Does anyone else hate fish?

No I love it

My condolences to your childlike palate, OP.

I’m cool with shrimp when it’s made right, but other than that, yeah. No. It smells like end of the day pussy.

I hate seafood and have never eaten it. Growing up in New England, it could be problematic.

We can’t stand fish! Discuss

It's ok but not my favorite. I loathe shrimp though. They are like crunchy little sea insects.

Yeah and I feel sorry for them.

Fish live in the ocean and other bodies of water, away from humans and in a different habitat, and still can't live their lives undisturbed and in peace.

They also smell and taste like the decay that floats around in their urine-and-feces-riddled environments. Eating fish and seafood is filthy.

I like fish, shrimp, oyster, mussel, crab, lobster but I can't do eel, octopus, squid and slugs. Sea food's one of the best sources for zinc, Omega-3 fatty acids, and other important minerals, but I can understand why the taste can be off-putting to some.

Hold tight, hold tight, a-hold tight, hold tight Fododo-de-yacka saki Want some sea food mama Shrimps and rice they're very nice I like oysters, lobsters too I like my tasty butter fish, fooo When I come home late at night I get my favorite dish, fish

Erna. Hates fish.

[quote]I hate seafood and have never eaten it.

How do you know you hate it if you've never eaten it?

r11 I guess I should've said I tried it when I was a kid. Have never eaten it since.

You should not eat them raw, OP.

I know 2 people like OP -- not allergic to seafood, just hate it. They'd rather not be at the same table with people eating fish because even that slight aroma can be off-putting. I love it and am a pescatarian, who eats fish but not animals or birds. I think the fish-haters are nuts, but they think the same of me so I guess we're even.

New Englander here. I’m not trying to be precious but I can only eat seafood if it’s freshly caught and prepared at a reputable restaurant or we get it ourselves from the fishmongers on the wharf. I appreciate the salty sweetness of very fresh seafood not the ammoniated funk of days old fish which is disgusting.

In general, food is best when it’s local. I love the steaks in Omaha but I’ll skip their scallops and mussels.

New Englander as well. I could eat seafood every day, especially fish like haddock, cod, scallops and lobster, I love it all. No thank you to fresh water fish. Fresh fish should only smell like the ocean, if it has any other odor it’s too old.

Love most seafood, except raw shellfish - just no! Not a huge fan of breaded shrimp. Strongly prefer whole fried clams (with belly) over strips.

Y'all seafood haters should try a dice of raw salmon in Japan. It's exquisite. Also, on a side note for the poor, the crap restaurant at Ocean city, Maryland is also relatively good.

I hate regular fish of all kinds (although I'll have a tuna salad sandwich from time to time.) But I like most shellfish--just not the rubbery ones like clams, calamari, and oysters. I'll eat sushi that has cooked shellfish in it (or no fish at all), but that's about it.

Fresh fish and shellfish don't smell. If it has an odor, don't eat it, it could have gone bad.

r20 Well, there goes my sex life.

Rhode Island kills it with their calamari. So many different prep styles and flavors and all so delicious. Find the Italian mom & pops. I’m in Massachusetts so we fight over seafood and pizza and shit but I’ll give RI the win for Best Calamari. 🏆

OP = Chasten with dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets

Shrimp has been ruined by over farming. It mostly tastes nasty now. Gulf shrimp is still good but less flavorful than it used to be.

I only started eating some fish in my 30s and 40s. Not a fan of shrimp or lobster. Crab is okay in small amounts. No to oysters, raw or fried. I tried charred octopus a couple years ago which wasn’t bad. Also a sea urchin dish which didn’t leave much impression other than the presentation despite being expensive

I try to eat some fish or shellfish every day

Sea urchin has the texture of grainy snot.

Barramundi is awesome.

Love seafood and fish of most kinds. I don't care for dark meat or super oily fish like dark meat tuna (gag!). Love crustaceans and mollusks. I won't eat octopus because they are too smart and majestic to be eaten.

I'm quite a big fish eater, but once I had a shellfish meal that made me gag.

Conch (sea snail) Stew. It is the worst thing I have ever eaten, since I sampled it I have come across it all through The Caribbean, South America and West Africa. I know what it is called in seven languages now so that I can avoid it.

Another New Englander chiming in here. As has been mentioned, being freshly caught is key to fish flavor, aroma and avoiding the curse of Cheryl and Erna.

If you like fish broiled or baked, or non-batter dipped, the last place you want buy anything fish would be some inland sub shop or seafood takeout joint.

R30, what did you find so disgusting about conch?

People complaining that seafood live in filth - by no means universally true - are more than happy to eat fruits and vegetables grown in LITERAL manure!

OP, then stop buying fish at Walmart and go to a proper market where it is actually fresh.

R32 Conch retains a kind of weird slime on it's surface, probably why they make a strongly flavored stew to disguise it. Try it sometime and see what you think?

Gay men tend not to like seafood

I prefer freshwater fish to seafood. It’s more delicate. I’m a delicate person.

[quote] Does anyone else hate fish?

Um, this is a gay message board. We all do.

I only hate it and will pass if it's cooked or served in tomato sauce, or with cheese. I also loathe fooked oysters, only fresh and raw for me. If I overthink shellfish, especially shrimp, crawfish, soft shell crab, or some others, the idea of them is a bit unsettling. Many things are like that however, and I simply try not to think about how they resemble insects. Soft shell crab is like a deep fried Tarantula, but lovely with a salad and French or Italian bread.

I do agree with the posters upthread that the fish may often be unhealthy, but many things I eat at times are RATHER unhealthy.

I don't shame people for what they like or don't like; we're all different.

^ cooked or fooked is probably bad!

Although I really hate most fin fish (i.e., not shellfish), I can deal with very mild-flavored white fish like cod or haddock. But salmon, catfish and the like? Gross. I'll bet I'd like fish and chips, but I've never really tried it. There's always something I know I'll like better on the menu.

When I was a kid and we couldn't eat meat on Fridays, I often ended up eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches because I couldn't stand the filet of sole my mother made.

Go into a seafood restaurant before they open or start cooking.

I only like certain types, but in general I'm not a massive fan.

I know where this is goin' and I don't like it. You start talking about hating fish and before long the thread will be talking about hating black fish in particular. You're a bunch of racist and misogynistic homos.

I disliked fish as a kid, since my exposure was very strong bluefish as a kid from a family friend, always giving my folks gifts of his catch.

Hated it as a kid. Eat it several times a week as an adult. Love it now.

Not surprised Jada Pinkett Smith has strong opinions on fish

Love fish with scales. Can’t bear ‘seafood’ like lobsters and crayfish and shrimp, those feelers and claws, they disgust me, it’d be like eating insects. Don’t like mussels and clams etc either.

Why can't Catholics eat meat on Fridays? I've always thought that was asinine.

Cause the priests might bugger them!

I'd like to try it, R35 -- I do know a few tourists who ate it in the tropics and loved it.

I'm glad people (and pets) either love or hate seafood. If we all loved it we'd have finished off the oceans a lot sooner.

Cheryl!!!!

How do fish shit?

R49, abstinence is a form of penance and the Catholics are big on repenting for their sins (as part of their weekly confession, for example). In 1966, the ecumenical council decided that it would be enough to abstain from eating meat only on certain Fridays (e.g., during Lent) rather than every week. I liked meatless Fridays because I loved grilled cheese sandwiches!

I disdain fish and all of its analogues

R54 I take it you never had pet Goldfish?

It looks like this:

All the fish in the ocean are radiated from the non stop nuclear ooze of fukashima.

No thanks

I'm a fan of sushi, but not sashimi.

[quote] Why can't Catholics eat meat on Fridays? I've always thought that was asinine.

That ended in the 60s, or have you been asleep since then.

My family is Anglican, but we had been told by a Catholic convert relative that it was because Christ died on a Friday.

R15 & R16 My favorite seafood memories happened over freshly-caught Maine lobstah, some of which was used in the most amazing Lobstah Corn Chowdah I've ever had (I need to ask my friend for her mother's recipe).

Seriously though, it's was insanely delicious, and my experiences with fresh-caught New England seafood aren't vast, but I definitely got a taste of what you're both describing. And it definitely does make a difference.

The real reason was to support the fishing industry.

I like salmon and shrimps , cooked . Don't like very fatty fish .

We almost tried some fish once, but we immediately collapsed onto our fainting couch.

I've had fish food poisoning three times in my life (each time with Moules marinière, mussels) yet I still order it, though never from a place that has poisoned me.

As long as you are healthy It's quite short-lived, maybe 3-4 hours and I really like the dish if it's well made.

[quote]That ended in the 60s, or have you been asleep since then.

I wasn't even born yet. I'm asking because I know a few old Catholics who still do this. Most people I know are not religious at all. I know nothing about the intricacies of the Catholic Church.

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