I really want to like seafood. I really do. Any tips?

Not a vegan (because who wants to give up cheese and delicious grass fed local beef?) BUT... there are certain non meat grains/veggies with higher and more complete sources of protein than meat: quinoa, edamame, beans.

Plant based diets are healthier and better for the environment. But meat can be harvested and eaten in environmentally friendly ways.

Try some King Crab. It's expensive but really good and you get a lot of meat compared to other crab. Crab is easy to cook since you just steam it, and make a butter sauce to dip in.

WHYWHY wrote:

You need to learn to eat at the Y. Mmmmmmmm.

I believe you mean "dine at the Y".

Whats 'bit pharma" got to do with it?

cxccx wrote:

eat steak, not tofu wrote:

Yeah, go vegan if you want to become weak, emaciated and sick.

That's generally not the reason to become vegan. Caring about animals welfare and environment are in my opinion better reasons. Also, I unfortunately have not become sick yet. In fact my running has improved a lot. But I don't think my diet has anything to do with that, only running more.

If people stop eating chickens and cows do you believe there will be farms that just have herds and flocks living in some sort of Eden?

The truth is there would be no room for them.

It takes a lot more land to grow a human with no animal products supporting their growth.

Not a Vegan BUT wrote:

Not a vegan (because who wants to give up cheese and delicious grass fed local beef?) BUT... there are certain non meat grains/veggies with higher and more complete sources of protein than meat: quinoa, edamame, beans.

Plant based diets are healthier and better for the environment. But meat can be harvested and eaten in environmentally friendly ways.

Yes,some plants may have all the amino acids we need. But, they are not in the ratio we need. And, we are not made to get most of our nutrients from plants, you will not adsorb a good percent of the nutrients you think you are getting from reading the nutrient label. And, the idea that plant based diets is better for the environment is a bunch of BS.

Getting you sick results in bigger profits for them. And now they(big agriculture/big pharma) are hand in hand with each other, via Monsanto Bayer merger.

Halibut

Getting B12 is the issue with being vegan. I'd supplement.

Ordering it at a nice restaurant is a good recommendation. It will be prepared correctly and often paired with side dishes that enhance the fish.

As a child, I didn't like crab or lobster. They had a slightly different flavor. My favorite was, and probably still is, shrimp.

I also think if you don't like seafood, salmon might not be your best bet. It has a stronger seafood flavor. Cuts of halibut and mahi mahi are more mild and have a good texture to them.

I'm also amazed when people enjoy canned tuna or tuna salad and say they don't like seafood. Canned tuna and tuna salad are pretty disgusting to me, and I like pretty much all other seafood. I could probably expand my dislike to all canned meats. Not for me.

LDoc wrote:

Getting B12 is the issue with being vegan. I'd supplement.

That is just one of many issues. The amino acid profile is not suited for humans. We are not made to digest and ferment large amount of plant matters, that is we do not have a large hind gut or chamber stomachs. The omega 3 to 6 ratio is way off. The omega 3 acids vegans think they are getting is not what we need. Vitamin A, can't get it in a vegan diet. Calcium and many other minerals are binded to oxalates, which means you can't get many minerals. Goitrogen will cause thyroid issues and causes iodine deficiencies. You can not get cholesterol on a vegan diet, which means you can not convert sunlight into vitamin D. And many man other problems.

General Tso wrote:

I do not like seafood. I can eat tuna fish sandwiches (absolutely no issues with tuna fish sandwiches) and limited amounts of seafood sushi, but otherwise, I can't stand seafood of any kind. I really, really want to like salmon, among seafaring foods.

As a kid, there were many things I could not bear to stomach, but with the exception of seafood, I outgrew my dislikes.

There's got to be a way to train my taste buds. Any tips?

I call myself a lazy pescatarian, so I eat other meats on the weekends and such.

Cooking salmon in an Instant Pot (or maybe an air fryer) was a game changer for me. The fish gets really tender and is super tasty.

You make want to start looking into making your own Poke bowls if you don't mind raw seafood. You can get decent salmon at your local TD's, Whole Foods, or butchers. From what I've read, everything that is sold in stores is "sushi" grade you just have to be conscious of smells and texture. Pre

Fish tacos. the fish is tilapia and you can cover it with quac and salsa.

but like other posters have said, if you have one bite of fish that is not fresh, you will hate it forever.

Only eat fish you kill yourself or fish that has never been frozen. If you want to like salmon, eat freshly killed salmon and marinade it in teriyaki or a honey glaze (sockeye, kokanee, silver and king salmon are delicious if you can get them at the start of their spawning run or before they hit the rivers). Halibut, walleye, rockfish, cobia, striped bass, grouper and other white meat species are also excellent table fare.

Wild trout tastes like dirt, even when I have been the one to bludgeon it's head

TheNoBeardRunner wrote:

What is it you don't like about it? If it's a "fishy" flavor, then try some milder fish like a white fish (tilapia for example) with a sauce.

Also, that "fishiness" can be a sign of not being fresh. If you want good seafood, you have to pay for it.

This is the key issue. I still can't stand the smell of tuna and I'm over 40. Growing up I was never exposed to seafood except fried catfish... so learning about other seafood was hard for me too.

My first real fish that got me down teh path of liking seafood was red snapper... as others have said, the white fish that are pretty neutral and light are less "fishy tasting" than the steakier types of fish. Also, have you tried shrimp? Scallops? If you try it fried (less healthy I know() the fishy part will be far less obvious so might be a way to ease into it?

Agree on overcooked or old fish being bad fish. I grill a lot of fish at home, and usually with my weber iGrill I get 'em perfect, but every now and then I have a fish-fiasco.... an overdone fish is not a good fish even if it's a super fresh fish!

General Tso wrote:

I do not like seafood. I can eat tuna fish sandwiches (absolutely no issues with tuna fish sandwiches) and limited amounts of seafood sushi, but otherwise, I can't stand seafood of any kind. I really, really want to like salmon, among seafaring foods.

As a kid, there were many things I could not bear to stomach, but with the exception of seafood, I outgrew my dislikes.

There's got to be a way to train my taste buds. Any tips?

No need to say "tuna fish". Just say "tuna." Tuna is fish. You don't say "salmon fish".

There is no need for you to like seafood. Tuna, shark, swordfish, pike, halibut, trout are the biggest ones with decent levels of mercury. Some shellfish also contain mercury. Research "biomagnification" to understand why.

Other than good sources of protein, seafood is a good source of omega-3 (ALA, DHA, and EPA). You can get these fatty acids in other ways.

Nuts and seeds for ALA (walnuts, chia seeds, edamame, flaxseed, hemp seeds,

Algae and seaweed for DHA and EPA. Or supplements: fish oil, cod liver oil, krill oil, algae oil.

Some fish are better depending on the time of year. Trout depends on what they have been eating and whether they are truly wild or stocked. Fresh water shrimp fed trout that have been in an area for a while are quite good. Stocked fish are pretty bland. Try Kokanee if they are available. They are delicious so long as they are not on a spawning run. Walleye and perch are delicious no matter the time of year.