People keep saying great tasting, or this is a good eating, etc etc. What makes a fish taste good, compare to other fishes? I've noticed, freshwater fishes don't taste that good.
Crappie? I find them tasteless.
Carp? Smelly and too many bones.
White bass? Tasteless
Walleye? Tasteless
Striper? Broth actually tastes good but meat is kinda tasteless too.
Buffalo? Smelly, too many bones, but it absorbs the flavor from the herbs when you make larb out of it so that's a plus.
Catfish? If you don't eat it often and try it, you can taste the mud in the meat.
Sturgeon? Meat is kind of tough and has similar texture to beef even, but if you overcook it, it becomes dry.
In most cases, you'd batter the filets, then deep fry it so you can taste the flavor in the batter and tolerate the fish meat. Hmong like to put lots of herbs in them. That really helps with the flavors, but again, it's kind of tasteless without all that.
Some saltwater fish does taste better, like salmon and albacore tuna has a nutty flavor if you eat it raw. Chilean Seabass is the best tasting fish I've ever had. I also like the Pompano, the way Hmong people cook it.
So someone defend their favorite fresh water fish? I know some people say Walleye is the best, but it doesn't taste that good to me. Just has more meat since it's rounded and not flat.