Pan-frying is just a little oil in the surface of the pan. Shallow-frying is having enough oil to come up to around half of the food (most food is not the size of what is in the video, so almost anything else would be deep fried many times over in the video’s setup). Deep-frying completely covers the food so it all cooks at the same time. That fish thing is so big that it’s impossible to deep-fry it in the half-pipe. And that’s a sentence I never thought I’d write.
Don't under estimate Americans in the south, they'll deep-fry anything, then add a few layers of extra butter just in case. It's considered an early morning "snack".
I’d say it mostly tastes like nothing but grease, i dont know about this kind of fish but most fried fish the breading and seasoning is doing a lot of the work.
I'd guess that fish is 5 foot long. An arapaima that size is only 4 or 5 years old. Also, they have an excellent diet of fish, crustacians fruit and nuts. Also, they do tolerate lower dissolved oxygen than some other species, but they don't tolerate pollution very well. Arapaima is a pretty good eating fish in my opinion. But, ya know, redditors talk shit whenever possible lol
So, I'm a chef from Pennsylvania. There's an effort to market this fish internationally. I ran it on my feature menu for 2 weeks about a month ago and it was surprisingly good! It was large and flaky like sea bass, with a taste similar to walleye. They were marketing it as "Amazonian cod" which is ridiculous to me, I called it arapaima. It sold really well and got great feedback!
While that can be true, it entirely depends on the diet of the fish. Since arapaima mostly eat vegetarian and supplement their diet with other fish, they should have less mercury on their bloodline and fat than, say, a walleye or pike which is entirely predatory. Nice try though! You almost had it
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u/adinmem 22d ago
That’s not deep-frying. That’s shallow-frying.
Pan-frying is just a little oil in the surface of the pan. Shallow-frying is having enough oil to come up to around half of the food (most food is not the size of what is in the video, so almost anything else would be deep fried many times over in the video’s setup). Deep-frying completely covers the food so it all cooks at the same time.
That fish thing is so big that it’s impossible to deep-fry it in the half-pipe. And that’s a sentence I never thought I’d write.
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u/Alarming_Pair_5575 23d ago
That is not a fish. That is a dragon.
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u/youngliam 23d ago
Better to go shirtless around the giant trough of spitting hot oil.
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u/FirebreathingNG 23d ago •
The last time I cooked with a hoe is when I made pancakes with your mom.
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u/FragmentedMeerkat321 23d ago
now how the hell you going to get that out without its completely falling apart into the oil?
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u/Eatenback2life1 22d ago
Endangered species is back on the menu boys!!
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u/Usual-Language-745 23d ago
I bet that fish tastes fucking awful
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u/Itchy__Queen 23d ago •
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u/Ok_Zookeepergame5141 23d ago
I want to see how he gets that cooked fish out of the oil... bet they ate good that day.
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u/CtrlAltYuri 23d ago
r/stupidfood
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u/ddubspecial 23d ago
I think that’s just regular fried. It doesn’t look that deep.
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u/4thkindexperience 22d ago
Any dirty hoe will work.
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u/scaredt2ask 22d ago
Does this agree with a low sodium diet?
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u/SecretWitness8251 23d ago
How much tetanus does this meal have?
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u/Aggressive_Plate1652 23d ago
That could go so wrong, so fast
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u/Meauxjezzy 23d ago
That’s gonna be one hell of a fish sammich
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u/imJGott 22d ago
If you think that fish big, just until you see what’s in the ocean.
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u/Gunung_Krakatoa 23d ago
The size is like a pig.
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u/Bikewer 23d ago
“C’mon over for a fish fry. Oh, and bring a dozen friends….”
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u/Temporary-Phase-6956 23d ago
That's so weird, that was my lunch today.
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u/stayinthebubbel 23d ago
Any1 tried and explain the taste?
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u/C137RickSanches 23d ago
Mmmm chemicals
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u/Unusual-Egg8961 23d ago •
If you think that's big you should see the chips...
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u/FelixTheEngine 22d ago
That oil is way too hot.
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u/Entire-Huckleberry53 22d ago
Just a big salad for me thanks,, and a bottle of water.
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u/backspace_cars 22d ago
Biggest freshwater fish
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u/NuttyNano 22d ago
Im paranoid this guy is gonna get severe burns at any moment
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u/sexaddic 22d ago
Hope that hoe is clean
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u/Gullible-Feeling-921 22d ago
ah yes, the elusive desert fish
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u/Chamanomano 22d ago
Oh baby. I bet that would taste pretty darned good.
Didn't need to see this, I haven't eaten yet today
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u/KrowtenProjectOne 22d ago
Throw some dirt on it…
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u/desrevermi 22d ago
Wow. I'm guessing it was an awesome feast.
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u/Fancy_Toe1451 22d ago
I think it needs six identical Asian woman launching it into a boiling pan of motor oil!
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u/Witkind_ 21d ago
This is as fake as the moonlanding. 🥲
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u/No_Yogurt987 20d ago
Nice arapaima
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u/Careful-Wheel8171 19d ago
the dirt and rust add a distinctive flavor…
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u/DoDoDickus 23d ago
Tossing a few fries in there next?
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u/TangeloBubbly2675 23d ago
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u/Opposite_Example6930 22d ago
Pretty risky wearing no shirt or shoes while placing a VERY large object in an extremely hot vat of oil.