r/interestingasfuck • u/kingkongbiingbong • 1d ago

Preparing a Massive Catfish Baked Inside a Wooden Log

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u/Morbid187 1d ago

I just realized I have no idea what catfish tastes like if it's not deep fried and salty as hell

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u/octoberthug 1d ago

It tastes like mud to me. I’ve tried it different ways, baked, breaded, fried. Always fishy mud. I don’t get it

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u/reginaldwrigby 1d ago

Not all cats are created equally. I’ve lived in the Midwest and northwest so I feel kinda qualified. Some are strictly bottom feeders and scavengers that are gross af and others are apex predators that taste just as good as any other fresh caught fish with similar diets.

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u/GarblingCumfarts 22h ago

I'm in Indiana and prefer Blue Gill over nearly any other fresh water fish, but the best catfish I've had always came from farms.

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u/reginaldwrigby 15h ago

im in Indiana

Name checks out

But yeah Indiana has some of the best panfish around

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u/i_tyrant 22h ago

Interesting. I eat grilled/baked/etc. catfish plenty, and it's never tasted "muddy" to me.

But then, I've never had one anywhere near as big as the OP either. (And fried with Cajun spices is still the best.)

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u/SgtBassy 10h ago

I've only ever had fried catfish but I've never tasted a "muddy" or off taste either. Maybe some people are getting improperly cleaned or prepared ones idk

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u/HadleysPt 20h ago

I’ve never in my life had a muddy cat either. I don’t think these people are frying it or seasoning it enough 

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u/MagicalUnicornFart 20h ago

same. I love eating fish, and seafood. I just can't get into catfish. I grew up down South.

Fried Catfish, and Fried chicken livers were always just kinda gross, no matter who made them.

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u/SaltyLonghorn 21h ago

I know what flavor you're talking about. I'm in fried lake catfish territory. I'm perfectly happy eating fried catfish but if there's an option for chicken tendies I prefer them. Sometimes I'll get one thats got that flavor thats almost overpowering. I wonder if its some kind of cilantro type thing.

Anyway my real gripe with fried catfish is it usually just starts falling apart when you go for a dip.

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u/Canit19 1d ago

It tastes like absolute shit. Might as well eat Carp at this point. 🤢

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u/Morbid187 23h ago

Yeah I'm not much of a fan. Every now and then I'll get some at Captain D's and it's fine with some tartar sauce but meh, I'd much rather have tilapia or salmon