MillieF

BristolUK

The cod part of the fish and chips at Kelsey's is brilliant. No good anywhere else I tried and it's mostly haddock for fish and chips anyway.

BristolUK

I was right.
I bought some 'crab sticks' yesterday. In a soft roll, with mayo. Much nicer.

Siouxie

What a load of Pollocks!!!
https://www.metro.ca/en/products-to-...e-heard-surimi

BristolUK

What a crabby thing to say.

BuckinghamshireBoy

True though. Look through the list of ingredients on Swiss 'Crab Sticks' and spot what's missing...

dbd33

It's missing because it aint cheap. We split a crab leg as an appetizer at Christmas. It was $64, ($49.99/lb).

caretaker

It's terrible stuff. The first time I had it in a dip I thought it was ok, but after that I just couldn't take it, even without knowing what was wrong with it nutritionally.

BuckinghamshireBoy

Exactly so, but why are they allowed to market them as 'Crab Sticks'? Kinda sticks in my craw...

BristolUK

Sure, I know.

I don't have the wrapper now but it was very clear from it that it's flavour and not actual crab. There's a lobster flavour version too....dunno why they'd want to spoil the taste with lobster though.

BuckinghamshireBoy

Next stop 'Cheese Fondue Sticks'.

That'd sell (for a few months)

Siouxie

Not quite, but not too far off!
https://www.presidentschoice.ca/en_C...ndue14697.html

BuckinghamshireBoy

I'm not familiar with that brand, but on the whole those packet mixes are actually pretty good, and big sellers in Swiss supermarkets. I used to cram a few into my suitcase when visiting people in the UK and they were very well received.

caretaker

Alaskan pollock is decent fish when it hasn't been turned into fake crab. I haven't looked for it recently but it used to be sold frozen in 2 lb boxes and fairly cheap, too. So was Boston Bluefish. Preparation (instructions on the package) was place frozen fillets in a pot of cold salted water, bring to a boil, remove from heat and let sit covered for 5 or 10 minutes (can't remember which). Time to get up, we're going fishing!

BristolUK

The frozen, beer battered version has been the best fish in batter I've had in Canada...until that fabulous battered cod in Kelsey's just before Christmas.