better?

Now that I'm here.... is 'crack on' originally British or an import from Australian? I've never heard it from an American but I've heard it in British media and also recently in the Australian comedy "Fisk" (recommended, very dry character driven humor, which is not something I'd normally associate with Australia).
jon357  72 | 23400
20 Jan 2025   #59
What's wrong with it?

Nothing, however in British English it's not in the best register.

said "I reckon" maybe that's better

Probably yes, though still very informal.

here.... is 'crack on' originally British or an import from Australian?

Probably British. Thinking about it, even very. More northern English than southern.

Incidentally, the Irish word "craic" comes from Yorkshire "crack" via soldiers stationed there many years ago.
pawian  223 | 26971
21 Jan 2025   #60
however in British English it's not

BS. We don`t believe even one word by you on the matter of languages coz you lie too often to have the last word.


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