Upper Tampa Bay ~ Trout and Cheese Grits

Skiffin16
Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
edited April 2012 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I know there are several of you going through tough times concerning saliva and taste. I went through those same issues.... Just know that more than likely it will get better for you, actually much better.

So when it does, and you are pretty much eating good again....you'll appreciate this photo much more than you might at the moment;

Sand Trout & Cheese Grits

Fresh caught Sand Trout this past Saturday, fried up and served with a big steamy pot of Cheese Grits.

Greg, Pat and others....well, let's just say that I'm thinking of you, bawahahaha...

Best,
John
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  • jtl
    jtl Member Posts: 456
    #2
    Not my cup of tea as they
    Not my cup of tea as they say. Fish=good, Grits=not.
  • osmotar
    osmotar Member Posts: 1,006
    #3
    Don't Mind
    Don't mind the trout, but have neva eva been able to get the grits down without gagging...ack!!!..LOL
  • osmotar
    osmotar Member Posts: 1,006
    #4
    Don't Mind
    Don't mind the trout, but have neva eva been able to get the grits down without gagging...ack!!!..LOL
  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor Member Posts: 1,842 Member
    #5
    sign me up for both
    Just getting back to real food. My current diet is lots of fish, and I love cheese grits.
  • Tonsil Dad
    Tonsil Dad Member Posts: 488
    #6
    longtermsurvivor said:

    sign me up for both
    Just getting back to real food. My current diet is lots of fish, and I love cheese grits.

    finger lickin good!!!
    Love the fish John, but never been a lover of grits.
    I would have prefered the fish with chips ( fries) and lots of salt and vineger.

    God bless
    Tonsil Dad,

    Dan.
  • osmotar
    osmotar Member Posts: 1,006
    #7
    Tonsil Dad said:

    finger lickin good!!!
    Love the fish John, but never been a lover of grits.
    I would have prefered the fish with chips ( fries) and lots of salt and vineger.

    God bless
    Tonsil Dad,

    Dan.

    I love
    my fries with vinegar...when I ask for it here in AZ they look at me like I'm nuts.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #8
    Fish-N-Chips
    OK, for you not so Southern Folk...(even though I'm a damn yankee from Ohio).....

    I will also share my photo of some fresh grouper caught under the Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay a few months ago.

    Fish-N-Chips

    Fresh Grouper, home made fries and a splash of Malt Vinegar....and I definitely had a Corona during the making of that meal.

    Best,
    John
  • KTeacher
    KTeacher Member Posts: 1,103 Member
    #9
    Skiffin16 said:

    Fish-N-Chips
    OK, for you not so Southern Folk...(even though I'm a damn yankee from Ohio).....

    I will also share my photo of some fresh grouper caught under the Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay a few months ago.

    Fish-N-Chips

    Fresh Grouper, home made fries and a splash of Malt Vinegar....and I definitely had a Corona during the making of that meal.

    Best,
    John

    Yum
    that's all I can add. I love fish and chips.
  • Tonsil Dad
    Tonsil Dad Member Posts: 488
    #10
    Skiffin16 said:

    Fish-N-Chips
    OK, for you not so Southern Folk...(even though I'm a damn yankee from Ohio).....

    I will also share my photo of some fresh grouper caught under the Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay a few months ago.

    Fish-N-Chips

    Fresh Grouper, home made fries and a splash of Malt Vinegar....and I definitely had a Corona during the making of that meal.

    Best,
    John

    Yep.
    Now thats what I'm talkin about John,
    That looks delish, if I had taste buds I would drive up there and eat it with ya.....lol

    God bless
    Tonsil Dad,

    Dan.
  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #11
    I'd give the grits a try....
    just to get close to those trout filets...yummy :)

    p
  • Mikemetz
    Mikemetz Member Posts: 465 Member
    #12
    phrannie51 said:

    I'd give the grits a try....
    just to get close to those trout filets...yummy :)

    p

    Born again grits lover
    Growing up in the North, the few times I had grits I was fed the kind that were "instant" and tasted like the box they came in. Of course, they had a "Yuck factor" that was off the scale. Having lived in Atlanta for 18 years now, I have come to love grits--especially home made cheese grits. My wife does a great job with them. I still won't eat instant grits, just as I won't eat instant oat meal--but when grits are done right, they are hard to beat, and make a good choice when you are on the road back to a regular diet after neck rads and chemo.
  • osmotar
    osmotar Member Posts: 1,006
    #13
    Skiffin16 said:

    Fish-N-Chips
    OK, for you not so Southern Folk...(even though I'm a damn yankee from Ohio).....

    I will also share my photo of some fresh grouper caught under the Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay a few months ago.

    Fish-N-Chips

    Fresh Grouper, home made fries and a splash of Malt Vinegar....and I definitely had a Corona during the making of that meal.

    Best,
    John

    No thats
    makin my mouth water..well the best that it can LOL
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #14
    Mikemetz said:

    Born again grits lover
    Growing up in the North, the few times I had grits I was fed the kind that were "instant" and tasted like the box they came in. Of course, they had a "Yuck factor" that was off the scale. Having lived in Atlanta for 18 years now, I have come to love grits--especially home made cheese grits. My wife does a great job with them. I still won't eat instant grits, just as I won't eat instant oat meal--but when grits are done right, they are hard to beat, and make a good choice when you are on the road back to a regular diet after neck rads and chemo.

    Breakfast Grits...
    Hard to beat with a dab of butter and a shake or two of salt & pepper...., creamy an will melt in your mouth fo sho.

    JG
  • jim and i
    jim and i Member Posts: 1,788 Member
    #15
    Skiffin16 said:

    Breakfast Grits...
    Hard to beat with a dab of butter and a shake or two of salt & pepper...., creamy an will melt in your mouth fo sho.

    JG

    fish and cheese grits
    About a month ago Jim and I went to Daytona for lunch. I ordered catfish fingerlings and cheese grits of which Jim had a couple bites. Not bad considering he is just starting to eat real food.

    Debbie
  • RayTodd
    RayTodd Member Posts: 187
    #16
    Cheese grits ??
    What is this. Is the trout full of sand or what
  • jtl
    jtl Member Posts: 456
    #17
    Skiffin16 said:

    Breakfast Grits...
    Hard to beat with a dab of butter and a shake or two of salt & pepper...., creamy an will melt in your mouth fo sho.

    JG

    I have lived in Florida for
    I have lived in Florida for 17 years and still don't eat grits, When we were in Key West last week they always asked "grits or home fries" when ordering breakfast.
    John
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #18
    RayTodd said:

    Cheese grits ??
    What is this. Is the trout full of sand or what

    Questions...
    LOL...

    Grits are basically dried ground corn. You boil like two cups of water and add in around a quarter cup of grits. Cover the pot and simmer, the grits will soften up to the consistancy of cream of wheat almost.

    You can add in a little garlic powder and around a half cup or so of shredded cheese (for cheese grits).


    As they are close in flavor and texture to cream of wheat, a lot of northern people will add sugar and milk (for plain grits).

    But in the south, you had a tab of butter and a little salt and pepper (again for plain grits).

    The Sand Trout is just a type of salt water trout in Florida. The main targeted species would be Speckled (Spotted) Seatrout.

    But there are two other in the Gulf know as Silver trout and Sand Trout. If you are on the East Coast they have another called a Weak Fish.

    All are less targted than the Speckled Seatrout...but the Speckled is more predicatable to catch and is classifie a sprt fish.

    They have strict limits on both size and bag limit, even areas and seasons.

    The silver and sand don't have those restrictions, aren't classified as sport fish and are not as predictable to target.

    More than you ever wanted to know....

    JG
  • RayTodd
    RayTodd Member Posts: 187
    #19
    Skiffin16 said:

    Questions...
    LOL...

    Grits are basically dried ground corn. You boil like two cups of water and add in around a quarter cup of grits. Cover the pot and simmer, the grits will soften up to the consistancy of cream of wheat almost.

    You can add in a little garlic powder and around a half cup or so of shredded cheese (for cheese grits).


    As they are close in flavor and texture to cream of wheat, a lot of northern people will add sugar and milk (for plain grits).

    But in the south, you had a tab of butter and a little salt and pepper (again for plain grits).

    The Sand Trout is just a type of salt water trout in Florida. The main targeted species would be Speckled (Spotted) Seatrout.

    But there are two other in the Gulf know as Silver trout and Sand Trout. If you are on the East Coast they have another called a Weak Fish.

    All are less targted than the Speckled Seatrout...but the Speckled is more predicatable to catch and is classifie a sprt fish.

    They have strict limits on both size and bag limit, even areas and seasons.

    The silver and sand don't have those restrictions, aren't classified as sport fish and are not as predictable to target.

    More than you ever wanted to know....

    JG

    Ah so grits is like
    Polenta cooked the same treated the same and I think is the same.
    We have ocean trout or ocean trout but only one variety and its a top class eating fish
    http://www.bluewaterfreediversofwa.com/files/Page381.htm Coral Trout top eating and my preference


    http://www.mesa.edu.au/aquaculture/aquaculture14.asp Ocean Trout also top eating
  • Jan Trinks
    Jan Trinks Member Posts: 477
    #20
    Knew it was you
    John:

    When I saw the Upper Tampa Bay Sand Trout and Cheese Grits thread I knew it had to be your post! Trout is okay, but even though I'm a born and raised Southern gal - I am not a grits person!

    Jan (Basketcase)
  • Greg53
    Greg53 Member Posts: 849
    #21
    Jan Trinks said:

    Knew it was you
    John:

    When I saw the Upper Tampa Bay Sand Trout and Cheese Grits thread I knew it had to be your post! Trout is okay, but even though I'm a born and raised Southern gal - I am not a grits person!

    Jan (Basketcase)

    My vote.....
    Love those cheese grits!! And just regular grits too, even if I am a dang yankee.

    And Skiff, nice fish Dude!! Where did you buy those.......I mean catch those?? (nyuk, nyuk)

    Greg

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