Readers share their fish stories

An (insert name of fish here) by any other name ...

I'm not even going to specify the various types of fish that often are used interchangeably (by accident or design) because this can be a controversial and even emotional subject.

Suffice it to say there's a lot of confusion about what's what - again, by both accident and design.

But for John Whitney, who's looking for freshwater perch, two Taste of the Town readers have suggestions.

Gerald D. Paul said "good-sized fillets, as big as a man's hand" can be found at Jimmy's Louisiana Market & Deli, 1100 N. Martin Luther King Blvd. (He suggested calling to check on supply.)

Diane Homeier suggested www.WalleyeDirect.com (877-229-2553). ...

For Anton Hurley, who's looking for a local source for Vlasic spicy bread and butter chips, Ilene Farr and Sheri Jacobs reported finding them at Wal-Mart Supercenter. ...

For Alan Van Ees, Lynne Owomoyela emailed that Mother's plain oatmeal cookies are available at Wal-Mart at 3075 E. Tropicana Ave. ...

For Joseph Rita, who's looking for a local source for Mrs. Renfro's habanero salsa, Suzanne Atfield reported finding it at Winco at 80 N. Stephanie St. in Henderson. ...

For Brenda Byrom, who's looking for raw, in-shell peanuts, preferably in bulk, Thong Bartlett suggested the SF Market at 5115 Spring Mountain Road and the Greenland Market at 6850 Spring Mountain Road. And Steve Gail emailed that they're available at Cardenas Markets, which has three stores in the valley. ...

For Thomas Reynolds, who's looking for padron peppers, P.J. Aniello reported finding them at the Bet on the Farm market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Ken Wolt emailed that he gets them at the Downtown3rd Farmers Market, which is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays at 300 N. Casino Center Blvd. ...

Here are more reader requests.

Homeier: Nabisco fat-free saltine crackers;

Aniello: a local source for Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams;

Dan Kvachuk: Mayonesa with jalapenos, which he used to get at Smith's;

Donald Daum: fresh or frozen calamari steaks;

Cindy Lupo: Canfield's Swiss Cream Soda;

Stephanie Kinder: Pfeiffer French salad dressing;

Patti Peterson: Moran's seasoned grilling salt;

And Carl Weinstein: a prepared dish of shrimp and lobster sauce made with brown sauce and finely ground pork, not with black-bean sauce, green peas and green pepper.

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