Another name for seafood boil is Low Country Boil.
A seafood boil is also known by many other names which include Frogmore Stew, Beaufort Stew, Lowcountry boil, Louisiana Crawfish boil or a tidewater boil.
Traditionally, you'll find them in places like Louisiana, South Carolina and New England, as well as some other coastal States that focus on their regional seafood and side dishes.
For a seafood boil you need at least 1/2 lb to 3/4 lb of seafood per person for the seafood boil.
Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans.
It prominently includes fish, shellfish, and roe.
Shellfish include various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms.
Seafood includes fish (like tuna or cod) and shellfish (like lobster or clams).
Even though they both fall into the category of "seafood," fish and shellfish are biologically different.
Crustaceans, like shrimp, crab, or lobster. mollusks, like clams, mussels, oysters, scallops, octopus, or squid.
The most unhealthy type of fish to eat include King Mackerel, Shark, Swordfish and Tilefish.
All fish advisories due to increased mercury levels should be taken seriously.
This is especially important for vulnerable populations such as young children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and older adults.
The healthiest fish to eat is Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon.
Other healthiest fish to eat include.
Sardines, Pacific (wild-caught)
Rainbow Trout (and some types of Lake)
Herring.
Bluefin Tuna.
Orange Roughy.
Salmon (Atlantic, farmed in pens)
Mahi-Mahi (Costa Rica, Guatemala & Peru)
The most unhealthy fish to eat is the Bluefin Tuna.
The Bluefin Tuna is healthy in moderation but it is high in mercury which makes it unhealthy when eaten in excess.
This, coupled with their exorbitant value in the sushi market, has led to severely depleted populations.
Bigeye and yellowfin, also known as ahi, are common in sushi. Both types, along with bluefin, are high in mercury and should be eaten infrequently, if at all.
Other fish that are considered the most unhealthy to eat include the King Mackerel, Shark, Swordfish and Tilefish.
All fish advisories due to increased mercury levels should be taken seriously.
This is especially important for vulnerable populations such as young children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and older adults.
Other fish that are not considered very health include.
Chilean Sea Bass (aka Patagonian Toothfish)
Grouper.
Monkfish.
Orange Roughy.
Salmon (farmed)