Help me to like fish!

[HellKitty]

Went to a Loch Fyne restaurant last night and I was determined to enjoy it. Smoked salmon starter was lovely, halibut main was awful. I really hate fishy fish. I had turbot once which was lovely and I like the odd bit of haddock in batter. And I enjoy salmon if I'm in the mood for it. Recommend a nice fish that isn't too fishy please!

Fwiw he had lobster - tastes like TCP to me.

You could try monkfish - very meaty and no bones
Tuna, shark and similar types are less fishy than most.
Squid temporary is nice if done right.
Mussels taste meaty as well.

I like to get the mixed seafood packs from the supermarket and add a jar of tomato and chili pasta sauce, then serve with pasta.

Thanks! I really do want to try monkfish, you can leave the squid and mussels though!

I am not a keen fish eater either. Sea bass is as fishy as I get! Try cod or haddock in a tomatoey sauce instead of batter.

Sole is nice. Baked in white wine, lemon, herbs and butter

Any of the 'white' fish cod, haddock, hake etc won't taste particularly fishy. My DS isn't mad keen on stronger tasting fish but loves salmon when it has been rubbed with Cajun spices.

Sea bass is a very easy eat. Dh doesn't like fish but regularly asked for it at home.

I really like herring, grilled or fried with oatmeal crust. Make sure its fresh, sometimes if it is not perfectly fresh it doesn't taste as good.

I'm a bit fussy with fish and don't like very fishy fish either (makes me retch).

I love salmon, tinned tuna in oil, tinned mackerel in oil, fish cakes, fish fingers, cod. Also like kippers but not had them for years as can't be fagged with all the bones. Salmon/mackerel pate is lovely.

I can eat fresh mackerel, haddock, smoked haddock, trout, plaice and sole if very fresh and not too much of them. Actually BBQ trout or mackerel is very nice.

It's strange as some of the fish I like, other people don't as they say they are too strong, but they don't taste that horrible sort of watery grey fishy taste to me. So I suppose my advice is just keep trying different types. And the way they are cooked makes a difference. Baked, fried, BBQ, poached, steamed, in batter, with a sauce or not, makes them all seem very different.

I make DP laugh as I'm obsessive about removing bones/gill bits/fin bits (don't mind heads or tails as they don't end up in my mouth) but that makes them all much nicer for me.

Haha! That's it! I had to ask DP to move his langoustines as they were looking at me

How about mussels? Try a supermarket ready meal first, then move on to packs of mussel meat if you're not confident with shells.

My mum has an awesome cod recipe where it's smothered in tomatoes with gherkins and I think olives (you bake it in a pyrex dish). serve with potatoes, veg etc

She also has a lovely salmon one too (mix of veggies maybe cheese etc).

Breaded fish is more palatable to me or fishcakes too.

oh my gosh and I love scallops with pancetta and I think samphire or another green veg. delish and I hate seafood otherwise...

Try go abroad if you want to taste good quality fish.

Fish in Britain is always a bit yuck. Sorry. I dont know what they do to turn delicacies into foul tasting and smelling pulp.

Going abroad is a bit of an expense, just to eat some good fish, but you may be right.