Flaky and full of flavor
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Sometimes I crave fish and chips at home so today I’m reviewing the Costco AquaStar Smart Seafood Lemon & Cracked Pepper Wild Cod.
Cost
The regular price for the cod is $18.99 Canadian but I was able to get it on sale for four dollars off. There’s 11-15 fillets in the box
Convenience
A super simple, easy and convenient dinner! All you do is bake the cod in the oven at 425 degrees farenheit for 18-22 minutes. The cod needs to be kept frozen and you can find it in the freezer section at Costco. It goes well with fries, a salad, vegetables, rice or even potatoes.
Nutrition
One fillet is 200 calories, nine grams of fat, 21 grams of carbohydrates, one gram of fibre, three grams of sugar, 10 grams of protein and 460 mg of sodium. Definitely not the healthiest fish option available. The cod contains wheat and soy ingredients.
Taste
This is actually pretty good! The cod was moist, light and flaky and the breading was nice and crisp, not soggy at all. There’s a pleasant lemon flavor combined with a little bit of kick from the cracked pepper. I found the cod flavorful enough and didn’t think it needed any additional sauce or vinegar. It wasn’t “fishy” tasting at all either.
This was fun to try and definitely curbed my fish and chips craving! If you’re someone who enjoys fish and chips style cod at home you might want to try this out.
Cost: 7/10
Convenience: 8/10
Nutrition: 6/10
Taste: 7.5/10
We bought this when it was on sale prior to reading the review. I was holding off commenting until we tried it.
The pics are misleading to us and we didn’t expect this to be what it was. We didn’t think there would be soooo much batter on the fish. But it was our fault, the carb content on the label is quite high and should’ve been a warning to us.
At first, I didn’t notice the greasiness Swan Li was referring to. Then once this fish was baked with an internal temperature of 165F we noticed it too.
The seasoning was not bad, maybe a tad too salty. But for us, what was a major disappointment was the batter and overall taste where the batter overpowered the cod.
We expected this fish to be more on the frozen “raw” side where you can either fry, steam, or broil it. Instead, it turned out to be barely a notch above the gross cheap battered fish you see at your grocery store.
The batter of this product has a very frozen like taste to it and it wasn’t the expected texture of a frozen battered fish. It was more on the uncooked side.
Overall, a 4/10 and we won’t recommend this to anyone. We’re still on the fence to return the uneaten portions back to Costco.
I agree! I also found it to be quite salty. I don’t think it’ll be something I purchase again.
I have tried it and found it to be very greasy