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» Rosemary Drisdelle - The merits of rainwater

The claim that rainwater is pure and free of toxins is obviously false - one only has to think of acid rain to know that pollutants in the atmosphere come back to earth in rainwater. Toxic metals such as lead and mercury are found in the atmosphere as well. I suspect, however, that the amounts in rainwater are probably miniscule compared to the levels in polluted surface waters, so there may be something to the idea that fish raised in rainwater are much safer to eat.

Having said all that, I recently tried tilapia for the first time and I thought it was fantastic.

Rosemary Drisdelle
Birds.Suite101.com

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» Robert Dailey - The merits of rainwater

In response to The merits of rainwater posted by rdrisdelle:

I agrfee with Rosemary. The term "rainwater: is no longer an assuredness of quality water.
As for China-produced tilapia, there was a program on one of the educational channels recently on which Chinese officials admitted that China is one of the most polluted countries in the world, aquifers are being drawn down at alarming rates, and almost all the surface water in the country is polluted with heavy metals, chemicals and e.coli, among others.
Having said that, we do like domestically-raised tilapia. I've prepared it in a variety of ways, but I still like it best cooked in butter with a few herbs and spices.

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» Jacqueline Church - The merits of rainwater

In response to The merits of rainwater posted by rdrisdelle:

I agree, I think it's a little bit overstated to claim rainwater is pure. Tilapia is a great fish, lending itself to many different preparations easily. I like it in the Ginger-Scented fish recipe, too! Did you see the tomato pesto recipe?

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» Jacqueline Church - The merits of rainwater

In response to The merits of rainwater posted by bobcajun:

Yes, as I tried to allude to in the post, China's environmental record is poor and this is well documentd. The company awards for sanitation do little to boost confidence in the fish itself as far as toxins go.

Did you try the ginger-scented fish recipe?

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» christine2 - The merits of rainwater

In response to The merits of rainwater posted by rdrisdelle:

I recently cooked tilapia, and I did not like it.
How do you cook this fish?

-- posted by christine2

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» Jacqueline Church - Tilapia

In response to The merits of rainwater posted by christine2:

Did you try the ginger scented steamed fish or en papillote recipe?

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