Fish tastes better with 'wild' label
Published: February 16, 2009
Summary
Wild mackerel tastes better than the farmed variety. At least, it does if the origin is on the label. But a consumer who doesn't know where it's from will taste no difference. This is the claim made by Adriaan Kole in Food and Quality Preference. 'Taste is made up of two elements: what you taste on the tongue, and what you see and hear. The two combine to form the idea of 'tasty' in your mi...
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17 de febrero de 2009
Dear sir,
It is true that wild fish taste better than farm grown ones. Taste of fish is a function of age and the ingredients that made up its feed.
Fast grown fish have poor taste which is typical of cultured fish while slowly grown ones have a better taste. I did a little research whereby I combined natural feeding process with artificial feeding, which resulted in delayed growth, but gave a better comparable taste.
Dr Igwe Eddy
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