Do you prefer fried, boiled or broiled?

@kareng (59050)
United States
January 23, 2007 11:33am CST
How do you prefer your seafood to be cooked? Do you like fried, boiled or broiled? I live in the south where everything is cooked all ways but leaning towards fried. I prefer all three myself and it really depends on the type of seafood. What do you like?
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• United States
23 Jan 07
Do I have to choose one of these options? If so probably broiled... but over here in the Northwest, I like it baked more than anything else. Some baked halibut or Salmon sounds really good right about now. Although I would love some Scallops... :)
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
24 Jan 07
No, you can choose baked...I forgot that one...accckkk! I also left off raw...thinking of oysters here. I don't do raw anything..haha! Thanks for responding!
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@vivasuzi (4127)
• United States
23 Jan 07
Hmmm.. I think I'm confused. My salmon and tuna (The only seafood I like) are always grilled! That's my fav :) Most places make it so good I don't even need to dip it in anything. At home, I cook salmon on the stove with a little butter and seasoning - is that broiled? I really don't know the terms. The third way I've made salmon is in the oven, drenched in italian dressing. What is that? Baked?
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
31 Jan 07
Yep in the oven is baked. Can you tell I don't bake much? hehe. Thanks for responding!
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• United States
9 Feb 07
I really have to agree with you, it depends on the type of seafood, because there are just some things that I prefer cooked a certain way. I have learned though, that fish is the main one that can be cooked all three ways, and still be remotely edible. Other things, are just better one way. I am not from the south (the west, hence the name), but I love southern cooking...I love fried fish, shrimp creole, boiled crab and lobster, etc...there are lots of good things...my family tend to broil their fish...I love the tilapia in a bag recipe it is so tasty. And there are others. Man am I getting hungry.
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
30 Mar 07
That is one drawback about living here, we tend to fry everything and that is not very healthy. I never ate broiled fish until I was out on my own. My mother always fried it--she tends to stick with what she knows and likes.
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
i prefer all depends on the type of seafood you will cook.
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
28 Mar 07
I'm a seafood lover too. The only thing I don't eat is raw oysters...ewww!
@simplysue (631)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I like fish if it's baked or deep fried. Shrimp if it's boiled or deepfried and that's the extent of the seafood I will eat. :) I used to eat it all but just recently started to be able to eat fish and shrimp again after a serious revulsion to it while pregnant with my eldest LOL he is 16 years old now!
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
25 Jun 07
Oh wow! That took a long time to get over didn't it? I have always loved just about any kind of seafood! It's a good thing since I live on the Gulf Coast!
@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
30 Jan 07
broiled. more crispy
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@loray143 (485)
• Philippines
3 Feb 07
i agree with you. it actually depend on what kind of seafood you are cooking... i like fried fish, steamed crabs, stir-fried shrimps and shell soups
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
16 Mar 07
Now I'm starving here...that's no fair...lol!
@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
10 Feb 07
I am from the South so that must be why I like all three. I have always eaten seafood friend, then I got older and discovered broiled. I am sure I ate a lot of boiled too, but never noticed. LOL I try to stay away from fried now, so I am glad it can be eaten other ways and still taste GOOD!
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
27 Jun 07
Another southerner! I like seafood just about any way. As you have done, I've been trying to eat more broiled and boiled. Can't go wrong with boiled shrimp or crawfish! But then you have to get something fried every so often just for the sake of it!
@kerbausama (1335)
• Malaysia
7 Feb 07
Boil.it is more safe.yeah..thats it. ..
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@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
2 Feb 07
I prefer my seafood fried, but then again it all depends what I am eating if it was crab I would eat have to boil it of course, if it was mussels then I boil it and add it with coconut milk which is lovely
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
7 Mar 07
I've never tried mussels with coconut milk. Do you just dip it in the coconut milk after cooking? Sounds interesting!
@freak369 (5113)
• United States
29 Mar 07
Most of the time just pan fried with some butter and garlic. Shrimp, I can eat that pretty much any way under the sun. Talapia (I think I spelled it right) is great fried in a light breading with some good tartar sauce. Now I want some Long John Silvers!
@lisado (1227)
• United States
13 Feb 07
I guess I'm no help to you on this one. I can't stand seafood! lol I will eat baked cod but only from one place, and it's a local restaurant back home. I can't even stand the smell when we walk by the fish section of the grocery store. Luckily my husband is the same way. He will eat deep fried shrimp, but that's it.
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
1 Jul 07
I think I could live off of seafood! I like just about everything. Have you tried crawfish?
@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
2 Feb 07
Although I'm not a big fan of seafood, I'm going to answer anyway. Since I prefer everything else I eat grilled, I would have to have this grilled too. Maybe I would like it better that way.
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
1 Mar 07
It's obvious you didn't grow up on the Gulf Coast or in the south! Grilled is healthy!
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
27 Mar 08
all are very good to me - out of the choices you give I would go with broiled - I like pan fried a lot (especially with blackened spices) but do not care much for deep fat fried. My favorite, however, would likely be a choice you have not given in this discussion and that is Grilled.
@urbangirl (1456)
• Australia
19 Feb 07
I love barbecued seafood, grilled or lightly fried. The less added to seafood the better...a little bit of lemon is fine with me. Oysters I prefer au natural with a bit of lemon juice. Prawns I like with lemon or chilli.
@dfinster (3528)
• United States
29 Mar 07
I don't eat seafood too much. The only two things I really like are scallops and lobster. I don't like scallops deep fried because it takes away from the taste. I like them sauteed and I like my lobster broiled. My husband likes his haddock baked and his scallops fried.
• Canada
13 Jun 07
I like seafood, period. Anyway I can get them without having to cook them myself, that is! That's where my moniker came from-- seagoddess the seafood monster...LOL! I do love raw oysters, though. They're the only ones I would eat raw. Wait, I lied. I like sushi and sashimi too! Yum, yum.... :-0
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
27 Mar 08
all are very good to me - out of the choices you give I would go with broiled - I like pan fried a lot (especially with blackened spices) but do not care much for deep fat fried. My favorite, however, would likely be a choice you have not given in this discussion and that is Grilled.
@FenwaySox (321)
• United States
13 Jun 07
This totally depends on the seafood. If its shellfish like lobster, clams, musscles then I like that boiled/steamed. I love salmon cooked out on the grill its totally yummy that way!
@wiccania (3360)
• United States
13 Jun 07
i prefer grilled, actually. i think it adds a really wonderful flavor to the already exceptional flavor of the seafood.