I really like fish -- all kinds. And fish is one way to get a lot "supplements" -- in whole form, complete with other components that act in synergism with what has been refined out in supplements. I've been getting more into fish lately as the new Korean-American owned market opened nearby. They have an amazing seafood department including crystal clean tanks of live fish. (The other Asian market with large tanks is not quite so pristine). One day they were having a hard time constraining jumpers! In addition to seafoods you don't usually see elsewhere -- abalone, barrels & tanks of live crabs, octopus -- they have a really nice selection of fish varieties, both common and eccentric. Even if I'm not in the market for fish I'll still swing by for the Chilean sea bass samples, to die for!
But as protein sources go, fish is pretty danged expensive nowadays. Even your run-of-the-mill cod While this market is rather more affordable than where we usually go, we recently purchased a trimmed filet mignon for less per pound than most of the filleted fish, especially my beloved salmon and swordfish. Then you see the sign: Sale! $6.99/lb Farmed in Vietnam (or other Asian country). To buy, or not to buy? The wild caught (if even available for may varieties) will be in the $12-16/lb range.
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