Today I Found Out:
The Filet-O-Fish is one of the more curious items on the McDonald’s menu in that it receives virtually no advertising whatsoever, yet still continues to be sold by the chain despite the fact that it seems like nobody ever orders one and it’s been a problem item for years for the company due to difficulty in finding a sustainable, tasty source of fish meat at the volume the behemoth needs, as well as the fact that it requires a separate fryer to cook in than their other items. As it turns out, they keep it around because the Filet-O-Fish is actually intended to be eaten by a very specific kind of customer- people who abstain from eating non-seafood meat for religious reasons.
The genesis of the Filet-O-Fish came way back in the early days of the future fast-food king. In 1960, at a small McDonald’s restaurant in Monfort Heights, Ohio, the owner of the franchise, a man called Lou Groen, was struggling to keep his restaurant open.
You’d have to put a gun to my head to get me to eat a Filet-O-Fish but the story of its creation is interesting.
Whenever I get stuck with a late-night commute back home, one of the only choices for a substantial snack at the station where I change trains is a 24-hour McD’s. The fish sandwich is my go-to, simply because it resembles fish more than their burgers resemble beef.
I actually liked the tartar sauce on the fish. Always was disappointed if they didn’t put enough on the thing.
I liked that sauce a lot more in a previous decade. Now I scrape most of it off and hanker for some malt vinegar.
I’ve always enjoyed the Fillet-o-Fish. And if your watching weight and looking for an excuse to enjoy some Macca’s fries, its the lowest calories.
Apparently Americans don’t call it Macca’s either?
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its no worse than the rest of the garbage they produce, so why not?