Whats the best way to get the ammonia taste out of fish?

[DavidPT40]

Every once in a while, I really enjoy having a good fried fish sandwhich. However, thats sometimes ruined when the fish tastes really fishy. So does anyone have any advice on what to soak the fish in prior to frying, or any special preparation techniques? How do bars and restaraunts make their fried fish taste so good? Not a hint of fishy-taste.

 

[Walter]

Ammonia? What fish are you eating?

 

[Teamcasa]

You should not eat fish caught near the chemical or waste water plants.

Dave

 

[Dave Zimmerly]

Try soaking the fish in milk for a couple of hours or overnight in the fridge. Works like a charm.

Dave (aka "Squirt")

 

[merxlin]

Quit cleaning them with Windex.

 

[Spratman]

Watch out for the giant squid that spit them back out....

 

[Wildcard]

If it smells like ammonia, it has gone bad. If it smells like fish, it has gone bad. Thats the problem with shipping and storing seafood, it does not keep and it spoils so very easy.

 

[MSilvia]

Restaurant fish that tastes good tastes that way because they use fresh fish. Once it starts to taste and smell "fishy", the fish has already been dead too long. There isn't any special preparation technique that I'm aware of that will make spoiled fish fresh again.

If you want good fish, the rule of thumb I follow is, "If you can smell it, don't buy it."

 

[Ber Rabbit]

Voting with the others, "If you can smell it don't buy it".

Stick with fish that don't tend to have the oily/fishy taste, Walleye doesn't taste fishy neither did the Ahi Tuna steaks we had last week
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Hank49]

Voting with the others, "If you can smell it don't buy it".

Stick with fish that don't tend to have the oily/fishy taste, Walleye doesn't taste fishy neither did the Ahi Tuna steaks we had last week
Ber :lilbunny:

This is funny. I mean, I'm American too and basically Americans don't like "fishy" fish. But if you go to the Philippines, tuna, Mahi etc are the cheaper fish in the market because Filipiinos (at least in Iloilo province) like the fishy taste. If I could attach an image, I'd show you what I had for breakfast every morning while camping on the beach in Anani'i two weeks ago. Dried fish. Talk about "fishy tasting". but after the first bite, it's great...kind of like some cheeses.