I'm not sure that I can help with fish in NY.
For what it's worth in London the following seems to hold true -
Cod - No. Haddock is better
Tuna - No. This is usually reserved for cat food.
Monk Fish - No. This is yesterday's fish now. Have Halibut instead.
Salmon - Yes. Plainly poached.
Sardines - Yes. Surprising isn't it? But Pilchards and Sild are a No.
Bloater - Yes. If only you could find it.

Kippers are always good, but again hard to find.
Mackerel is a nice fish, especially in Cornwall where they 'souse' it.

Crabs, Lobsters, Winkles and Whelks all belong on another thread, as do Moules.

Fish is a very good food for the clothes conscious - less fattening than steak, it means that you can eat well and not worry about looking portly in your suit.

Life is a minefield.

Edit: It's a bit late now as the debate has moved on but I should say that both Dover and Lemon Sole are good and that Trout (Brown & Rainbow) is very good. Plaice also has it's place.
Perch, Tench, Bass, etc., I can't help with.

Last edited by Miles Away (2006-06-21 10:15:12)

Brother Vaclav,

the answer to your quandry is simple.  It is best to thwart the hip at the pass, and instead order the most boring, and that's often (but not always, esp. if one engages the nouvelle cuisine), the cheapest fish available.  Therefore, I suggest cod or  sole.  If you really want to disturb the mix, I suggest red snapper.

Thank you, and Be of Good Cheer,

Horace

I think this may be a first Vaccy, a piccie of your fish dinner before its cooked?

Only a very slightly silly post - but I haven't heard from Mr. Vaclav so far today & I'm worried about that fish from last night.
I don't like to use too may items of metal kitchenwear with fish when raw, just a very sharp knife that my Granny Braun (No relation) brought back from Berlin.
Wooden items are more sympathetic, I always think.
Trusting you are well V.
Did you try the trick with Lime & butter?

Miles.

Lucky Strike, you have some nice watches.

Miles, you are welcome to the halibut (sorry for not asking), but I claim shad. Growing up on the Connecticut coast, shad was a seasonal fish that, if memory serves, was only available at a certain time during the spring. You could blink and miss it. It was delicate and delightful broiled with butter.

Seriously - Does nobody else care about Vaclav?

Thank you for the worry, but my stomach is fine.

The halibut was nice, but perhaps dry.Miles, I did like the lime butter.

I will not go downtown anytime soon, so to worry about being hip is not more necessary.

TS, To winkle at someone again, I don't think I'll find the courage.

H., Perhaps tomorrow I'll buy a box of fish to poach, like in the photo you posted.

Last edited by Vaclav (2006-06-22 16:02:01)

Hmmmmmm -
Are we all happy that Trip would be... you know... "clean" in the Giant vibrator?
I wouldn't want him to Lampoon my dinner.
(What does lampoon mean? To spear with a side-light? Sounds... odd, IMO)
M.