CATFISH, A REAL SOUTHERN DELICACY

Even though catfish eat from the bottoms of lakes, ponds and rivers, and are considered scum fish by many gourmands, a Southern fish fry featuring catfish (dredged in a mixture of 1/2 cornmeal and 1/2 flour before frying crispy brown), hush puppies and cole slaw was (and continues to be) a mouth-watering event.