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Default Fish Fingers' 60th Anniversary in the UK (Gdn)



"Roy" > wrote in message
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> On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 2:13:50 PM UTC-6, Ophelia wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > A good read from one Felicity Cloake:
>> >
>> > "But whether they are served with hot sauce or ketchup, fish fingers
>> > are
>> > still fish in its least-threatening form, which may explain why they
>> > haven't caught on to the same extent in countries less squeamish about
>> > seafood, such as Spain or France. They were introduced to the UK market
>> > in
>> > 1955 with the sales pitch: "No bones, no waste, no smell, no fuss."
>> > They
>> > were an immediate hit, selling 600 tonnes in the first year. These
>> > days,
>> > the figure is closer to 28,000 tonnes, and Birds Eye, which brought
>> > them
>> > to this country from the United States, claims that three-quarters of
>> > us
>> > get their first taste of fish from a fish finger."
>> >
>> > http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...e-of-childhood

>>
>> Nahh unless it was in areas that didn't have fish and chip shops) I
>> can't
>> actually think of any.
>>

> Fish fingers are an abomination unto the Lord. Ground up processed fish
> trimmings
> lovingly smashed and trashed and coated with whatever is at hand.
> Then they are heated until they are half-burned and then frozen and
> packaged.
> Yuck!!!
> =====


I can only remember trying them once! It was enough.



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