I'm trying to develop a taste for fish, I never really cared for it but recently had a couple dinners that were pretty good so want to try more. I definitely don't want any bony fish, don't want to deal with it, or fish with a strong seafood taste. I think the best I ever had was at a restaurant in Minnesota that served Walleye as their specialty. Blackened orange roughy was good, grouper decent, I like the texture of the haddock I've had. Any suggestions?
Maybe some fish you like to cook at home with recipe would be helpful as well.
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Jack, you have to get up to Wisconsin some time. Friday nights, every restaurant has a "Friday Fish Fry". Usually beer battered cod or haddock (all you can eat), but sometimes you can find perch and walleye also. Some places will have blue gills also. All outstanding!
Getting away from fried fish (and eating healthy), there are a number of outstanding fish that you don't deep fry - many you can put right on the grill (best to have aluminum foil or a grill mat so it doesn't fall through the grates):
Salmon on a cedar plank: the plank will give the salmon a smoky flavor - outstanding. Salmon is "beefier" than some fish, but very tasty.
Tilapia is inexpensive and very mild. A good tasting fish, but must season it (Old Bay)
Grouper and Orange Roughy are both good too.
My favorite (but pricy) is Chilean Sea Bass. It is a "Meatier" white fish with its own oils, so it is always very moist when cooked. Outstanding - expensive in restaurants. When buying it in a store (like a Whole Foods or something like that), always ask to smell it before purchasing, as sometimes it can get a fishy smell - which is not good.
Good luck on your dive into fish (get it, dive in?)
