Biggest problem in cleaning tilapia is if you cut the large green colored gall bladder. A 11"-13" tilapia can have a gall bladder as big as a quarter. This liquid can flavor the meat so I quickly rinse the fillet when the green juice gets on the fillet. If the fillet is rinsed quickly & cleanly I have never had an bad flavored fillet. Other than the gall bladder there are no more "intestinal juices" in tilapia than other fish such as bass or BG. Other fish also have gall bladders with yellowish fluid but it is not as plentiful as in tilapia.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 09/25/15 02:09 PM.
