# What fish do you like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 20, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fish-do-you-like/666748 "2013-08-20T21:35:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fish-do-you-like/666748/61 "2013-08-22T00:56:52Z")
Good: lake trout cheeks, fried. Seriously. Trout and salmon are good and pretty similar. I haven’t really had a fish I’ve hated (at least after childhood). I’ve had bland tilapia, never “bad” though. Sardines are good but anchovies are for special occasions, bad breath and it’s a strong taste. Especially with sardines, there’s something visceral that makes me feel like an 8 year old boy to munch down fish spines with gusto. I agree, grouper is overrated. For me, sushi ranges from good to okay. I’m not sure I’d rush out to eat uni again (not a fish), but otherwise it’s all pretty good. I looked up swai. “Iridescent shark”! Oh… shark in the sense that the aquarium fish are called sharks. It’s a catfish. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fish-do-you-like/666748/62 "2013-08-22T01:29:11Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > you mean the fish i wish i could have in a dish? You have a fish wish dish? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fish-do-you-like/666748/63 "2013-08-22T01:31:18Z")
Without reading the preceding 60+ comments: Salmon Mahi mahi Swordfish Tuna Catfish ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fish-do-you-like/666748/64 "2013-08-22T02:34:14Z")
I’ve tried a good many of the usual fishies, but maybe not sole or other flatfish. I haven’t found one I didn’t like. Perhaps the best was some mako shark. Never tried carp because I never caught one. I did catch some eels one day- they were yummy. ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fish-do-you-like/666748/65 "2013-08-22T23:10:50Z")
i like fried catfish, fried or blackened grouper, tuna, sushi, salmon. my local publix sells salmon pinwheels stuffed with crab meat that i love. like many others, i hate tilapia. blech. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fish-do-you-like/666748/66 "2013-08-23T02:08:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > You have a fish wish dish? A deelish fish wish dish. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fish-do-you-like/666748/67 "2013-08-23T02:23:12Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Phillips](http://www.phillipsseafood.com/) describes swai as similar to catfish. I like swai! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fish-do-you-like/666748/68 "2013-08-23T19:50:55Z")
I haven’t tried a huge variety, but tuna, catfish, and tilapia are all good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fish-do-you-like/666748.md?page=3)