how is catfish prepared in your country?

fried or grilled

I feel retarded because I can't identify fish species by looking at them, and I don't know how people can.
I just look at it and go "yup thats a fish"

Not native to my country and they're pushing out native species so if we catch them, we just kill them but I've had them braised, fried and cooked over direct flame. I don't know if it's all catfish but these taste of eel. I don't like eel.

>>21436076 (OP)
almost universally deep fried, it doesn't do well in other preparation methods imo

>>21436093
Can you tell the difference between a shark and a goldfish? Of course you can. What about a hammerhead shark and a great white? Right? Koi and goldfish? You see, it just gets down to details.
Catfish have barbels - whiskers. They habe mouths that open forward and downward. They're typically kinda fleshy. They have wide heads most of the time.
Nobody would expect you to be able to id the difference between an Austronesian spotted muttonhead and an Algonquin variegated lardfish, but differentiating between ones you see often enough should be easy.
Plan a visit to your local aquarium - there's little plaques with the fish in profile view with their names so you can ID the ones swimming in the tank.

>>21436234
the whiskers sting

>>21436076 (OP)
Several ways. USA. I won't go into details.

>>21436333
No, the barbels are sensory organs, but most catfish have spines or barbs at the front of their pectoral and dorsal fins.

>>21436076 (OP)
fried, seared, smothered or baked whole. mexicans and sudacas make a really good soup with catfish, might make some soon

>>21436076 (OP)
battered and fried

Fried and blackened

Deep fried with a side of orka, some fresh hushpippies, cornbred and a pitcher of sweat tea. Prefebly after a long session of breaking the bucks.

>>21436408
no, it's the whiskers

>>21436535
I've never found a food that can only be utter dog shit or heavenly like the hush puppy. It's truly impressive for such a simple side

>>21436076 (OP)
We like to fry them down here.

>>21436076 (OP)
you don't eat catfish you sick freak, you fuck them.

>>21437122
Only a truly desperate loser would go through with it after getting catfished
Have some dignity

Shallow fried crispy, sometimes breaded and served with rice, sambal, bumbu or other sauces

Catfish and fresh water fish and overly popular where I live. We a more of a salt water fish nation.

>>21436555
no

>>21436234
But there's types of goldfish called sharks you can get in your fishtank

>>21437464
no there aren't dummy
they're not goldfish, this is the issue dummy

>>21437472
Hope you got an apology lined up bro

>>21436093
>Start fishing as a hobby
>Suddenly become able to identify all fish in your area
It's easy.

>>21436076 (OP)
usually I throw it back. I get a channel catfish on the line behind my house if I fish off the dock, most of the time. Inlike your picture...they have some barbs on their top and bottom fins, that I hear are poisonous barbs, so It's rough to get them off the line to avoid them when you remove them from the hook.

When you live coastal, catfish and all mackerel is known to taste dark meat and frankly, very muddy and not as desired as snapper, dolphin, grouper, and lighter flavors.

In my opinion, no fish is worth eating if it isn't the exact kinds that you like. I'm just fine with chicken, pork and steak.

>>21438097
they're not goldfish stupid, just because they're both carp doesn't mean one is necessarily in the same lineage...

>>21438133
they're not poisonous, just sharp.

>>21438207
https://www.ksnt.com/kansasoutdoors/very-immediate-very-intense-pain-catfish-venom-a-worry-for-anglers-biologists/
It's very mild venom

>>21438253
they're not poisonous though

>>21436234
now this is a form of autism i can get behind

>>21438204
It's clearly in a fishtank dude just nut up and admit you were wrong

>>21436234
nigga really said "go on an elementary school fieldtrip"

>>21436535
This is true southern style after a breaker's day.