The BEST Fish
Ok, when it comes to eating places, I have to share this with everyone :D :
The absolutely BEST fried catfish that I have found is at Rolling in the Dough. It's a great bakery (really good cakes and cookies) that began serving box lunches and simply took off from there! It's located near the corner of Capt Shreve and E Preston in Shreveport. By the way, if you like a BIG burger, they make a delicious one - oh, and it's BIG :eek: ! Where do you go for fish? :confused: |
I'll check it out. I love fried catfish. We drove out to Waskom a few months ago to "David Kings Catfish Village" and I was disappointed. I miss the old Cypress Bayou restaurant which burned down years ago. In my book the mark of a good catfish restaurant is when they offer both whole catfish or filets.
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I personally won't eat seafood in a restaurant only crawfish and have my reasons. The best fish out there is Flounder and if you can find someone that knows how to stuff it, you will never eat anything else.
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Well Rolling doesn't offer whole, and they serve it only for lunch Tue-Sat and til 7pm on Fri. But it's hand's down, the best in town, that I have found. Unfortunately, because it's so good, I find it hard to eat catfish elsewhere.
If you're ever on the road to New Orleans from Jackson, MS (I-59, I think), there's a small hole-in-the-wall place just before you get on the really long bridge to I-10 called Middendorf's (that may be misspelled). I've only been once, but I had their extra thin crispy catfish - EXCELLENT!!! Another place I haven't been to in years is Cypress Inn in Monroe, not too far from the airport. It may not even still be open, but their whole catfish is delish. You see, I obviously need some other options around town! Scarlett, let me know about the stuffed flounder. How's it stuffed and where have you found it? |
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That is I-55. I-59 runs from New Orleans to Meridian and Birmingham.
Also, catfish isn't seafood, it's freshwater fish and 99.99999999% of the catfish served in restaurants is from commercial farms. I miss Cypress Inn. I used to think catfish was a pain to do, but I've done it myself a few times and it was really good and a lot less hassle than I thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be a huge deal because the only home-cooked fried catfish I've ever had was when my uncle would make it in a giant 5 gallon pot when he was cooking for 20 or 30 people. I didn't know it scaled down well. it does. |
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Fish ratings (for eating)
Fried:
Brim: excellent Crappie: very good catfish (whole) good catfish filets: good if curled catfish filets: poor if thick Bass: fair Not fried: Sea Bass: Excellent Tilapia: fair salmon: very good Grouper: very good mahi mahi: poor swordfish: poor halibut: fair Rainbow trout: good |
Here's my vote:
I love eating fish and anytime I travel, I like to try something new when I can.
Fried: I'm with buzzyboy. There is no sense in frying anything else but brim, perch, and catfish. As a child, I remember my dad biting down on the tail (the crunchest part) during fish fries at local lakes and ponds. I don't order fried foods at restaurants (normally). It's just not the same. Not fried: Sea Bass: Excellent (although I hear Chilean sea bass is endangered) Tilapia: poor (I just don't like farm raised fish, especially redfish) salmon: My fault, I just don't like Salmon at all for some reason. I'm sure I'm missing out. Grouper: Excellent, especially yellow tail and scamp Sablefish: Very good Amberjack: OK mahi mahi: OK to Very Good (depends on circumstances) Almost any Hawaiian fish (opakapaka, pink snapper, ahi, etc.) Excellent swordfish: fair (too tough and dry) halibut: fair (same as swordfish) Rainbow trout: Good flounder and sole: Good Raw: (sushi and sashimi) Ahi Tuna: Excellent (my absolute favorite) Yellow Tail Tuna: Very good Albacore (White Tuna): poor Salmon: I won't eat it, my bad Pufferfish: That can kill you! LOL |
Fried Fish
If you ever find yourself having brunch at Brennan's (is it open again?) and want to try something better than the Eggs Benedict, get the Eggs St. Charles. It's the exact same dish except it replaces the english muffin (technically a Holland rusk but who ever says that?) and Canadian bacon with a piece of fried fish, usually trout. It doesn't sound that super, but it really is.
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THANKS TO ALL! With everyone's guidance & suggestions, I've come to the conclusion that if I want to try it and I'm not going anywhere (and let's face it, I'm not anytime soon), I'm going to have to cook it myself! YIKES!!!
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