Spin The Wheel Of Fish!

mimo2005 · 08-07-2006, 07:31 AM

DNA sampling reveals restaurant fish is a lot of things, but it's usually not what the menu says

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/08/06/Ta....shtml?grouper

Tilapia for 23 bucks? we get tilapia for 1.39$ lb
I wonder what my Mcdonalds filetfish is?

**Joefireline** · 08-07-2006, 07:36 AM

How stupid...

mimo2005 · 08-07-2006, 07:43 AM

I will never order scallops at a restaurant in Florida. Never. Because most of the time, it is a scate. Yes it is a hole-punched sting ray. Enjoy.

bry623 · 08-07-2006, 08:35 AM

I stay away from fish!!!!

**hempknight** · 08-08-2006, 07:01 AM

well bad for you..fish is V healthy!

crazijoe · 08-08-2006, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hempknight

well bad for you..fish is V healthy!

Agree.
I mostly buy fresh fish. Yea I know. Fresh fish in Nebraska? There is a Japanese store I frequent, that has fresh fish flown on the first Saturday of every month.

**hempknight** · 08-08-2006, 07:34 AM

besides..diff fish is good for certian stuff..it might be off-putting if you get some fish when you expect another..so i see where all of you are coming from..but none of it is poisonous.i hope..

**gamerman0203** · 08-08-2006, 10:55 AM

the whole Omega 3 or whatever it is in fish, but there is also a lot of Murcury. I don't like fish too much. I'll eat it every once and a while, but don't generally enjoy it. I do like clams, shrimp, and stuff like that. Mmmmm....yummy! is it time for lunch yet?

**hempknight** · 08-08-2006, 05:46 PM

mercury??? in fish?? ***?? WHERE are you getting your seafood from ???

sounds way too sus...you should ask where the fish are cuaght and see if there is any industrial plants near water..coz that is just not cool..

Zazula · 08-09-2006, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hempknight

mercury??? in fish??

Please visit this page, and scroll to read the Mercury in fish paragraph. Sorry if I destroyed your meal.

**DumberDrummer** · 08-09-2006, 03:50 AM

mmm fish sticks....

crazijoe · 08-09-2006, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zazula

Please visit this page, and scroll to read the Mercury in fish paragraph. Sorry if I destroyed your meal.

This is kinda interesting considering that most Oriental's diet is mainly fish and they live longer and healthier than most others in the world.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DumberDrummer

mmm fish sticks....

Ahh yes... Fish sticks are the worse. I like the label on a package of fish sticks.
"Made from Minced Meat"
We all know where Minced Fish Meat comes from. Don't we?

Zazula · 08-09-2006, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazijoe

This is kinda interesting considering that most Oriental's diet is mainly fish and they live longer and healthier than most others in the world.

OK, first let's have a look at the most current longevity figures from the CIA Fact Book:
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html
(Greece is #25 - woot, woot, woot!; you won't get rid of me easily!)

I addressed hempknight's wondering "if there's mercury in fish" - and told the truth: "you bet there is!"

This does not mean that this thing alone decreases life expectancy. For example, check this out: Tobacco smoking is generally accepted to significantly reduce longevity, and is one of the main statistical factors explaining differences in life expectancy between advanced nations. This may be offset by other factors; Japan, a country with a high rate of tobacco consumption, has one of the highest life expectancies in the world (81.25 years, 6th place). (BTW, Greece also has one of the highest tobacco consumptions; yet you find it in the 25th place when the States are in the 48th.) Hong Kong, a dense 7 million people city with constant stress, recently reported a higher life expectancy than Japan (81.59 years, 5th place). So - you can never know...

potticus · 08-09-2006, 08:37 AM

i can catch makeral (sp?) here, but the weather's not been nice enough :(

i once saw 2 guys catch a bin bag full. god knows what they were gona do with that many fish. maybe they have a cat sanctuary or something.

**Spatcher** · 08-09-2006, 08:41 AM

I know this is bad, but the only seafood I eat is crawfish

shrimp, and crab.

Crawfish is a bottom dweller, but they taste oh soooooooo good!!!!

Zazula · 08-09-2006, 08:46 AM

Don't know about sea-food, but I'm crazy for SEE-FOOD!

Whenever I See Food, I dive in!

**Spatcher** · 08-09-2006, 08:54 AM

XD I tend to do that also, unless it is something I don't like. Like onions, or lettuce. It is weird, I like salad (lettuce plus a heap of dressing and w/e else I throw in) but I detest lettuce. Unless the lettuce is in a salad I WILL NOT eat it. And it is bad cause at Mexican restaurants they put lettuce on nearly everything....

08-07-2006, 07:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Spin The Wheel Of Fish! DNA sampling reveals restaurant fish is a lot of things, but it's usually not what the menu says http://www.sptimes.com/2006/08/06/Ta....shtml?grouper Tilapia for 23 bucks? we get tilapia for 1.39$ lb I wonder what my Mcdonalds filetfish is? __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

08-07-2006, 07:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	I will never order scallops at a restaurant in Florida. Never. Because most of the time, it is a scate. Yes it is a hole-punched sting ray. Enjoy. __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

08-07-2006, 08:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,717 OS: winxp pro sp2	I stay away from fish!!!! __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

08-08-2006, 10:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
gamerman0203 Retired Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 2,144 OS: XP MCE, Ubuntu Gutsy My System	the whole Omega 3 or whatever it is in fish, but there is also a lot of Murcury. I don't like fish too much. I'll eat it every once and a while, but don't generally enjoy it. I do like clams, shrimp, and stuff like that. Mmmmm....yummy! is it time for lunch yet? __________________ Follow These Steps First! CPU-Z \| SensorView \| WinXP Clean Boot \| Latest DirectX \| ATI Catalyst \| Nvidia ForceWare Posting System Specifications

08-09-2006, 03:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	mmm fish sticks.... __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

08-07-2006, 07:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	How stupid...

08-08-2006, 07:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
hempknight TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 644 OS: XP Pro	well bad for you..fish is V healthy!

08-08-2006, 07:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
hempknight TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 644 OS: XP Pro	besides..diff fish is good for certian stuff..it might be off-putting if you get some fish when you expect another..so i see where all of you are coming from..but none of it is poisonous.i hope..

08-08-2006, 05:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
hempknight TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 644 OS: XP Pro	mercury??? in fish?? ***?? WHERE are you getting your seafood from ??? sounds way too sus...you should ask where the fish are cuaght and see if there is any industrial plants near water..coz that is just not cool..

08-09-2006, 08:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
potticus Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London Posts: 96 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (Build Release 6956) My System	i can catch makeral (sp?) here, but the weather's not been nice enough :( i once saw 2 guys catch a bin bag full. god knows what they were gona do with that many fish. maybe they have a cat sanctuary or something. __________________ Don't think you're safe, cuz it's not over.

08-09-2006, 08:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	I know this is bad, but the only seafood I eat is crawfish shrimp, and crab. Crawfish is a bottom dweller, but they taste oh soooooooo good!!!! __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

08-09-2006, 08:46 AM	#16 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Don't know about sea-food, but I'm crazy for SEE-FOOD! Whenever I See Food, I dive in! __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

08-09-2006, 08:54 AM	#17 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	XD I tend to do that also, unless it is something I don't like. Like onions, or lettuce. It is weird, I like salad (lettuce plus a heap of dressing and w/e else I throw in) but I detest lettuce. Unless the lettuce is in a salad I WILL NOT eat it. And it is bad cause at Mexican restaurants they put lettuce on nearly everything.... __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy