Catfish swimming its way to school lunches

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | Thursday, April 25, 2002 | Nancy Anderson

[Willie Green]

Don't tell the kids but $6 million worth of breaded catfish is headed for school cafeterias. Sounds fishy to me. Everyone knows second-graders have severe standards when it comes to eating.

Fearful suspicion is cast upon all foods not found on their basic list of acceptable foods (the adventuresome eater has at least four) to ingest without anxiety or ketchup.

[dighton]

Urgent ping.

[Romulus]

Quality control for farm-raised catfish is quite strict at the better catfish processors. As already noted, the fish are fed at the surface, from trucks that drive between the ponds, spreading feed processed from grain. It's true that catfish can easily acquire an odor if they're not maintained in a clean environment, so before a processor accepts a truckload of fish, sample fish are killed, cooked, and carefully sniffed.

[realpatriot71]

What about other scavengers such as Crab and Lobster.

I can't stand that crap either - I don't ever eat it - nasty stuff . . .

[SamAdams76]

I was at Catfish Cabin in Albertville, Alabama last week (Rte. 431) for "all-you-can-eat-catfish-night" and I downed 7 whole catfish, washing them down with iced tea. Left nothing behind but the bones. I love catfish! Those kids are in for a real treat.

[Mike Darancette]

I can't stand that crap either - I don't ever eat it - nasty stuff . . .

Mmmmm ... More for me. :-)

[MozarkDawg]

Don't tell the kids but $6 million worth of breaded catfish is headed for school cafeterias.

Breaded? BREADED?? Catfish should only have they're little bodies dredged through seasoned cornmeal and deep-fried in peanut oil!

Looks like there may be a run on the pink stuff, and not for no sauce, neither!