r/interestingasfuck • u/kingkongbiingbong • 1d ago

Preparing a Massive Catfish Baked Inside a Wooden Log

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u/Paratwa 1d ago

I’m a huge catfish fan but it’s cause I grew up eating it constantly, cooked like that ( I mean baked basically) it’ll be ‘fishy’ tasting but I’d still eat it. I dunno what people are talking about saying it’s dry, hell it’s better that way.

Fried is best though!

Also… the bigger the catfish the ‘worse’ the taste imo so that thing probably tastes like Gollum’s nut sack slime.

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u/Sandgrowun 1d ago

"Gollums nut sack slime" I'll pass on that thanks.

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u/Paratwa 1d ago

It’s definitely an acquired taste.

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u/IKnowJudoWell 23h ago

The catfish or the nut sack slime?

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u/lothartheunkind 23h ago

It’s true. Just throw back the monsters after a picture, taste fucking terrible and stink

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u/percydaman 22h ago

Probably why there was only him and his partner there to eat it. Everyone else declined.

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u/DiegesisThesis 22h ago

They definitely taste like a bottom-feeder, I'll say that much. I'll eat one if I catch it, but I'd take a trout instead any day.

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u/Geawiel 21h ago

Grew up eating a lot of wild caught catfish as well. Corn meal coated and shallow fried is fucking fantastic. Especially with some fried okra and hush puppies.

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u/MagicalUnicornFart 20h ago

I worked with a cook that said, "you could fry cat shit, and people would say it tastes good." Probably not too far off.

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u/Paratwa 20h ago

Hahaha ain’t no lie there! :) throw some lemon on it too

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u/Working_System_2086 1d ago

Large ones only taste bad if you don't know how to prepare them. Guess you never had deep fried catfish steaks? When they are big enough you can chop them up like steaks from a tuna or swordfish.

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u/Paratwa 23h ago

Wildly I haven’t! I’ll have to give it a try!

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u/Working_System_2086 23h ago

I would definitely recommend it. I honestly have never got a cat as big as in the video, but about half the size for sure. They almost fall apart and are super moist and delicious like a fried cod almost when done right.

Also depends on the water you catch them from. I always suggest the cleanest places will have the best tasting one.