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I was given some black cod. I have never cooked it or eaten it.. Looking for a recipe. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Larry
I believe Costco fish is farm raised. Not dogging it, but I do like supporting Alaskan fisherman and buying wild whenever possible.
Quote from: Duckslayer89 on March 03, 2023, 01:34:59 PMI believe Costco fish is farm raised. Not dogging it, but I do like supporting Alaskan fisherman and buying wild whenever possible.I did not know that. Explains the almost too much fat in the fish IMO.
To the best of my knowledge, there are no viable farming operations for black cod at the moment. I might be wrong though. There was a tribe in WA that was looking at trying it a few years ago, not sure if they got anywhere with it. BC might have a farming operation, wouldn't suprise me to learn if they did. Quote from: 206 on March 03, 2023, 02:35:45 PMQuote from: Duckslayer89 on March 03, 2023, 01:34:59 PMI believe Costco fish is farm raised. Not dogging it, but I do like supporting Alaskan fisherman and buying wild whenever possible.I did not know that. Explains the almost too much fat in the fish IMO.That's just how all black cod is, and why most of it went overseas. Americans love their halibut and gray cod, which are relatively lean cuts of whitefish. Black cod is very high in natural oils and fat, that's the beauty of it, and Americans are learning the value of it, though slowly. Those fish you found in Costco were likely fresh Washington fish, which are typically a bit smaller than those we have in AK. The fish we use for the portions are much, much bigger, and the price goes up quickly with black cod the bigger they get. A 5#-up carcass in AK is worth more to the boat this year than you paid retail for the smaller fish last year. The retail prices for black cod are slowly recovering as well since Asia is in much better shape financially then they were over the last few years, so I'd expect the prices to be up across the board.A big bonus for buying whole fresh black cod, though, is that the frame (typically about 20% of the weight of a head-off carcass) make for awesome crab bait. Fold em up and stuff them in your bait cage.