Pangasius

[tiggerblue10]

I'd never heard of this fish before let alone eaten it. Has anybody heard of or eaten it before? They serve it up in batter on Fridays in the staff restaurant where I work instead of cod.

[Mr Veritas]

It's a type of Catfish it seems.
See here:~
As a Fish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangasius

As food:~
http://worldofpangasius.com/?open=new&id=71

[lajohn]

http://tinyurl.com/6ctgqp

http://tinyurl.com/6f73c7

[hammerman]

You can buy them in most tropical fish shops in the UK as small, fast swimming catfish.

They are fairly easy to keep but will grow quickly and are fairly nervous fish so require a large tank. I've seen them in the tropical lake in Kew gardens at about 3 feet long.

First time i've ever seen them as food though but there are a lot of tropical fish eaten in South East Asia and Africa

[abstract]

oh!............PANGASIUS! ! i thought you said PEGASUS! for a second i was wondering why on earth would anyone want to put that magnificent,noble flying horse in batter and fry him! that would just be wrong!

[tiggerblue10]

Thank you for the info. I have to say that it is very nice alternative to Cod. It has a slightly softer flesh but very tasty.

Lol @ Abstract! I wonder if horse wings would be a nice alternative to chicken wings!!! Heehee ;-)

[abstract]

if you could'nt finish it you'd need one helluva doggybag to take that wing home! hahaha!