Where does the fish Pangasius come from?

suehowlittle


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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 21:39

I was in a rush in the supermarket and thought I was buying Mezgit, I only realised that it was not when I checked by bill. The fish which I have purchased is Pangasius which I have never seen or cooked before.



I am sure it will be good - 20tl for 5 fillets is 2.5 times the price of Mezgit. Don't mind the cost but am curious as to which waters it is caught in. There is no indication on the packet.



It will be egged and breadcrumbed and shallow fried just the same.

suehowlittle


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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 21:40

Meant to say I have done a Forum search and it yielded '0' results so is it new here?

Jeannie


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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 21:46

According to good old Google, the Pangasius fish is also known as the Vietnamese River Cobbler.



Didn't read any further.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 21:49

In 2009, Pangasius made it onto the National Fisheries Institute’s “Top Ten” list of the most consumed seafood in America. The Top 10 is based on tonnage of fish sold. According to the NFI, this mild-flavored white-flesh fish is farmed in Asia, and is being used increasingly in food service. It is finding its way onto restaurant menus and into stores as well, where one may see it called basa, tra, or swai.



According to Wikipedia

suehowlittle


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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 21:49

Thankyou Jeannie, am a bit apprehensive now, better not tell Howard - he won't eat it!!

suehowlittle


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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 21:51

Thankyou No1Doyen, but am still not telling Howard where it's from!



Did I read that in the UK the chippies were substituting this cobbler for cod and not telling the customers? I have a vague memory of it.

rowlo



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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 22:30

thats cobblers ,

cypgab


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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 22:38

Another name (wikipedia) Pangas are teeming with high levels of poisons and bacteria. (industrial effluents, arsenic, and toxic and hazardous by-products of the growing industrial sector, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), DDT and its metabolites (DDTs), metal contaminants, chlordane-related compounds (CHLs), hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs), and hexachlorobenzene (HCB)). The reasons are that the Mekong River is one of the most polluted rivers on the planet and this is where pangas are farmed and industries along the river dump chemicals and industrial waste directly into it. To Note: a friend lab tests these fish and tells us to avoid eating them due to high amounts of contamination. Regardless of the reports and recommendations against selling them, the supermarkets still sell them to the general public knowing they are contaminated.



No thanks.

Jeannie


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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 22:41

Blimey Sue, I bet you wished you'd stuck with a tina of tuna



J

rowlo



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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 22:42

wow msg8 , poor howard dont know what hes in for

Jeannie


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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 22:43

Sorry - meant, of course, a tin of tuna

martinD41


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Message Posted:
16/11/2011 22:50

ALL sea food (Prawns,Shrimps) ,sold here is "Farmed" either in Bangladesh or Thailand or Sri lanka . I have seen the "Tiger Prawn Farms" in Sri lanka...:( .... you have been warned..!!

kibsolar


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Message Posted:
17/11/2011 00:10

An european agriculture- economist recently noted :

when we sit together having dinner, we should not say "enjoy your meal", we should say: "good luck"

suehowlittle


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Message Posted:
17/11/2011 08:12

It's in the bin!



Moral of the story, don't rush in a supermarket.

Krin52


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Message Posted:
17/11/2011 08:23

Pangasius IS a farmed fish - and delicious! We eat it at least twice a week here. Pity you binned it Sue, I'd have had it. Lightly breaded and shallow fried.

Hippo


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Message Posted:
17/11/2011 09:07

Stick to Hillsides Cod and Chips the Hippo will.

suehowlittle


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Message Posted:
17/11/2011 20:57

Back to Bells for John Dory!

harita


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Message Posted:
17/11/2011 21:22

http://www.dietmindspirit.org/2008/01/30/why-you-shouldnt-eat-this-fish-pangas-pangasius-vietnamese-river-cobbler-white-catfish-gray-sole/