Why is catfish concidered seafood?
Posted By: bert
Re: Why is... - 06/06/16 12:13 PM
Most menus list it as seafood as they do with Tilapia, not sure why they have been doing that for years.
Marketing, man, marketing! They convinced us that a Yugo was a car, too!
If I had to hazard a guess, I would say it was laziness. They didn't want to have to make another section on the menu.
Kirk B.
Posted By: weklfrog
Re: Why is... - 06/06/16 08:52 PM
Also including trout, fresh water mussels, and crayfish. In the UK, seafood is used more literally but everyone there is fairly close to the ocean. North America spans a whole continent much of which is not close to the ocean, so the term is used more broadly.
From Wikipedia --
Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. Seafood prominently includes fish and shellfish. Shellfish include various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Historically, sea mammals such as whales and dolphins have been consumed as food, though that happens to a lesser extent in modern times. Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are widely eaten as seafood around the world, especially in Asia (see the category of sea vegetables). In North America, although not generally in the United Kingdom, the term "seafood" is extended to fresh water organisms eaten by humans, so all edible aquatic life may be referred to as seafood. For the sake of completeness, this article includes all edible aquatic life.
Posted By: xmatador
Re: Why is... - 06/07/16 03:50 PM
There are saltwater catfish like hardheads and gafftops so technically, there are catfish that are
seafood
Posted By: DblNoob
Re: Why is... - 06/08/16 02:07 AM
Ok, out of curiosity..... what should it be called?
Posted By: TxFisher96
Re: Why is... - 06/08/16 05:46 AM
How appetizing does Lakefood or Pondfood sound?
Posted By: bert
Re: Why is... - 06/08/16 01:36 PM
I would go with 'aquatic cuisine' to cover shellfish and muscles as well as any other food we consume from oceans rivers and lakes.
Posted By: weklfrog
Re: Why is... - 06/08/16 09:39 PM
Just call it seafood. That is the common vernacular in this country and people know what you are talking about -- fish, crustaceans, mollusks.
Posted By: BayouFennec
Re: Why is... - 06/09/16 02:00 PM
not sure why it's called seafood, but now i'm hungry
Posted By: kickingback
Re: Why is... - 06/10/16 03:01 PM
" In North America the term "seafood" is extended to fresh water organisms eaten by humans, so all edible aquatic life may be referred to as seafood."
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