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Help with fishy fish

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wubby

Sun, May 31 2009, 9:47 am

I made salmon teriyake, but my fish came out taasting very fishy. any advice?

BeershevaBubby

Sun, May 31 2009, 10:15 am

Don't buy that brand of salmon again. It shouldn't taste fishy.

If you ever do get fishy fish, soak it in lemon juice for an hour then rinse in cold water.

Clarissa

Sun, May 31 2009, 10:31 am

I don't like salmon because it's fishy. If I make it, I expect some fishiness.

Mommy007

Sun, May 31 2009, 10:42 am

The idea with lemon juice and cold water really works! I once bought seabass and it WAS NOT cheap and it smelled a little fishy so I did that and it totally worked!!

chocolate moose

Sun, May 31 2009, 10:48 am

was it not fresh? or do you not really like fish ?

greenfire

Sun, May 31 2009, 10:52 am

sorry - I'm with yesha - salmon is so not fishy and if it smells fishy - something must be fishy like it's not so freshy ... go fishing elsewhere ...

wubby

Sun, May 31 2009, 4:44 pm

OP here, I first soaked my salmn fillet (which I had defrosted overnight) in water for some time (not sure how much) and then soaked it all in lemon juice too. didn't work. I guess next time I will have to soak it for longer.

lizza1984

Sun, May 31 2009, 6:12 pm

That means the fish was not fresh, and by the way its dangerous to get fish that is old or not handled properly. Some fish carry disease and parasites! Make sure to also cook it at a high temperature until well done.

greenfire

Sun, May 31 2009, 9:12 pm

curious - why are you soaking the fish ???

cindy324

Sun, May 31 2009, 10:53 pm

I was told to soak salmon in water with some alcohol, such as vodka or gin, for about 3 hrs, before cooking to get the fishy taste out. Worked for me.

ra_mom

Sun, May 31 2009, 11:10 pm

Did you buy Atlantic salmon? I find that type to be very fishy.
Next time, try to find baby salmon.

BennysMommy

Sun, May 31 2009, 11:13 pm

I was told that fresh fish should not smell fishy...if it does it isn't fresh.

ra_mom

Sun, May 31 2009, 11:17 pm

BennysMommy wrote:

I was told that fresh fish should not smell fishy...if it does it isn't fresh.

If it smells fishy that's one thing.
Tasting fishy is another thing.

BeershevaBubby

Mon, Jun 01 2009, 12:49 am

Why in the world would you soak it in WATER? It saturates the flesh and that is not good at all.

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