I don't eat fish. How can I slowly introduce myself?

[｡Tessa ｡]

I only eat chicken breast. buti like japan, and i wantto get used to japanese cuisines. also every resturant serves fish, not chicken. so what fish is best to start with. im kidna scared ive only been eating tuna in a can and some anchovies...any good sauce recipes to try??
also how much fat does it contain?
This really has nothing to do with Japan, it's just I feel as if I should try fish i have avoided for years to eat...

 

[Jason]

They have/serve tuna in most restaurants in japan, so u will be fine.

 

[Smiiile]

Best way to get introduced to fish, is most probably eating something like fish fingers, as its covered in a batter, you can add some sauce, so the actually taste of fish is very minimal. Also try salmon, it is extreme bland, and tuna, which has lots of flavour, and I can guarentee you will prefer one to the other, even though they look very similar. The amount of fat the fish contains depends what you are eating, as fish finger may be quite high, fish its self will be very very low, as its very good for you, brain food!, Its nice to see you want to try new food, you'll get there promise!

 

[Ray <3]

There are a ton of different kinds of fish and they all taste different. It's funny that you picked tuna and anchovies because I love fish but I hate both of those. Try a mild fish; these are usually the white fish, if you ask at the counter at the grocery store, they will suggest one for you. My favorites are likely perch, and haddock, and I do enjoy (i think) talapia too. For perch, try lightly breading it (so coat it in egg and then coat it in flour) and fry it in a frying pan. For haddock, just put it in a glass dish in the oven with salt and pepper and a bit of butter and bake it for about 30-45 mins (you'll have to look it up for it'll say on the package if you get it frozen).. you can tell it's cooked when it flakes really easily. You might also like to try canned salmon, another one I like and salmon with dill sauce is very popular but I've never liked it. Also try shrinp, get a shrimp ring.. i loved it when I was little but I don't really like it now, but most people like shrimp. You could also try crab, you can get it in the same section in a can where the tuna and anchovies are, it's pretty tasty. I put it in stirfrys smetimes.

As for recipes I like most of mine just baked with salt and pepper and some lemon juice. I actually eat my fish with salsa sometimes too to give it a kick but I'm weird like that

But yeah, go for mild fish first before moving to a more stong fish!

Enjoy!

 

[SillyRabit]

long john silvers fish kinda tastes like chicken, i'd try eating that

 

[Sarah N]

Well, I'm not a big fan of fish myself, but I find if you try something new when you are very hungry, you're more likely to find that it tastes good! I would recommend something simple like cooked salmon... and try to avoid anything like sashimi (raw fish) until you develop a taste for very fishy things. xD

And just on the note of Japanese cuisine: they eat plenty of chicken there, not all restaurants have fish, and white rice is really more their staple food. There's even sushi that has no fish in it!

 

[Feed Me Answers!]

Well, I do not know about Japanese cuisine, but my parents never liked fish. It was not until I moved out that I started trying to get used to it.

The easiest fish of all to get used to would be any battered and fried white fish. Fish sticks, or fish and chips are good introductory dishes for this. If you want to try a type of fish that does not taste fish at all, try salmon. Though when I first tried it, it reminded me of cat food as that was the only place I had ever smelled anything like it. Another alternative could be any dish that is not presenting the fish itself, but just using it as an ingredient. Since you want to go Japanese, many forms of sushi could work. If you are from the north east, you likely are used to eating clams or clam chowder, so scallops and muscles could work. Lastly, almost everyone has tried lobster or shrimp. Though those last two kind of disgust me since land based arthropods are not considered food by western culture. I have no idea why oceanic arthropods would seem appealing in contrast.