Caterer can't get our fish...Please read & give suggestions

melmac26 · June 2011

Hi girls,

Is anyone else running into a mahi mahi problem? It's supposed to be our fish dish & last night our vendor said they haven't gotten it in weeks...which seems odd to me, but probable b/c it's an island. Is anyone else having food problems with their upcoming wedding menu? Our ahi poke seems to be fine...unless she tells me otherwise :-/ I'm bummin right now b/c that was the one dish I was truly excited about Mahi over mashed Okinawan Sweet Potato.

Ok, had to get out my disappointment. OH, also...they're saying that they wanted to substitute it with Pollack, but I'm pretty sure that's a lesser, fishier fish...right? She said the 2 could be interchangeable...thoughts? I need advice.

breaness · June 2011

That's a bummer, sorry to hear that! But sometimes you need to just roll with the punches. I would try the substitution. I doubt they'd recommend it if it wasn't a viable option.

fabutan · June 2011

To tell you the truth, my mother tried pollack during our last dinner on Maui last month (we went to Cuatro in Kihei, which by the way, I highly recommend! Not much of a view, but the food is AH-mazing) and she preferred it over the mahi mahi from our wedding dinner. She thought it was more tender (mahi mahi was more firm?). As breaness said, I would give it a go... They're both white fish and tasty

Tanq&Tonic · June 2011

So I actually *hate* mahi -- too easily overcooked and is really firm when it happens. We served Walu (butterfish) at our wedding. It was great for some people and only OK for others, but frankly, when you are bulk cooking fish for an event, you take a risk regardless of what type it is. Trust in your caterer...it'll be ok. They don't want to serve something substandard either.

kaesha · June 2011

Fish are a seasonal food. If you want freshness, you can't guarantee what product you're going to end up with. FWIW, I'm not a huge fan of pollack - it's too often used as a filler fish, IMHO. What about snapper and kingfish (opah). I love butterfish too, but Tanq is right, it's hit or miss with a lot of people. We had swordfish and that was really great - it's a stronger tasting than mahi mahi though - more like tuna.

melmac26 · June 2011

Thanks girls!!

Yeah, I'm hearing from a lot of foodies, that DON'T do the Pollock...that it's fish stick fish. That we should look for other options...marlin or swordfish. So we'll see. I'm waiting for it to get a little later in the morning & then call to talk with them about it. I know I should trust them, but we've had a few errors from their end on some things. I'm trying to protect myself against anything else & getting a lesser product for the same price.

Tanq&Tonic · June 2011

What about seared ahi? Also delish...firmer, not a filler fish, and hard to prepare poorly.

motoLyn · June 2011

I would second on the Opah. But I think its worth trying a fish before saying whether its good or bad. The only time I've had pollack was in fish and chips. Anything tastes good when it dipped in beer batter and fried.

AKWinterBride · June 2011

That's too bad!! We are serving Cajun Seared Ahi at our wedding and I haven't heard of any issues with that so far. Good luck, I hope you can find what you are looking for!

destiny1108 · June 2011

Not sure about Pollock, but when we spoke to caterers they all had "Island Fish"on their menu as they said they don't always know what would be available and there are sometimes there is more demand than supply.