279980 Mon Sep 26 20:58:55 -0700 2005 4 31 Home Cooking 0 1485970 i'd like to make gefilte fish this rh...i live in florida and can't get any white northern fish...what substitutes would you recommend?...thanx and shana tova Mon Sep 26 20:58:55 -0700 2005 0 sandra 1 1486018 I believe the traditional fish are carp or pike, but you could sub any mild-tasting, firm white fish. This might be a good question to ask on the kosher board. Tue Sep 27 09:37:06 -0700 2005 1485970 0 doctor_mama 1 1486031 I usually use a combination of pike and tilapia... don't know if you can get tilapia in FL. Tue Sep 27 11:06:09 -0700 2005 1485970 0 Weiszguy 2 1486100 I think Florida is where they were first introduced in this country. I assume people eat them there, too... Gefilte fish is not prominent in my cultural background, but I'd think tilapia would be just about perfect: it's very fine-grained and firm, and has next to no flavor of its own. It's pretty cheap, too, which is why we eat so much of it! Tue Sep 27 16:04:09 -0700 2005 1486031 0 Will Owen 1 1486079 Carp is a really nasty fish. Pike is nice. Also whitefish. People up here in Brooklyn will even use salmon. Even when I use carp, I use carp mixed with whitefish or pike. Tue Sep 27 14:56:14 -0700 2005 1485970 0 cypressstylepie