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Milkfish vs Tilapia - What's the difference?

milkfish | tilapia |

As nouns the difference between milkfish and tilapia

is that milkfish is Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia while tilapia is any of various edible fish, of the genus Tilapia, native to Africa and the Middle East but naturalized worldwide.

milkfish

English

(wikipedia milkfish) (Chanos chanos)

Noun

  • Chanos chanos , an important food fish in southeast Asia.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 15, author=Mark Foggin, title=Fast Food for the Filipino Soul, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Its fare is a mix of fast-food staples like burgers and Chickenjoy, along with more regional dishes like smoked bangus, or milkfish — a national symbol of the Philippines — served with vinegar and pepper. }}

    tilapia

    English

    (wikipedia tilapia)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of various edible fish, of the genus Tilapia , native to Africa and the Middle East but naturalized worldwide.
  • * 2006 , , “Bottom of the World”:
    • Well I dined last night with Scarface Ron
    On tilapia fishcakes and fried black swan.

    Synonyms

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