tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1194527687423132035..comments2024-03-28T05:04:12.280-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Yet another reason to avoid imported fish . . .Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-18506356066409827122014-09-12T10:12:29.735-05:002014-09-12T10:12:29.735-05:00The mafia were silent partners in some pig farms f...The mafia were silent partners in some pig farms for this purpose. Crank up that meat grinder, and there's nothing left - the pigs have no problem with cleaning it all up. Are you going to stop eating bacon?tweellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164718561825615886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53399742674921263842014-09-12T09:41:13.860-05:002014-09-12T09:41:13.860-05:00I always get diarrhea when I eat tilapia....hm, no...I always get diarrhea when I eat tilapia....hm, now I know why!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8629155839074784102014-09-12T04:25:53.226-05:002014-09-12T04:25:53.226-05:00Years ago NatGeo did a show on farming fish. Afte...Years ago NatGeo did a show on farming fish. After species X was hauled out of their pond Talapia were put in to clean it. Turns out fish not only pee/poop where they live, they eat the stuff, too.<br /><br />What little fish I do eat these days comes from the ocean.<br /><br />stay safe.skidmarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-33299602645205028752014-09-11T22:51:29.486-05:002014-09-11T22:51:29.486-05:00Not to be overly blunt here, but all fish eat dead...Not to be overly blunt here, but all fish eat dead bodies. Also, still alive bodies and the excreta of live bodies. Whose pond (God's or some erstwhile commercial fish farmer) said fish happen to live in seems kind of beside the point. Knowing the percentage of human DNA in said fish's total diet would certainly be worth a second (or fifth) consideration, but the supposition that there might be some seems silly squeamish somehow.<br /><br />You're an African; I bet at some point in your life you've eaten Crocodile tail, and did so with relish (gusto, not the condiment :)). Maybe a juicy Bear steak up in Alaska? Given the well-documented dietary standards both species enjoy when they can, what are the odds you were dining on re-cycled human (direct or by-product) on those occasions?<br /><br />There are very sound health reasons against eating your own species directly having nothing to do with scruples. At second degree of separation by way of some other animal's digestive juices has to qualify for "reasonable doubt" at some point in the BBQ process though, doesn't it?Will Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454533450309633627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8864954565880138792014-09-11T22:27:35.481-05:002014-09-11T22:27:35.481-05:00Peter, I grew tilapia for a few years, and still b...Peter, I grew tilapia for a few years, and still build liquid oxygen injection systems for water recirculation filters. We used to (illegally) infuse fry feed, the stuff to feed baby tilapia, with methylated testosterone to make them 100% male (they process food more efficiently). Tilapia grown in the US, EU and Costa Rica are watched over like they're made of gold; something related to the crappy profit margin of selling the fillets in bulk. You can eat them with confidence. We really did hand-feed them and monitor their water with rabid vigilance, you know, after we stopped giving them sex changes, and that's the modern standard. US/EU/Costa Rica-grown tilapia can be Organic certified, and you might imagine what a pain in the ass the business hippies are about giving that cert. The rest, and unsourced tilapia, are ditch fish. You're better off going to McDonald's for lunch.Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.com