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	tilapia tian tiger lily buds tiger nuts tilapia Tillamook cheese Tilsit cheese Tokay grape; Tokay wine Definition: [tuh-LAH-pee-uh] An important food fish in Africa for eons, tilapia are aquacultured around the world from Asia, to South America, to the United States and Canada. The lowfat flesh of the tilapia is white (sometimes tinged with pink), sweet and fine-textured. It's suitable for baking, broiling, grilling and steaming. The tilapia is also called St. Peter's fish and, in Hawaii, Hawaiian sun fish. See also fish. --Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
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