We recently started buying most of our meats from a local farm. Overall, the meat has been excellent, however, my wife and I have noticed that the skin of the chicken has a slight fishy taste after cooking. Its not necessarily a bad taste but it is noticeable. I usually dry brine and this seems to intensify the flavor. Has anyone ever experienced this? And is there a way I could minimize it? I've never had this taste from regular grocery store chicken.
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Obviously, it's Chicken Of The Sea®.
I've actually never run into this. Are you rinsing it? Have you asked the farmer? The only thing I can think of is that its a feed issue where something is concentrating in the fat and skin is, proportionately, fatty.Last edited by rickgregory; January 7, 2021, 09:28 PM.
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Originally posted by rickgregory View PostObviously, it's Chicken Of The Sea®.
I've actually never run into this. Are you rinsing it? Have you asked the farmer? The only thing I can think of is that its a feed issue where something is concentrating in the fat and skin is, proportionately, fatty.
We will ask the farmer next time we order. I don't know if it has something to do with the age of the chicken or what they are fed. They are all pastured and fed a non soy/corn diet.
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Originally posted by Jerod Broussard View PostAre they feeding any kind of cod liver oil supplement.
https://forum.thepoultrysite.com/dis...-cod-liver-oil
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A few years ago I was caravaning with my father in law through central Utah. We pulled over and we stood in front of his car talking. He asked me if I noticed the smell of fish on the grill. He said it was from the flies that we had hit. The smell/taste of fish comes from their food.
My bet is that there is some sort of additive to the chicken or they eat a lot of bugs
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Are you frying in fish grease? Are you using an iron pan ( or any pan that will absorb smells) to cook the chicken in that you have used to cook fish? Or does the farmer process fish on the same table he prepares chicken?
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jstrause Like Alabama Smoke I was wondering about the cooking oil also. I believe some of the cooking oil spray we use smells like fish when I spray it into a hot pan. It doesn't seem to impart a fish taste to the food I cook with it though.
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No fish grease or any other exposure to fish that I know of!
I had been cooking the chickens indoors but tonight I did one on the kettle and we didn't notice the fish taste at all. Its a good reason to keep the grill going throughout the winter!
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