Lime on Fish tastes Bitter
I recently cooked tilapia in foil packets. I used Season All, and topped eached filet with guajillo salsa (flavored with lime) and lime slices. I noticed a bitter aftertaste when I was eating the finished product. It wasn't unbearable, but I didn't like it. I'm thinking it was the lime slices. I'm by no means a cooking pro, so I was wondering if anyone knows if lime slices add bitterness when cooked? And if so, how to avoid?
My internet research didn't come up with anything definite. (However, I discovered this website in the process!)
Best Answer
I'd be a little concerned about mixing aluminum foil with acid foods. Aluminum acetate has an astringent taste. I'm not finding it on the internet, but aluminum citrate (from citric acid in the lime juice) likely has a similar flavor.
Here's a recent, and seemingly reputable look at cooking acid foods in Aluminum foil (PDF file): Risk Assessment of Using Aluminum Foil in Food Preparation
Using parchment paper rather than aluminum foil would avoid the possibility of producing bad tasting metal salts.
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Why does my fish taste bitter?
The presence of bile in whole fish and fish viscera is shown to cause bitterness in fish protein hydrolysates. The fat and ash content could also cause bitter taste.Why does my lime taste bitter?
What is this? When you squeeze a lime, you squeeze certain biochemicals like Limonoate A and Limonin Glucose, and Nomilin that are contained in the flesh of the fruit. After a few hours, an enzymatic bittering process turns these chemicals into bitter-tasting limonin.How do you fix bitter lime taste?
If you've added too much lime juice to your dish or cocktail, just a bit of sugar, honey, maple syrup, white chocolate or caramel sauce, stirred in or drizzled on top, will balance the bitterness.Does lime juice taste good on fish?
If you briefly marinate that fillet in lemon or lime juice before cooking it, it becomes much more flavorful without tasting acidic. And if you add a little salt to the marinade, the fish will be quickly and deeply seasoned, as well.Fish cleaning to aviod smell and bitter taste
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Answer 2
it was the wrong preparation of the fish. you have to be very extra careful when removing the innards specially the bile.
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