点评:Ask the waiter what kind of fish is the fish and chips dinner made with and you will be told it is called Pangasianodon. Most people have never heard of this fish so they, along with me, may be curious and go ahead and spend $17 to try it.
After dinner when I got home I looked up this fish and the common name for Pangasianodon in the US is Swai. With a bit of research you will discover that swai fish is nothing like cod or halibut which make a wonderful fried fish meals. Swai is a Vietnamese native and is a omnivorous bottom feeding fish similar to catfish though in a different family. In other words it's cheap. Very cheap. Even with today's prices you can still buy a 4 lb bag for $15 or less retail so the restaurant likely pays less to purchase it for the restaurant.
Research for yourself and you will also find a number of authors suggest that this is not the healthiest fish to be eating because of farming conditions.
Needless to say I was UNDERwhelmed with my "whitefish" dinner after my first bite. I was served four smallish thin fillets of some unidentifiable fish meat. It was properly cooked for what it was and the batter used produced a decent coating but it was not what I expected. It was not thick, moist, flaky or flavorful. All I could taste was the breading. I'm guessing the waiters have no idea of what they are selling and simply parrot what they have been told to say.
Please think twice before ordering if you want a nice piece of fried fish!
On the other hand the service was both friendly and timely and our party had no other concerns.
翻译:问服务员做的炸鱼薯条晚餐是用什么鱼做的,会说叫Pangasianodon。大多数人从未听说过这种鱼,所以他们和我一样可能会感到好奇并花 17 美元尝试一下。
晚饭后回到家,我查了一下这条鱼,Pangasianodon 在美国的俗名是 Swai。通过一些研究,您会发现 swai 鱼与鳕鱼或大比目鱼完全不同,它们可以制作美味的炸鱼餐。 Swai 是越南人,是一种杂食性底栖鱼类,类似于鲶鱼,但属于不同的科。换句话说,它很便宜。非常便宜。即使按照今天的价格,您仍然可以以 15 美元或更少的零售价购买 4 磅的袋子,因此餐厅可能会花更少的钱为餐厅购买。
自己研究一下,您还会发现许多作者认为,由于养殖条件,这不是最健康的鱼。
不用说,我第一口咬完后就对我的“白鱼”晚餐感到不知所措。我得到了一些无法辨认的鱼肉的四片小薄片。它被正确地煮熟了,使用的面糊产生了不错的涂层,但这不是我所期望的。它不厚,不湿润,不片状或可口。我所能尝到的只是面包屑。我猜服务员不知道他们在卖什么,只是鹦鹉学舌地重复他们被告知要说的话。
想吃炸鱼的朋友请三思!
另一方面,服务既友好又及时,我们一行没有其他顾虑。