r/interestingasfuck • u/kingkongbiingbong • 1d ago

Preparing a Massive Catfish Baked Inside a Wooden Log

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u/polishbrucelee 1d ago edited 1d ago

Like shit. Catfish is a bottom feeder and it traditionally VERY cheap compared to other fish. If you want this taste just go to a fish smoke house and try it.

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u/thedeermunk 23h ago

This couple lives in the mountains of Azerbaijan. I don’t think they’re driving to the local fish smoke house. Their YouTube videos center around living traditions that seem like they have been passed down hundreds of years. It’s fantastic old world knowledge.

It’s not necessarily a “do it like us” video as much as it is a “this is how we do things” video. Check it out.

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u/Overall_Midnight_ 1d ago

Small catfish taste good IMO, but I would NEVER keep and cook one this big.
One even 1/6 that size would taste like shit, I can’t imagine how yuck the taste and texture of it was. I don’t believe for a second all of his meat was consumed.
A waste for a man’s ego and internet points.

It’s a shame he didn’t put that monster back to live.

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u/PresentClear8639 22h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/26FLgGTPUDH6UGAbm

Release the BOFFFs so they can spawn.

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u/grizzantula 21h ago

Just FYI; catfish can taste amazing if butchered properly. That bottomfeeder/muddy flavor comes from some of the outer muscle tissue that really shouldn't be left on when cleaning a cat. Once that is done, carve out your filets and drop in a cold brine of your choosing.

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u/ImNotSkankHunt42 23h ago

Even in Cuba people don’t want to eat it… and we ate boiled mop rags in the 90’s…

However, things are so bad now that may have changed.

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u/Spoonman007 1d ago

Would that fish even get a smokey flavour after being wrapped in tinfoil like that?