A good alternative to cod?

[LyraSilvertongue]

Can anyone recommend a white fish I can use in place of cod? I've tried hoki and tonight we had pollock in breadcrumbs but I wasn't hugely impressed with either.
I'm trying to avoid cod because it's expensive and because of overfishing etc.
What else I can make fish and chips with?

ooooh

i thought you meant cod cod, but you mean the actual fish

we like plaice

Sorry, hadn't thought of that.

err - haddock? or is that just as bad as cod. Actually I think cod replacement is good, because we wouldn't wwant to be eating a fellow MNer, would we?

hake?

Ok, will try plaice and hake. I haven't had either since I was a kid. Are they similar to cod?

coley, i meant!

what is hake?! did i just make that up?

as bad as cod???????
Excuse me, at least I can type

you can breadcrumb and deepfry goujons of plaice, sole etc. not quite fish and chips, but still good, and more sustainable.

ah, it is a real fish then lol! it sounded funny for a moment when i said it out loud!

we have had breaded hake before and it was ok

There's no alternative to Cod. No-one else could type like that fish.

Oooohh - sorry TheHaddock - didn't mean to cause offence. Actually, I understood your post, so obviously you can type!

hake is nice if you can get it

pollock and hake need to be really really fresh or go all woolly. is better to get whatever is freshest and cook accordingly.

hake

Monkfish? It's a similar texture, but not as strong a taste.

I've used coley in fish pie very successfully. Never do fish and chips as such, so don't know about that.

This might be useful:
www.fishonline.org/advice/eat/

Some of the suggestions so far arent on this
list, but are on this list of ones to avoid:
www.fishonline.org/advice/avoid/

Of the ones which are recommended, whiting is one I remember eating in the past in a cod-like recipe.

monkfish is so ££££££££

Mahi Mahi might be worth a go as well.

whatever is on offer at waitrose counter?

cheaper than sainsbury's

and fish guy at market

lol i thought you meant Cod almighty heehee too.

trying to think other outspoken people on here. now there's a title for a thread

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try a few and see how we get on.

Marinade firm tofu in garlic, soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce, and mild smoked paprika. (Or just use flavoured/prepared tofu) coat in flour and then soymilk and then bread crumbs or make a tempura batter.
Deep fry largeish chunks and serve with chips. Yum. Much cheaper and eco-friendly

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