How can I trick my brain into liking fish? As long as I remember I absolutely hated it, the taste, the texture, everything no matter how it was prepared but nowadays when I'm going to the store the regular meat prices are just insane and I'm not even talking about some nice cuts, just the "cheap stuff".I could get a fishing licence here for like 5$ a month, borrow one of the rods my dad has and didn't use in 15y and get infinite protein for free from a canal that's literally 15min of walking away from where I live.I mean i hate killing animals and gutting them is disgusting but I know how to do it since my dad was taking me fishing when I was a kid but Jesus Christ man everytime tried to eat it it just triggers my gag reflex.
>>22105395start with the kid’s shit. popcorn shrimp, fish sticks, fried fish sandwiches. when you enjoy that start eating salmon, maybe get some supermarket sushi (it’s pretty inoffensive)
>>22105402My point was I don't want to waste money on it when I can just catch, gut and clean them myself.I dunno maybe I should try something like marinating the fillets in soy sauce or something for couple hours to mask the natural fish flavour?
>>22105402Well I like sushi but only when it's covered in soy sauce, pickled ginger slices and wasabi.
>>22105415my point was that you’re gonna have to work up to it, as in acquire the taste. if you can’t stand eating seafood I can’t see you brute forcing yourself way into it by cooking up the fish you caught down at the river. those can be pretty gamey in my experience. maybe if you were starving you could “trick” yourself into liking it, otherwise you need to be MK ultra’d or something.
>>22105415You’re trying to go from not liking fish at all to liking a fresh caught fish that you clean yourself? That’s rough desuAnd how realistic is it that you have the time to fish enough to support yourself? Maybe just try to shop smarter? Like look for deals, go shopping late when they mark down items, etcStuff like that> how to cook it thoughThe way you describe fish is how i feel about chicken. So, I’ll tell you what i do when i have to eat chicken. > mayo salad itI will cook the hell out of a chicken breast and use it for chicken salad. When you overcook it, the flavor isn’t as strong and the texture is different. It’s a drier texture that will adopt the mayo-y salad more than its original texture. I’ve actually done a similar thing for some really old freezer burned salmon, works like a charm - pic rel, it has dill havarti in it> heavily spiced dishesOne of the few chicken dishes i enjoy is Manchurian chicken. You can barely tell you’re eating it! I think for a fish version of this, try Goan Fish Curry. I love that dish because it’s tangy and delicious, the fish texture is a little different than what you’re probably used to from simmering in the sauce too. > soupsMake a bisque-style soup, and kinda like the curry suggestion, make sure there’s an additional strong flavor. Maybe like borscht with fish> deep friedThis doesn’t work for me with chicken, but maybe it’ll make fish better for you. Make sure there’s flavor in every layer; the flour, the batter, and a sauce to dip it in> heavy sauceEasiest way to choke down something you don’t like is to have a sauce you do like ready to smother itBest of luck desu
>>22105395>How can I trick my brain into liking fish?you don't.you just eat gorton's fish fillets because they're the only palatable ones.
>>22105440you can’t tolerate tendies but you will eat chicken salad?
>>22105395You dont want it from the canal. The surface water is all poluted and gay because we didnt have environmental laws until somewhat recently. If you aren't catching it from the ocean, forget it. Second, those bastards are scaly and bony.
>>22105415dude fishing is not like a fast thing. by the time you fish, clean, and gut enough fish to fill your protein needs, you will have spent so much time that you will not really be saving anything. if you want cheaper protein options, buy beans and lentils in bulk.
the fish taste varies wildly on how fresh it is, the species of fish, and where it lived. If I gave you a mackerel I caught this morning that spent it's life in the deep sea, it's going to taste fucking fantastic. If I gave you some shitty bottom feeder fish like a carp I caught a few days ago in some nasty muddy pond, it's going to taste like foul mud. Even worse if I froze it. Go find clean water, target the species people say is the tastiest
>>22105476Correct, tendies are gross and i struggle to eat them because you can taste the chicken. Also their texture is usually bad.
>>22105415You aren't going to be able to live off whatever you fish out of that canal, assuming it's even edible. I just don't understand why you want to do any of this. You hate eating fish and you hate killing and cleaning animals... but you decided you want to catch, prepare, and eat fish? It sounds like you hate every step of this process. There are better ways to get protein if you can't afford meat.
>>22105395Try deep fried catfish or something first so you can dip it in tartar, ketchup or whatever to ease your bitchass into fish.
>>22105395Do you recall what kind of fish you had in the past? What kind of fish live in the canal? There’s definitely some varieties of fish I don’t like, but I recently started doing fresh fried battered fish with homemade tartar sauce and it really got me in a fresh fresh mode
>>22105395>I mean i hate killing animalsIf you have a proper fish bonker on your boat, it's close to painless. Bonk 'em right on the head, throw em in the bucket. Any good knobby piece of driftwood will do.
>>22105415actually self-fished fish tastes significantly different than supermarket fish, especially if your local area imports it. if you already hate the taste of fish, you mixing it with the peculiarities of your local bodies of water really, and I mean really isn't going to help. you will taste the water.
>>22105516> live offI meeeaaann, maybe he just wants to supplement this way? That’s not so bad, and fishing is a good hobby. Especially if you’re respectful of nature
>>22105415>My point was I don't want to waste money on it when I can just catch, gut and clean them myself. Time is money
>>22105502this seems realistic
>>22105514>i struggle to eat them because you can taste the chickeni really need to start taking screenshots of this place.the anomalies are too great in this corner.
>>22105395Sushi. Do spicy tuna rolls.
>>22105937that's disgusting.
>>22105939Not when it's precisely sauced, it isn't.
>>22105948that entire reference and that entire style is disgusting as well.
>>22105979Then try fish fingers. They're a good way to get children to eat fish.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znFe1ZTrTQg
>>22105395>get infinite protein for free from a canalWhat else is in that canal? IDK about where you live, but the nearest "canal" to me is a "sanitary canal" which in plain English means "a ditch they dug a hundred years ago to move sewage from the city to a treatment plant way outside of city limits."If I want to fish, I go to a wilderness lake where the waters aren't contaminated with fertilizer/pesticide/evenworse runoff from nearby homes, farms, or industrial sites.Sorry. Just something you IMHO really should consider before chowing down on something that's going to mutate your genes.>>22105402>supermarket sushi (it’s pretty inoffensive)Supermarket sushi is extremely offensive.It's absolute shit. Dried-out rice, half-rotten fish.
>>22105395Dude that thinks a fishing license is infinite protein has never fished before. There's a reason why married men use fishing as an excuse to drink beer with their buddies.
>>22105395dont listen to any of the fucking pussies in this thread.you can catch like 20 bluegill or crappie in an hour in a good spot if you find a good pond and fish when the sun is setting and they're eating mosquitos. filet them and batter them and fry them. freeze the rest, you can fill a freezer easysome people might says its wasteful to not eat the whole fish but bluegill breed so rapidly they're basically pests where i live theres no limit on how many you can catch. also you hate fish so fried fish is the best cause it basically tastes nothing like fish i dont know how that worksanyways you're not going to do any of this shit cause its a dumb fkn idea and you dont actually like fish so whats the point. just buy pork its the cheapest meat
>>22105395Eat it everyday, preferably prepared by someone who cooks it really wellI was like you until i moved to a SEA country for univ and i ate fish everyday. I love it now, it's fucking amazing. I love fatty oily fishes so much
>>22105925Well now i wish I’d used a funny picture>>22106333> waters aren't contaminated with fertilizer/pesticide/evenworseVery good point. Some of the rivers in my state have signs that explicitly say not to touch the water or eat the fish due to toxic contamination. > dried out rice, rotten fishI’ve never seen that in the grocery stores near me. Sucks for you i guess
>>22106333>supermarket sushi (it’s pretty inoffensive)It's made fresh to order if you want or they have some ready to go boxes. The sushi station at my grocer is legit.
>>22105395>How can I trick my brain into liking fish?you don't. accept that fish is disgusting and move on.
I like fishing because I can eat what I catch. it costs money though. I mostly just borrow shit off my Dad and brother since they have more time. they also give me fish, but the ones you catch yourself taste better
>>22105415you should do this, but because fishing is joyous, not because you will save money doing it
>>22105395Ever try trout à la crème?
Fishing takes time and usually its a money sink
>>22106420>It's made fresh to orderMaybe at your LGS, certainly not at mine. Not even close, at least not at the grocery store I've seen it in around here. Also especially Costco, holy shit are they bad, it's gas-station-tier sushi (some outside company makes it and sells it there, it's not made by Costco itself) that sits in a cooler for sometimes a couple of days. until someone gets around to buying it. I bought it once and it was so bad I threw half of it away.And I write this as someone who absolutely loved Sushi Express in Taiwan. Conveyor belt sushi is proof Dagon loves us and wants us to be happy as we help him bring about the end of humankind.Costco's deli USED to make a really great fresh "poke bowl" of chopped up salmon and various sauces (two or three choices), but they quit doing it at my location because "nobody buys it so it all goes to waste", which is bullshit because I had to get there early to buy it if I wanted some; it ALWAYS sold out by early afternoon.>>22106395>Sucks for you i guessYeah.
>eating fish from a canalI’m not sure about this one
>>22105395Just get good at cooking fish
Start eating 'deens like a true sigma chad
