Hi all.

Has anyone tried it?

I'm talking about deep frying it with a traditional beer batter.

Saw it in Makro today and thought it looked similar.

Thoughts please.

it does taste very nice

I like john dory

A bottom feeding fish similar to cod but I think can be caught in much shallower waters

Just check that it really is JOHN DORY. Or did the packed just say "DORY". Many other kinds of fish are substituted for Dory. One being Vietnamese catfish. You can't tell the difference really after it has been cleaned and skinned. The catfish isn't too bad to eat though haha. This is a farm fish from vietnam, though it occurs throughout the mekong delta. I'm not saying what you saw is this fish, but it could be. I'm pretty sure it's not genuine John Dory though. Give it a try anyway. Pla krapong would be the best though. Good old barramundi haha

I don't know about John Dory but the fish called "tub-tim" is excellent as a substitute to cod for fish and chips. Having some tonight!

John Dory is a delicious eating fish. It would make a fair substitute for cod. I wouldn't waste it in batter though. Lightly pan fried in some butter is perfect.

The fresher the Dory the better.

"Dory" and "John Dory" are defenitely NOT the same fish. The JD is a LOT more expensive than Dory.

Dory

John Dory

Hi all.

Has anyone tried it?

I'm talking about deep frying it with a traditional beer batter.

Saw it in Makro today and thought it looked similar.

Thoughts please.

Was it fresh or frozen?

Was it fresh or frozen?

The one I saw yesterday was plastic, and singing an entertaining little tune, can't get it out of my head !

yeah most john dory wil be mislabled in thailand,its not the same fish as dory the price will be the tell tale if your getting it for less than 500 a kg from a retail market its not john dory same goes for snapper

the fish called "tub-tim" is excellent as a substitute to cod for fish and chips. Having some tonight!

Agreed, this is the pretty pink freshwater fish. Excellent fried in batter with chips

Tip, when you have your freshwater fish de-boned and de-scaled, rub some salt into it, dip in batter and cook, hey presto, North Sea Cod,mmmm

As Culicine says it probably was not 'John Dory'. I suspect the packaging the original poster saw at Makro was only marked 'Dory' and if so this is the market name given in Asia to Pangasius (Panga) which as stated by Culicine is a farmed fish from Vietnam.

John Dory / St. Pierre / San Pietro is around 600Baht/kg as a fresh imported fish.

A lot of cheap copies on the market here in Thailand.

Gerd