Poll of the Day > What is your favorite kind of meat?

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Revelation34 posted...

Don't think I've ever had mackerel. I really want to try mackerel sushi though.

sushi isn't my favourite way to have mackerel, but I still like it and order it when I go out. it's pretty fishy though. I do like it, but if you haven't had it before it might be too much. If you don't like it, give smoked try.

here's a few different recipes besides just on toast

https://yousaypotatoes.com/smoked-mackerel-salad/

https://www.womanandhome.com/recipes/mackerel-rocket-and-potato-salad/

https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/smoked-mackerel-nicoise-salad/

https://somebodyfeedseb.com/smoked-mackerel-kedgeree/

or besides sushi or smoked, mackerel teriyaki is pretty good too

grimhilde00 posted...

sushi isn't my favourite way to have mackerel, but I still like it and order it when I go out. it's pretty fishy though. I do like it, but if you haven't had it before it might be too much. If you don't like it, give smoked try.

here's a few different recipes besides just on toast

https://yousaypotatoes.com/smoked-mackerel-salad/

https://www.womanandhome.com/recipes/mackerel-rocket-and-potato-salad/

https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/smoked-mackerel-nicoise-salad/

https://somebodyfeedseb.com/smoked-mackerel-kedgeree/

or besides sushi or smoked, mackerel teriyaki is pretty good too

I should be fine. I've had giant clam sushi with no problem. There's also only two things I can say I've had that I hated and a third that I dislike.

Revelation34 posted...

I should be fine. I've had giant clam sushi with no problem. There's also only two things I can say I've had that I hated and a third that I dislike.

ah cool go for it then!

what are the three things you've disliked/hated?

grimhilde00 posted...

ah cool go for it then!

what are the three things you've disliked/hated?

Raw oysters, gooseberries, and watermelon in that order. I absolutely cannot do raw oysters.

Revelation34 posted...

Raw oysters, gooseberries, and watermelon in that order. I absolutely cannot do raw oysters.

haha I like all those and especially love raw oysters

planning a trip to Skye in May and got excited a bunch of places I booked have raw oysters and going to a place called The Oyster Shed

I generally don't dislike things too. like I've had grasshoppers, chicken feet, pigs feet, blood sausage / black pudding, haggis, tripe, very stinky cheese, natto, I like it all.

but recently, even though I love fish, I had fish pie. It's fish in like a cream based sauce with mashed potatoes on top. Been meaning to try it for awhile. There's a posh ready meal brand called Charlie Bigham's and I like a lot of their stuff, and UK Reddit had a lot of people commenting that their fish pie was great. So gave it a shot.

Just.. don't like it. Don't think I like fish with mashed potatoes. Might be the texture? cause I like fish and potatoes and a cream sauce! idk didn't like it lol

grimhilde00 posted...

haha I like all those and especially love raw oysters

planning a trip to Skye in May and got excited a bunch of places I booked have raw oysters and going to a place called The Oyster Shed

It was the slime aspect that did it for me. I had gooseberries for the first time a few months ago.

grimhilde00 posted...

I generally don't dislike things too. like I've had grasshoppers, chicken feet, pigs feet, blood sausage / black pudding, haggis, tripe, very stinky cheese, natto, I like it all.

but recently, even though I love fish, I had fish pie. It's fish in like a cream based sauce with mashed potatoes on top. Been meaning to try it for awhile. There's a posh ready meal brand called Charlie Bigham's and I like a lot of their stuff, and UK Reddit had a lot of people commenting that their fish pie was great. So gave it a shot.

Just.. don't like it. Don't think I like fish with mashed potatoes. Might be the texture? cause I like fish and potatoes and a cream sauce! idk didn't like it lol

I thought you meant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargazy_pie

Revelation34 posted...

I thought you meant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargazy_pie

I think I'd actually like that better

Revelation34 posted...

It was the slime aspect that did it for me

stay away from natto then

Fish/seafood

I always say I could never see myself being vegetarian/vegan but I think I could survive as a pescatarian. So much variety in seafood and it's all delicious

Pork, since I enjoy bacon and sausage.

No I'm far more superior to a vegetarian

I've been eating a lot of fish lately
hopefully I won't get lead/Mercury poisoning lol

AltOmega2 posted...

I've been eating a lot of fish lately
hopefully I won't get lead/Mercury poisoning lol

you can look up mercury poisoning levels of different fish

higher up the food chain is worse. Tuna, bad. Sardines, not. Though I've seen a few posts in /r/canned sardines that uric acid can be another problem (gout) if you eat a shit ton and other factors lol..

grimhilde00 posted...

you can look up mercury poisoning levels of different fish

higher up the food chain is worse. Tuna, bad. Sardines, not. Though I've seen a few posts in /r/canned sardines that uric acid can be another problem (gout) if you eat a shit ton and other factors lol..

If I remember correctly, salmon and tilapia are pretty low in mercury

OhhhJa posted...

If I remember correctly, salmon and tilapia are pretty low in mercury

Generally, the smaller the fish the less mercury. That's because big fish live longer and thus have more time to accumulate mercury.

Sardines, mackerel, herring, anchovies, etc, are very small and have little mercury. These fish also reproduce very quickly so they rarely become overfished and can recover quickly when they are. These fish are among the best sources of omega-3.

If you want tuna, stick to skipjack (usually sold as "light" tuna), which is one of the smallest (75 pounds) and shortest lived of the tunas (<4 years) so it has the least amount of mercury. It also reproduces quickly and is the most sustainable. Albacore are larger (up to 88 pounds) and much longer lived (7 years), so they will contain more mercury than skipjack. They're also slower to reproduce; most albacore stocks are doing alright, but it wouldn't take much to begin overfishing them. Bluefin is the worst, weighing in at an amazing 1400 pounds, and with a life span of over 35 years and a very slow reproductive rate, most fisheries are badly depleted.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/235c6085.jpg

chicken but Im veggie

captpackrat posted...

Generally, the smaller the fish the less mercury. That's because big fish live longer and thus have more time to accumulate mercury.

Sardines, mackerel, herring, anchovies, etc, are very small and have little mercury. These fish also reproduce very quickly so they rarely become overfished and can recover quickly when they are. These fish are among the best sources of omega-3.

If you want tuna, stick to skipjack (usually sold as "light" tuna), which is one of the smallest (75 pounds) and shortest lived of the tunas (<4 years) so it has the least amount of mercury. It also reproduces quickly and is the most sustainable. Albacore are larger (up to 88 pounds) and much longer lived (7 years), so they will contain more mercury than skipjack. They're also slower to reproduce; most albacore stocks are doing alright, but it wouldn't take much to begin overfishing them. Bluefin is the worst, weighing in at an amazing 1400 pounds, and with a life span of over 35 years and a very slow reproductive rate, most fisheries are badly depleted.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/235c6085.jpg

Never heard of blackfin tuna.

Revelation34 posted...

Never heard of blackfin tuna.

Blackfin are among the smallest tuna, less than 50 pounds and 3 feet long, longer than skipjack but with much less meat, and they have a fairly limited range compared to other tuna, so they have little commercial value. They are popular for sport fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, however. The taste is similar to yellowfin and it can be prepared as sushi.

Fish >>> Beef > Pork > Chicken

Crab and shrimp are both top 3 foods for me so its not particularly close. Lobster and sushi are also good though id take steak over them usually. Chicken is easily the one i enjoy the least though.

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