Originally posted by TNT
And if you're a really, really good boy, Mom may buy you a pack of Pez in one of those nifty little cartoon character dispensers.

(Please, don't anyone ask what Pez is - you'll make me feel old.)

Xplicit: Orange roughy is one of the leanest types of fish around (as opposed to salmon or trout, which are very high in fat). It comes from Australia, is named for its brightly colored orange skin, which is removed during the trimming process. It comes out as a boneless fillet. It's thawed once it hits the fish case, but most supermarkets have it frozen in the back (it comes into them frozen).

Compared to other fish, orange roughy does not have much taste (it is classified as a mild fish), but you can do wonders with it when it's spiced right. It also makes a great oven-fried fish, so if you're trying to avoid high-fats things like deep-fried flounder, oven-fried roughy is the ideal solution.*
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* Okay, since you asked . . . Take a little butter, margerine, or olive oil and dump into it a little of: onion powder, garlic powder, ginger, and basil. Using a basting brush, brush the spice mixture thinly on the fish, then dip the fillets in 4C unsalted bread crumbs. Bake it at 475 degrees for 15 minutes or, if you don't want the topping as crispy, 400 degrees for 20 minutes. The spice mixture and bread crumbs will give you minimal carbs and fat, and this version is largely sodium free.
Did you ever realize how hard it was to buy a the pez package set (2 packs of pez and a dispensor) without getting fuckin grape? You would have to buy 2 of them just to dodge eating grape! Damn conspiracy.