Food and Drink Catfish: Do you eat it? - Page 3

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 03-02-2010, 09:14 PM

I haven't had it for years. Breaded some up lightly tonight and fried it. I forgot how good that stuff is. I've heard a lot of people refuse to eat it and I can't figure out why. So it's a bottom dweller, it's delicious.

How about you? Do you eat it?

**QuikSsurfer** · 03-02-2010, 09:34 PM

I live in Mississippi... we eat the shit for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

NewChief · 03-02-2010, 09:34 PM

As I sort of alluded to earlier in the thread, if you've never been to a Catfish House, you need to check one out. Some are buffet... but the best ones are family style. Tons of fried catfish, hushpuppies, cole slaw. Awesome sides like pickled tomato relish. Always nice pies and cakes for desserts.

In the dry south (no booze), they're like the bars of the South. People drive from counties around to hit the catfish house on a Friday or Saturday night. Everyone congregates there and sees their friends. When I visited my relatives in S. Arkansas growing up, we'd drive over an hour (2 counties away) on Friday night to hit the catfish house.

**QuikSsurfer** · 03-02-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

Does the Midwest have catfish houses? They're a social institution in the south.

heh, yup

**Bugeater** · 03-02-2010, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

As I sort of alluded to earlier in the thread, if you've never been to a Catfish House, you need to check one out. Some are buffet... but the best ones are family style. Tons of fried catfish, hushpuppies, cole slaw. Awesome sides like pickled tomato relish. Always nice pies and cakes for desserts.

In the dry south (no booze), they're like the bars of the South. People drive from counties around to hit the catfish house on a Friday or Saturday night. Everyone congregates there and sees their friends. When I visited my relatives in S. Arkansas growing up, we'd drive over an hour (2 counties away) on Friday night to hit the catfish house.

It sounded great until the no booze part.

JD10367 · 03-02-2010, 09:37 PM

I love it. Has a nice meaty taste to it, not as fishy as something like trout but not as bland as haddock/cod.

Two chains that do it well: Texas Roadhouse, and Cracker Barrel. At TR, they bread and fry it in a nice cornmealy breading, and you get four big-ass pieces with a tasty mustard dipping sauce. Kicks the ass of fish and chips any day. At Cracker Barrel, I get it with the cajun spices, and it's really damn good.

**KcMizzou** · 03-02-2010, 09:37 PM

Catfish is delicious. Even more-so if you caught it yourself.

They're easy mode fishing, too... You throw out 3 lines or so (each) late at night, and kick back on the dock and drink beer and talk. When you get a good hit, everyone scrambles... it's a blast.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 03-02-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

As I sort of alluded to earlier in the thread, if you've never been to a Catfish House, you need to check one out. Some are buffet... but the best ones are family style. Tons of fried catfish, hushpuppies, cole slaw. Awesome sides like pickled tomato relish. Always nice pies and cakes for desserts.

In the dry south (no booze), they're like the bars of the South. People drive from counties around to hit the catfish house on a Friday or Saturday night. Everyone congregates there and sees their friends. When I visited my relatives in S. Arkansas growing up, we'd drive over an hour (2 counties away) on Friday night to hit the catfish house.

I'd love to find one of those.

**DeezNutz** · 03-02-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Norman Einstein

Who TF you talking to?

If it would be me I'd say to keep your english mother off the streets.

My name isn't TF.

End with a prep, no comma, lower-case "e"?!!!111221

Oh, noez.

**QuikSsurfer** · 03-02-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

As I sort of alluded to earlier in the thread, if you've never been to a Catfish House, you need to check one out. Some are buffet... but the best ones are family style. Tons of fried catfish, hushpuppies, cole slaw. Awesome sides like pickled tomato relish. Always nice pies and cakes for desserts.

Don't forget about the fried dill pickles and frog legs

I've eaten at Jerry's Fishhouse in Florence, MS since I could walk. Place is a funny igloo looking place.. Only photo I can find:

edit: heh, http://jerryscatfishhouse.com/index.htm

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 03-02-2010, 09:41 PM

Oh, shit!

http://www.thekingfishcafe.com/

NewChief · 03-02-2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

It sounded great until the no booze part.

I know it. It's a real shame. There's something about the fish houses that goes with teetotaling. Even up here in liberal Northwest Arkansas that is wet, the catfishes houses are all dry.

We heard rumor of one out in the country that was supposedly BYOB. We went to check it out on a Friday night. Being hesitant to just bust up in there with our beer (past experience told us this was a bad idea), we left it in the car and scoped the joint out. Walking in, the cake in the buffet was decorated.... with a bible verse. AT that point, we figured out we'd been misled and we'd found yet another dry catfish house.

I've yet to find a catfish house that serves beer. It's really strange.

NewChief · 03-02-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

Don't forget about the fried dill pickles and frog legs

I've eaten at Jerry's Fishhouse in Florence, MS since I could walk. Place is a funny igloo looking place.. Only photo I can find:

edit: heh, http://jerryscatfishhouse.com/index.htm

I think we pass that joint (or one just like it) on our way down to the Destin area every year. It is between Jackson and Hattiesburg?

**QuikSsurfer** · 03-02-2010, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

I think we pass that joint (or one just like it) on our way down to the Destin area every year. It is between Jackson and Hattiesburg?

Yup. About 5 miles south of Jackson on 49. You should definitely stop in.

**cdcox** · 03-02-2010, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

I've yet to find a catfish house that serves beer. It's really strange.

Open one up. It would be a gold mine.

NewChief · 03-02-2010, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

Yup. About 5 miles south of Jackson on 49. You should definitely stop in.

May have to do it. That's close to my least favorite stretch of the drive (only one worse is coming in to mobile on that shitty highway), so breaking it up with a anticipated catfish stop might be the trick to making it more enjoyable. I hate that ****ing highway between Jackson and Hattiesburg. Those rolling hills and lack of shoulders are frightening. That being said, there are lots of interesting roadside stands and such in that section.

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03-02-2010, 09:14 PM
Mr. Flopnuts FINALLY! The wait is over. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Future Is Now!!! Casino cash: $19947565	Catfish: Do you eat it? I haven't had it for years. Breaded some up lightly tonight and fried it. I forgot how good that stuff is. I've heard a lot of people refuse to eat it and I can't figure out why. So it's a bottom dweller, it's delicious. How about you? Do you eat it?
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03-02-2010, 09:34 PM	#31
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03-02-2010, 09:37 PM	#35
JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	I love it. Has a nice meaty taste to it, not as fishy as something like trout but not as bland as haddock/cod. Two chains that do it well: Texas Roadhouse, and Cracker Barrel. At TR, they bread and fry it in a nice cornmealy breading, and you get four big-ass pieces with a tasty mustard dipping sauce. Kicks the ass of fish and chips any day. At Cracker Barrel, I get it with the cajun spices, and it's really damn good.
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03-02-2010, 09:37 PM	#36
KcMizzou Supporter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Parkville MO Casino cash: $10005170	Catfish is delicious. Even more-so if you caught it yourself. They're easy mode fishing, too... You throw out 3 lines or so (each) late at night, and kick back on the dock and drink beer and talk. When you get a good hit, everyone scrambles... it's a blast. Last edited by KcMizzou; 03-02-2010 at 09:42 PM..
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03-02-2010, 09:41 PM	#40
Mr. Flopnuts FINALLY! The wait is over. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Future Is Now!!! Casino cash: $19947565	Oh, shit! http://www.thekingfishcafe.com/
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