greeninmexico Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Love basa. Purchased some from Walmart today... Delicious! However nowhere on the packaging did it say where it was from. Reviewed other messages on line but couldn't find an answer to this . Also saw long list of fish NOT to eat but what fish ARE safe to buy here at Lakeside and where to purchase. Tnx in advance for your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 I don't buy anything that I don't the area or country of origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 All basa are from Vietnam. See this thread: http://www.chapala.com/webboard/index.php?/topic/67515-basa-fish/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 21 hours ago, AngusMactavish said: All basa are from Vietnam. See this thread: http://www.chapala.com/webboard/index.php?/topic/67515-basa-fish/ Maybe, AngusMactavish, and maybe not. I'll look further.http://www.wisconsinaquaculture.com/News_Details.cfm?NID=310&LinkType=62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 There's a bagre farm out near La Cristina along the highway. It is a catfish. I'm not sure why we don't see that listed on menus around here. Unless, like our local berry crops they are grown for export, one would expect more local consumption, rather than importation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 1 hour ago, ComputerGuy said: It is a catfish. I'm not sure why we don't see that listed on menus around here. I see it everywhere. It is sold as Caldo Michi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Then you eat at a lot more places than I do that sell it on the menu. "Everywhere"? So good to know. Oh, and caldo means soup or broth, so this means all caldo michi is based on bagre, right? No, I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, ComputerGuy said: ...so this means all caldo michi is based on bagre, right? No, I don't think so. Yes it is and I suggest you order it and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 I don't believe you for a second, and I will check. Every known recipe in Mexico for caldo michi says "pescado" as the fish ingredient. That's it, period. Maybe some of them do use the cheapest fish they can find, which could easily be basa or bagre, but I am very intrigued by your belief that while basa is widely used as a fish dish, suddenly bagre is the only fish used in caldo michi. How did that leap happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Try it at the Fonda La Güerra upstairs at the mercado in Chapala. They have it in two sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Restaurante Petrita in Chapala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Ah, yes, I can see the sticker saying bagre there on the tail of that dead fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 I will not knowingly eat ANY farm-raised fish! BTW, you can safely bet that the basa at Walmart came from the lowest price producer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeninmexico Posted August 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Thanks for your responses. I take it basa really should not be on any diet here at lakeside. But no one mentioned what fish you consider healthy here and where to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned small Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 27 minutes ago, greeninmexico said: Thanks for your responses. I take it basa really should not be on any diet here at lakeside. But no one mentioned what fish you consider healthy here and where to buy it. If you like basa buy basa,nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 12 hours ago, ComputerGuy said: I don't believe you for a second, and I will check. Every known recipe in Mexico for caldo michi says "pescado" as the fish ingredient. That's it, period. Maybe some of them do use the cheapest fish they can find, which could easily be basa or bagre, but I am very intrigued by your belief that while basa is widely used as a fish dish, suddenly bagre is the only fish used in caldo michi. How did that leap happen. I hate to disagree, but 9 out of 10 of the recipes I looked at do indeed call for bagre (catfish) "u otro pescado". Some specify substituting huachinango for bagre, but by and large, bagre is the go-to fish for Caldo Michi. Bagre, of course, is a naturally-occurring sweet water fish, a bottom-feeder, that is common in both Mexico and the USA. I grew up eating catfish and love it; catfish is still fished and eaten today in many parts of central Mexico and the USA. You can recognize it instantly by its fairly flat head, slick body, and its whiskers. Because it is and always has been so common in Jalisco, it's the fish of choice for Caldo Michi.Don Bagre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 You are the expert, and I will always bow to your greater knowledge. So if you say so, then okay. (edited by mod, personal insult removed) And by the way, yesterday when I made the comment, I looked up a number of michi recipes and none of them suggested anything other than just "fish". Here are examples. https://www.turimexico.com/receta-caldo-michi/ http://comidamexicana.about.com/od/EspecialidadesRegionales/r/Caldo-Michi.htm http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/245/Caldo-Michi-Fish-Soup76207.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Too bad the restaurants do not read those recipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 15 hours ago, greeninmexico said: Thanks for your responses. I take it basa really should not be on any diet here at lakeside. But no one mentioned what fish you consider healthy here and where to buy it. The local fish mongers sell good fresh fish from the Pacific ocean, all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, El Saltos said: The local fish mongers sell good fresh fish from the Pacific ocean, all good! Agree 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned small Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, El Saltos said: The local fish mongers sell good fresh fish from the Pacific ocean, all good! And catfish, carp,whitefish tilapia and charales even fresher from the lake.Usually the tilapias are still flopping around on the table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moderator-2 Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Angus and CG knock off the personal back and forth. Deleted the worst of it, don't continue in that vein. Thank you. This is a food thread fer cryin' out loud. Keep it civil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned small Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 On 8/12/2017 at 2:39 PM, ned small said: And catfish, carp,whitefish tilapia and charales even fresher from the lake.Usually the tilapias are still flopping around on the table I am curious as to why one of you marked this as sad. edit: 3 and1 confused. So 4 spammers now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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