making lobster tails and its smells fishy realy strong.....
2006-10-01 13:20:48 · 17 answers · asked by tall_with_big_feet 1 in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ Las Vegas
Fresh seafood will not strongly fishy, but sometimes it does because of the stagnant water in it without some absorbing paper. So these lobster can be fresh as well, in such case, to reduce/elimiate smell use some strong spices. Coating it in 1 spoon of soy sauce should kill the smell, you can add finely chopped cilantro to further reduce smell, depends on your recipe if you can do this.
Carefully check the lobster, look for for black or pale brown marks on it, feel it, to see if it is little stale or really bad, if you can find out check the wrapping to see dates on it.
2006-10-01 14:02:18 · answer #1 · answered by SH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you buy lobster live or fresh or frozen?
When buying seafood, smell first. If they smell "fishy" - bad news
If they smell "somewhat fishy" ask if it's been in water or frozen-then thawed, because that can create a smell too. If it's either of the last two, that means it's been sitting, and you don't want it.
Buying seafood is a trust of your store. Look around and see if it moves quickly. If they have lots of sales-stay away. If they have fresh seafood in the case, then next week - a sale in the frozen case, beware.
2006-10-02 18:15:28 · answer #2 · answered by hey you 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seafood should not smell, not at all. If it has a "fishy" smell, then it is not fresh. When you buy fish you should smell it. Don't buy any seafood if it has that "fishy" smell. It will only smell that way if it isn't fresh or has been out too long.
2006-10-01 14:47:41 · answer #3 · answered by Butterfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it smells really strong fishy it's bad! The odor should be your first alarm that you have bought bad seafood and it should be thrown out. Also, if buying fish from a market the eyes should not be dull. Cooking bad food to 165 degrees to kill bacteria will not make bad food good.
2006-10-01 13:30:30 · answer #4 · answered by synchronicity915 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raw seafood has very little odor when it is truly fresh. It can get a little pungent when cooked, but it shouldn't be a "Bad" smell.
The eyes of a fish should be clear, not cloudy, and should have a normal shape, not sunken. The fish should not feel slimy, if it has scales. Catfish can feel slimy, but shouldn't smell bad.
2006-10-01 13:28:44 · answer #5 · answered by Hector 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Smelly is bad. Fish should smell fresh, if it smells fishy....it's bad!
2006-10-01 14:57:24 · answer #6 · answered by Nana 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seafood s hould smell like salt water when fresh. It gets a funk when it's old.
2006-10-01 14:20:29 · answer #7 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on wat if its fish it was to smell like salt water but if its not then its rotten shrimp is usually rotten when forms fungi . But lobster is really smelly thats normal wash it very well it will clean out the smeel a lot
2006-10-01 14:29:31 · answer #8 · answered by lar_byk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will smell bad all the time(hate the fish smell), even worse when it goes bad
2006-10-01 13:58:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good fresh seafood is not "smelly."
2006-10-02 01:51:12 · answer #10 · answered by pskomorn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋