Douglas L. Marshall (microman@ra.msstate.edu)
Tue, 1 Feb 2000 08:44:02 -0800
Juergen,
Sorry to hear "catfish" is derogatory in Europe. Those of us living along
the U.S. Gulf coast understand the merits of aquacultured channel catfish.
Why not try a fusion of its genus species name (Ictalurus punctatus).
Something like fried Ickipunk may do well in post-modern restaurants in
Europe.
Douglas L. Marshall
Mississippi State University
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu]On
Behalf Of Juergen R. Ahlmann
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 5:19 AM
To: seafood@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Catfish under another name?
Dear Listers,
Catfish is an excellent fish. We all know that but, there is still the =
derogatory connotation. Does anybody know of other names for catfish =
that sound perhaps a bit more inviting to the majority of the people out =
there? We are particularly interested in finding another name for =
catfish for England and Germany. In Germany, the catfish is generally =
known as "Wels". As an example: in England, "shark" for fish & chips is =
referred to as "huss" and "rock salmon" has absolutely nothing to do =
with salmon. In Germany, "Schillerlocken" have nothing to do with Mr. =
Schiller's locks, a verbatim translation. Is it possible to introduce =
the catfish under a completely different name? Existing or made up? =20
Juergen R. Ahlmann
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