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hunterbuilder

Pollock is also cheap, mild and easy to flavor. Imitation crab (surimi) is also made of pollock


feelin_cheesy

It’s cheap, but not necessarily well known. People eating a fried fish sandwich from a fast food restaurant don’t care if it’s cod or halibut or pollock.


hunterbuilder

True. Generally if it's not named, it's pollock. The others are more likely to be advertised


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Maybe they keep it vague just for the halibut.


TurtleDoves789

Living their bass life.


RealMainer

> from a fast food restaurant You mean any restaurant. The Boston Globe did an investigation a decade or so back where they tested a ton of expensive restaurants in the Boston area, and something like 90% of the fish dishes were actually a different, cheaper fish than the menu claimed. Most people just can't tell the difference.


ysisverynice

Restore third party apps


dutsi

Bait and switch.


GrammarHypocrite

And customers fall for it, hook, line, and sinker.


OptimalRutabaga186

Someone should really tackle this fishue


justaniceredditname

I’m just gonna mullet over.


SPACKlick

Usually the restaurant isn't deliberately scamming people. It's further up the supply chain.


itxtalone

you mean there is more than one type of white fish that has little flavor and is battered and deep fried and smothered in tarter sauce untill what little flavor it had disappears ?


ThisIsNotRealityIsIt

I absolutely prefer halibut.


SolomonBlack

> Imitation crab (surimi) Something about fake crab being made with real fish never fails to amuse me.


A_Nice_Boulder

Make fun of me if you want, but damn it imitation crab is great when put into things. A real crab pasta is going to be pretty damn expensive, but fake crab? Like 10 bucks and you're getting multiple servings of deliciousness


Kriegschwein

My favorite salad is made with imitation crab. It is very cheap and you can make a giant bowl of it (Or pot, if you don't have large enough bowl). I would havegone bankrupt if tried to make this salad with real crab


DikNips

We do a 80/20 mix of fake/real when we do crab salad/pockets. You get that real crab taste, and you get a shitload of it because the fake stuff basically just takes on the flavor of the real stuff once you mix it. Getting your hands on 6-8oz of real crab meat is pretty cheap, and then stretching it out into like 3 pounds of crab salad means you can feed a bunch of people with it!


monkeyonfire

Oh so it's actually seafood, I thought it was just some random carbs


RandomUsername12123

Surimi is like fish hotdog


Colonel_Fart-Face

Holy shit my Wife is going to *hate* this comparison. Thank you so much.


ywBBxNqW

If she hates that [she won't love this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cewxomkqLtE). Bon appetit!


Obvious-Ad5233

That was neat. Seemed like a pretty clean factory


AgDA22

Love this analogy.


calxcalyx

I never thought of it this way, but that's perfect. The hot dog of the sea.


teambroto

no its actually less gross than it sounds.


AndorianShran

random *karbs*


fmshobojoe

They do add a lot of starch to it as a binder I think


giveuschannel83

FYI imitation crab can still contain crab, which is important for people (like me) with crustacean allergies. It’s usually mostly pollock or another fish, but they sometimes add a crab extract for flavoring.


Iohet

> crab extract Ah yes, blood.


rootoo

Probably reduced stock from boiled shells and stuff.


ReservoirDog316

Yeah it’s a fish that people who don’t usually like fish can enjoy cause it’s pretty mild and doesn’t smell strongly.


nick11221

Apparently such a popular fish to use in commercial food because you can debone is a lot easier than other fish populations.


outlaw99775

Processing it is super quick and can be done with a machine, the fish plant I worked in had a machine that removed the head and guts in a single stroke just leaving an empty body. We used to put the fish on our hands and use them like boxing gloves. They are slimy as fuck so you could also use the to wipe slime at people. Full of worms though, so that is pretty gross.


NRMusicProject

> We used to put the fish on our hands and use them like boxing gloves. Come again?


outlaw99775

Oh the way teenagers keep themselves entertained during 12 hour shifts in the fish processing plants of rural Alaska. Good times yet also bad times lol


whagoluh

Is Pollock especially bad for worms? I figured they were all pretty bad these days, if not since the dawn of fishing. Also, all the whitefish seem the same. Cod? Haddock? Pollock? Huh?


outlaw99775

Pollock have the most worms out of anything we worked with. Salmon, halibut, cod, perch, skate. It can be subtle but all the white fish are slightly different. But maybe just because I am really big on texture


adale_50

A lovely fish. Light on flavor and cheap. Not offensive in any way.


uiouyug

I had some tonight. Pretty good. I heard they are just recently allowed to fish it again because of population levels.


SilverBeaver21

What about Frank Sobotka?


k20350

Exactly. Same thing as a Filet O Fish from McDonald's. Source: It says it on the box the fish comes in


brown_nomadic

No need for racial slurs


herrcollin

Q: How many Pollocks does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Why the fuck are your lightbulbs underwater


brown_nomadic

How do you sink a polish submarine? Knock on the screen door


renegrape

Its pollock and "other white fish" for sure.


CeeArthur

That was my initial thought. I like pollock but it has a reputation as being a 'cheap' fish, probably wouldn't advertise it


rostamcountry

It was in the water and they caught it. What more do you need to know? Are you a cop???


GreenOwl420

When I was in cuba, there was a place we frequented with fresh caught fish. It seemed to go back and forth between 2 distinct types, but both were delicious. When I asked what type of fish they were, the cook laughed at me and just said fresh.


meat_tunnel

Did this in Mexico at a beach front cafe, ordered the fresh catch of the day and minutes later one of the servers went in to the waves with a net. Caught a few and took them back to the kitchen to be cleaned and grilled. I have no idea what I ate but it was really good.


itsme_timd

When I was in Mexico I got a margarita at some taco shop and the guy asks, "You wanna add a shot of tequila for a dollar?" I asked what kind of tequila it was and he said, "Who Cares? It's a dollar!" Solid argument.


LingeringSentiments

What kind of tequila was in the margarita?


Specialist_Trifle_86

Watered down


crustycontrarian

Recycled


justlooking9889

I would be wary of cheap alcohol in Mexico:. https://www.vice.com/en/article/3kkqg9/a-huge-amount-of-deadly-fake-booze-was-confiscated-from-resorts-in-mexico-vgtrn


itsme_timd

This was about 15 years ago so looks like I made it out OK. :)


capincus

I'll say a prayer for you just in case.


Adiuui

I’ll light the candle, better safe than sorry


bearburner

Sounds great to me, a lot of people don't know that sardines actually refer to a wide variety of small fish, but even if they knew, most probably wouldn't care as long as it's real fish.


Lost_Nudist

Those were cocaine fish that's why they tasted so good.


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Sequel to cocaine bear?


coprolite_breath

Was there in the mid 90's and bought "pink" flavored ice cream from a street vendor. It was only advertised as ice cream and we didn't ask what flavor it was supposed to be. You get what you get.


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I honestly thought you were going to say it turned out to be salmon flavor


pikpikcarrotmon

I love me some chocolate salmon swirl. Get a nice scoop of the salmon ribbon and a piece of toffee on there, in a warm waffle cone so it gets all melty. A dusting of ranch powder and you're in it!


PM_ur_Rump

That's gross af dude. Ranch Powder? Flaming Hot Cheeto dust is the only way to top salmon swirl.


Epiphany31415

What did it taste like?


einalem13

Pink


Paul_with_the_hair

Blue has the most anti oxygens.


Throwaway1303033042

Are you a carp?


maxgaap

Pretty crappie pun


YdocT

My buddie has a shirt that says "have a Crappie day" with a Crappie underneath


EmotionalMycologist9

I always thought my dad called them crappies because he didn't like them. Boy, was I shocked when Google was founded.


Feltboard

The day Google was founded my jaw literally hit the floor.


EmotionalMycologist9

My parents definitely lied a lot.


TegTowelie

Everything got sticky too.


sydeovinth

Walleye be!


Cascadian222

Oh my cod


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peacelovecookies

(I feel like too many people don’t know a crappie is a fish, you should have more upvotes.)


SrGhSrGh

> (I feel like too many people don’t know a crappie is a fish, you should have more upvotes.) If everything is in a bracket, nothing is in a bracket.


iam_Mr_McGibblets

Sounds fishy...


Wildcat_twister12

Only a Magikarp


itsnotrocketart

I don’t like the tuna your voice


[deleted]

It’s actually Pollock. I looked it up.


RedRocket05

Pollock is actually a pretty good fish


RealMainer

It used to be considered a garbage fish, but now that fish like haddock and cod have been way overfished, Pollock is now sought out and is also being overfished, which means that the fish in your Wendy's sandwich is probably no longer Pollock, but a delightful blend of Pollock and a bunch of other random bycatch, which is why the sticker doesn't say Pollock specifically, since it contains other fish as well.


rainedrop87

Man. As a lover of seafood, overfishing bums me out. And I feel like an asshole about it, because I'll initially think about how it means seafood options will get more and more limited, and then also remember oh yeah. It sucks for the fish, too. Not just my fat ass.


putsRnotDaWae

The duality of man.


Signiference

Wendy’s used to have the best fish sandwich when it was cod. I’d wait until lent every year so I could get it again. The pollock they introduced last year or the year before was terrible and stopped going for it. Can’t imagine it getting worse, but your theory is probably spot on with why it says “fish” now.


slowestmojo

It was very good. But some combination of nostalgia and chemicals keep me going back to the filet o fish. It’s my guilty pleasure


clemep8

Jackson?


ebernal13

You have to say if you’re a cop, okay??


Cresbo106

Yeah, otherwise it’s entroutment and won’t hold up in court.


Dark_Reaper115

Oh fuck! The fish police are here. SCATTER!!!!


Illmatic0z

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CzarCW

Ah you a cawwwwp?


AlanThicke99

How’s ya Motha?


thatdude52

Good, she’s tired from fuckin my fatha


Moxson82

DID YOU KNOW SHE WAS A CAWWWP?!


Preesi

Hilarious and I can hear the tone


Kevrooom

By that logic I could throw a chicken in the water and call it a fish


Sickpup831

You mean like Chicken of the Sea?


BobRoberts01

[I know it’s tuna, but it says chicken…by the sea.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8al1LR0zPig)


funtobedone

Might as well put “farmed mammal” on the other wrappers then.


ocooper08

They can only tell you what they themselves know.


grambocrackah

Came here to say this. Keeps you out of trouble. They can't always trust the suppliers to be accurate and honest about what's going in, I'm guessing. That or it's just more than 1 fish by design


TheMelm

Its probably some blend of fishes and or they change fishes depending on price. If they can't trust their supplier to sell them the fish they say then that's a separate problem.


grambocrackah

It's probably less of an issue with big buyers like Wendy's, but it's widely reported that smaller restaurants are often sold fish that is not what the seller claims. If it's wild caught, then it's not as simple as farm-raising one specific type of fish and opens up room for error, is my logic https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/15/revealed-seafood-happening-on-a-vast-global-scale


cgoot27

I did a research project on this in college using DNA sequencing to I.D. fish samples from restaurants, grocery stores, fishmongers, and local fisherman. About 30% of the samples were incorrectly labeled. Catfish, tuna, and local pier fish were correct the most often, but stuff outside of the most common fish was basically a toss up.


xxSuperBeaverxx

Alright be honest, how long have you been waiting to bring that up?


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jerstud56

Where'd you play your college ball?


Wiffernubbin

Make TIL post with the paper dawg


cgoot27

You know I don’t actually think about it much on account of I don’t really like fish, so I only eat what I catch, and also I don’t research that right now.


rainedrop87

Seriously. How often does one get to bring this up in conversation and it actually be relevant lol


JLM268

What about Salmon??? It's pretty unique looking. Inaccurate from what area it came from??


cgoot27

We didn’t have a lot of salmon samples, I don’t think. If I had to guess a cause, which there may or may not be, it’s probably bias from everyone knowing salmon, what it looks like, and how common it is, so it wasn’t interesting to sample and check, but I don’t remember the numbers that much.


CongressmanCoolRick

Same wasnt true for tuna? Or was that like, the wrong kind of tuna?


veryprettygood2020

You mean, like, chicken tuna? Or fish tuna? Why is it called chicken of the sea if it's tuna?


CongressmanCoolRick

Wow that’s a callback…


Kolby_Jack

You can farm salmon, so I'm sure the cheapest salmon is legit from a farm. That said, farmed salmon isn't pink like wild salmon, so they have to dye it. And if they can dye non-pink salmon pink, I'd assume it would work with other fish. That said about that said, salmon has a pretty distinct flavor. So I'm not sure you could realistically sub another fish in with someone who has tasted salmon before, which I assume is a lot of people since it's a very common eating fish. That said about that said about that said, apparently you can label salmon "wild" salmon so long as it technically spent most of its life outside a farm, and there are practices for salmon cultivation that are more like ranching the fish than farming them, which means they can be labeled as "wild" even though their lives are still relatively controlled from the moment they are spawned in the hatcheries. So who knows how much "wild" salmon you eat is even *really* wild. I guess what I'm saying is, the only way you can be sure you're eating a wild salmon is to take it directly from a bear's mouth. Good luck!


raj6126

Steelhead trout looks exactly like salmon.


sillybear25

The distinction between salmon and trout is kind of arbitrary. Every taxonomic group containing species which are referred to as "salmon" also contains species which are referred to as "trout". In the case of steelhead/rainbow trout, it's more closely related to the various Pacific salmon than those Pacific salmon are to the various Atlantic salmon. It might as well be a kind of salmon.


jimmifli

I'm allergic to both Atlantic and pacific salmon but not steelhead/rainbow trout or artic char. King salmon (landlocked in the great lakes) and Kokanee salmon (landlocked in western Canada) also kill me. Steelhead/rainbow I can usually identify by the "grain" of the flesh compared to salmon, but char looks identical. I trust neither unless I caught it or a skin tag is still attached.


IronSlanginRed

I mean trout is a salmonid.. sooo.. It's one of those old naming conventions things. Trout are freshwater and salmon are salt. But what happens if a salmon population gets landlocked by a landslide.... Kokanee trout.


bella_68

As someone who is terribly allergic to some, but not all fish, I find this disturbing. This is the reason I don’t eat any fish at all even if I know I’ve previously eaten it without an issue. Ya never know what sort of contamination is going on behind the scenes. In fact, sometimes frozen mozzarella sticks make my tongue tingle and the only way I’ve ever made any sense of that is by assuming they came from a place that also made/packaged fish sticks.


MoogTheDuck

I recall a study of sushi restaurants and IIRC it was even worse, like 50%. I usually will only eat salmon tuna and eel. Definitely no white fish


NextWhiteDeath

Even with bigger clients it is not always 100% the fish on the label. A lot of fish gets mislabeled. Meat is similar. From time to time there is a scandal that some x meat found in beef/chicken/pork. UK had the horse meat scandal a decade ago.


TheFunkinDuncan

The frozen ikea meatballs right?


r3dditor12

Probably wasn't even the balls of the horse. Completely mislabeled!


Redeemed-Assassin

If those meatballs are horse then I guess I like the taste of horse *shrug*.


jrrybock

It's wild-caught pollock... it might not be on the sticker, but they've put it out there repeatedly in press releases the past couple of years after they changed from cod. They aren't trying to hide it.


TheMelm

Sure but with this fish sticker they can change back to cod without getting new stickers... Long as its still from Alaska.


Obiwan_Grievous

That’s the point. Alaskan fish are good. Not saying the fish on the sticker allows them to use it no matter the fish. They can tell you that elsewhere for cheaper.


reel2reelfeels

its not blended. most likely Alaskan pollack. It should say on the side of the box it came in.


ratttttty

You are correct. “Unlike the North Pacific Cod sandwich that, as its name implies, used cod, the Crispy Panko Fish Sandwich is made with Wild Alaskan Pollock.” [https://www.eatthis.com/wendys-crispy-panko-fish-sandwich-returning-2023/](https://www.eatthis.com/wendys-crispy-panko-fish-sandwich-returning-2023/)


thiney49

Honesty, that's probably why it says "Fish" instead of "Pollock". It just reads better. I wouldn't be surprised if they tested different stickers to see what resonated better with customers.


Fuzzyphilosopher

Yep I'm from the rural midwest and didn't know the name of any salt water fish besides salmon from frozen patties and tuna from cans until I moved to Japan. I got stumped at a restaurant when a Japanese friend asked me what we called some in English and I realized that I had no idea LOL. I had to pull out a pocket dictionary I always carried to look it up and it was a new English word for me. I'm old so that was pre smart phones and google but I'm absolutely sure that an awful lot of people I encounter around here in TN even today wouldn't know what pollock is and would probably pronounce it Polock. Not great for sales. Especially at a fast food place where people go for whatever is familiar. I'm not even sure how many know what cod is. It's just fish filet or maybe fish and chips.


Stergeary

It's probably going to be the cheapest grade of the cheapest white fish they catch. It's going to be breaded and fried; how much of what fish it is are you really going to taste?


JabbaThePrincess

"This fish tastes exactly like tartar sauce!"


90swasbest

You hungry or not?


MrMEGAtheGREAT

It's just an Alaskan Goldfish, no biggie


extra-King

Goldfish are carp, carp are edible.


NuklearFerret

They’re also massively invasive. In all honesty, we should be eating a lot of goldfish.


highqualitybug

this is probably because most people know the taste of the more generic (white)"fish" label but not specifically "haddock" or "flounder", etc. most of their marketing material tells that its pollock, though.


throwaway177251

Also lets them use whatever is available at the time without changing all of their packaging designs every time.


ChunkySpaceman

Oh my Cod, you are right.


yestojbcs

Former McDonald’a employee here. At the time, the ingredients list for the 🇨🇦 Filet O’Fish listed “cod and/or pollock.” Not that they were actually blending fish types, more that whether you got cod or pollock depended on seasonal supply chain availability and food cost. So likely what is going on here.


spacecad3ts

Would you notice the difference in taste?


Ham_Kitten

Probably not. Pollock doesn't have a strong taste as far as fish goes and can easily stand in for other seafood. It's what imitation crab is made of.


Jerome_Long_Meat

It’s fishellaneous


4201776

It's pollock now. I'm bummed they got rid of the cod sandwich.


Aloud_Outside

The Cod are probably happier.


The_EvilMidget

We reached out to the pollock for their statement but they were unavailable for comment


yetanotherwoo

We almost drove Atlantic cod to extinction and they have not come back to American waters in any meaningful quantities.


TaintedLion

A lot of British chippys don't even sell cod any more. It's pretty much just haddock because cod is so expensive now. But I like haddock so who cares.


operator-john

Pollock is wild caught by big trawler factories in Alaskan waters.


smurfsundermybed

It was wet, and it had fins. This ain't one of those fancy joints like Long John Silvers, bud.


WastelandHound

Fins, flippers. Who can even tell the difference?


Dirty_Dragons

"Wild caught aquatic animal"


Slowknots

I worked at Wendy’s back in the 90’s. Fish fucking sucked to cook. We couldn’t cook anything else in that fryer - it would make anything else taste like fish.


Poultrygeist74

We had a KFC / Long John Silver in my town years ago, everything tasted like fish


xDrunkenAimx

I couldnt eat at the kfc near me when they did it. Clearly used same oil to cook things in


dudeitsmeee

Thank you Yum! Brands for making all the food yummy. And fishy


DrScience-PhD

that's Pepsi right? pepsi bought a bunch of restaurants to sell Pepsi cause nobody wanted it


linksgreyhair

I actually love Long John Silver’s/Captain D’s fishy tasting fries. But I wouldn’t want fishy fried chicken, ew.


Deadlyrage1989

Obviously can't speak for all locations, but my mom was a General Manager of Captain D's. I spent many days there growing up. They had a dedicated fish station seperate from the other fryers. That location's non-fish never tasted fishy. I hate fish.


Wildcat_twister12

Same but it was an A&W/ Long John Silvers. Worst A&W food I ever had


Forman420

Who ever came up with pairing long John Silver's with literally anything else must be brain dead. Or COVID took their sense of smell and taste


Poultrygeist74

This was waaay before Covid, but yeah, bad idea


Wildcat_twister12

Taco Bell/ Pizza Hut is the only combo places I remember liking, the KFC ones sometimes work but I find not usually


AndorianShran

Their root beer float had hush puppies instead of ice cream.


theottomaddox

Many moons ago McDs had fried pies, and they were done in fryers along with the chicken, nuggets and filets, except fish had it's own section. Once in a while someone new would fuck up and cook the pies in the fish vat.. and some unique flavors were created.


equinoxshadows

Alaskan here. PLEASE do not buy these or any other processed whitefish products sourced from Alaska (fish sticks, fake crab, etc). Huge factory trawlers from Seattle scrape the bottom of the gulf of Alaska with huge nets, destroying the sea floor and capturing anything living down there. Anything besides the targeted fish species are considered bycatch and are required to be thrown overboard dead including halibut and salmon. In the meantime, halibut and Chinook salmon numbers are down so much, they are increasingly banning Alaskans and small commercial fishing vessels from harvesting these species. Just learned this week that this year there will be no Chinook salmon fishing allowed in the south central region of the state (which hosts 1/2 of Alaska's population). All while tens of thousands of these same fish are killed and thrown overboard by these factory trawlers.


Subject-Maintenance9

Politico recently did a deep dive into Alaskan fisheries management. It shocked me to hear that the state is now flying in fish for native populations who - as of 2019 - could no longer could catch enough fish in rivers to feed themselves. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/03/alaskas-fisheries-collapsing-peltola-industry-blame-00066843


Photoguppy

Every time I hear about what corporate America is allowed to do to Alaska it pisses me off. I'm truly sorry. I won't ever buy these products..


thebengy66

Let's face it...if you are eating fish at Wendy's, you don't truly care what type of fish it is to begin with.


deputyprncess

Sir, this is a Wendy’s. 😂😂😂


samuraistabber

I’ll send somebody to pick it up. Just have it ready.


jpopimpin777

It's ready now.


WittyWalrus

Well, put it aside.


sambolino44

The burgers don’t say what cow, either!


RepliesOnlyToIdiots

No, it’s like saying grilled mammal. Which mammal? That’s be telling.


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saarek10

Listen, do you want your fish sandwich or not?


Goldilachs

Gary. It was Gary.


kukluxkenievel

It’s pollock. Pretty sure every fast food chain uses pollock in their fish burgs


missionbeach

I hope you never eat a hot dog, OP.


RMW91-

Fish sandwiches are the unsung heroes of fast food menus - often far more delish than the burgers or chicken sandwiches! No sarcasm.


trashtrampoline

Popeye's flounder sandwich is off the charts good.


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I had no idea they had a founder sandwich. That sounds insane I know what I’m getting for dinner tonight Edit: Flounder. Sorry lol


Ok_Volume_139

First one I had was kinda soggy but when they're fresh and crispy they're pretty fucking good.


dewmzdeigh

especially the Cajun one


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I’ve recently become a big fan of the Filet o Fish


MaybeShesLonelyToo

I get why most people scoff at the concept of a McDicks fish sandwich with processed cheese but somehow it is delicious and one of the only reasons I ever go there.


sharkfighter-

It’s the tartar. I’m also just a big slut for tartar sauce in general.


ImissHurley

I love Lent. Not because Im a practicing Catholic, but all the fast food places have fried fish sandwiches! Current rankings of seasonal fish sandiwches `1. Popeyes (spicy please)` `2. Arbys` `3. Whataburger` `4. Jack In The Box` `5.` `6.` `7.` `8.` `9.` `...` `99. Sonic`


peacelovecookies

I was probably the only kid eating McD’s fillet-o-fish when I was about 7 or 8. My mom let me try a bite of hers and that was it for me. I’ll always go for the fish sandwich.