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I have just had the tastiest river cobbler imaginable.

New potatoes, peas, I stuffed the cobbler and baked it - and although I say so myself it was a pretty darn tasty dish.

ISNT COBBLER A RIVERBED FEEDER

It's a sort of catfish I think

was it served cold !!! :-( :-(

Of course not - why would I want to serve it cold?

These types of fish are all bottom feeders. They are essentially the garbage disposals of the rivers and oceans. I used to fish for catfish with my dad for fun but no one we knew actually ate those fish--and where we fished for them wasn't polluted at all--still, they were considered "dirty" fish--besides, most of the time they taste a bit like dirt and grime.
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ERROL
YOU OKAY

COOEEEE ERROL

Sorry was having a post dinner stroll by the canal.

River cobbler is really tasty and very popular at the moment - it is also really easy to cook. I stuff it with various things or use fillets and make rolls with a fruit and yoghurt filling plus other stuff. It has a really delicate texture and taste so shouldn't be overpowered by loads of other flavours and isn't overly expensive.

In the past I have made cheese and salmon wraps to go with it but I couldn't be fiddled tonight.

I used to be known for posting my nocturnal foody expermients and thought I would start again - I have been toying with the idea of writing a book about how to cook up bloomin' good meals that sound expensive and cost buttons using my "fuzzy cooking" methods.

now where do I get my shoes resoled?

:-S

Lemon is du jour

sounds nice Errol but it makes my husband and son very ill so i can't have it.

That's a shame - can they not eat any fish?

They seem to be able to eat most types of fish except that one. Seems strange. I can eat it and so can our other son. Never mind. Will have to make so with fish and chips from the chippy.

Well you can't beat that, then.
It is a shame about the cobbler because it is such a lovely delicate fish.

Yes, I heard of someone on the tv who had a bad allergic reaction to that fish. I know it as Pangasius because we sometimes buy it very cheap frozen from our local Indian supermarket. It's much cheaper than cod but not as tasty.

In the UK all species of Pangasius may legally be described as river cobbler, basa, pangasius, panga, or any of these with the addition of "catfish" . . . this is a direct quote from Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basa_fish

This may be useful to know if there is anyone out there who might need to worry about what they are eating. You also need to be careful when buying something described as 'fish' and chips, because it is very often Pangasius.

I never knew that.

I make a sauce and stuffing with yoghurt, apple, orange, olives, a little ginger, wholegrain mustard, tomato, fresh basil, courgette and a few other bits and pieces but leave it marinating for a couple of hours before baking it in foil for about half an hour.

I have tried smoked river cobbler but to be honest I am not that fond of it, my favourites are - haddock cutlets smoked or un-smoked, Dover Sole, Arbroath Smokies, and proper kippers with the bones in.

When I moved down here to Kent in 1988, I was surprised to see how popular some species of Mackerel were. I know there are several different species of Mackerel and that they are not found just in the seas around the UK, that said, up home in Scotland when I was a lad, I was brought up to believe that they were scavengers and were only fit for cat food, that view has stayed with me all my life, to this day I have never eaten Mackerel.

I had Dover sole the other night but it is a bit of a pain boning it.

eRRolSheep - Having spent several years in my younger days as a waiter working part time in a couple of Edinburgh's top hotels and having to cook and bone it at the table before serving it, I can say I have never lost the knack ;-)