McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Who Knew?

[the beav]

"The answer to the eternal mystery of what makes up a Filet-O-Fish sandwich turns out to involve an ugly creature from the sunless depths of the Pacific, whose bounty, it seems, is not limitless.

The world’s insatiable appetite for fish, with its disastrous effects on populations of favorites like red snapper, monkfish and tuna, has driven commercial fleets to deeper waters in search of creatures unlikely to star on the Food Network.

One of the most popular is the hoki, or whiptail, a bug-eyed specimen found far down in the waters around New Zealand and transformed into a major export. McDonald’s alone at one time used roughly 15 million pounds of it each year."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/science/10fish.html?no_interstitial

[Carlin]

The premium fish sandwich over at wendy's is tasty. I haven't tried a filetofish in a while though...

[Koss]

We finally know what is in the MD Filet-O-Fish. Now we just need to find out what their hamburgers are made of :biggrin:

[sol92258]

We finally know what is in the MD Filet-O-Fish. Now we just need to find out what their hamburgers are made of :biggrin:
:lol::lol::lol:

[johnniegold]

We finally know what is in the MD Filet-O-Fish. Now we just need to find out what their hamburgers are made of :biggrin:

I believe it is a brontosaurus by-product.

[castlecraver]

Alright, Beav. You got the effing song stuck in my head. :mad2:

csrPT9ClVUc

I hope it spreads like swine flu and keeps every last oneay'all awake tonight. :devil:

[withoutink]

Dont even get me started on filet-o-fish...

[Gruder]

Alright, Beav. You got the effing song stuck in my head. :mad2:

I hope it spreads like swine flu and keeps every last oneay'all awake tonight. :devil:

Pat. You suck. :mad: :tongue:

[Leche]

I would have thought the abundant cod fish would have made the filet-o-fish.

[strat1117]

I believe it is a brontosaurus by-product.

Think smaller, and with more legs . . . .

[RichGem]

Think smaller, and with more legs . . . .


Noooooooooo, NOT LIMECAT?! :sad: :crying:

[Pirate-M.Lifnen]

Mmm, I quite dislike fast food.. But a fish sammich from McDonalds souns great right now.
Thanks OP.

[gollum83]

Think smaller, and with more legs . . . .

Giant centipedes? :confused:

[garyg]

& I would have suspected it was Clownfish.

[Aevum]

i´ve always considered it like an oversized fishstick, made from "generic white fish", one step under shurimi,

[chickpea]

I would have thought the abundant cod fish would have made the filet-o-fish.

Actually cod are a fishery under stress at the moment. They are suffering severe overfishing.

I always assumed the Filet-o-Fesh was Pollock or surimi.

[galopede]

A large supermarket chain in the UK has renamed Pollock Colin as they think people are too embarrassed to ask for it! Rhymes with bollock I suppose. What a load of bollards.:eek:

Colin??? (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/store-renames-fish-to-spare-embarrassment-1663389.html)

Gareth

[citizensoldierny]

Actually cod are a fishery under stress at the moment. They are suffering severe overfishing.

I always assumed the Filet-o-Fesh was Pollock or surimi.

I always thought surimi was imitataion crab which is pollock or another whitefish. No gourmet here though.

[the beav]

A large supermarket chain in the UK has renamed Pollock Colin as they think people are too embarrassed to ask for it! Rhymes with bollock I suppose. What a load of bollards.:eek:

Colin??? (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/store-renames-fish-to-spare-embarrassment-1663389.html)

Gareth

That's just great-are they now going to rename Spotted Dick, too? Horrors !!!!!

[Lynchmeister]

Ah...the hot dog of the fish sandwich world. :biggrin:

[Vulcanus]

I'd rather have a McChurger (double cheeseburger with a McChicken in between), or my Deluxe McChurger (double quarter pounder with a Southern Style Chicken sandwhich in between). :biggrin:

[galopede]

That's just great-are they now going to rename Spotted Dick, too. Horrors !!!!!

Funny you should say that!

Spotted Richard (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211960/Council-turns-offensive-Spotted-Dick-Spotted-Richard-spare-blushes-diners.html)

This PC rubbish is getting out of hand.

Gareth

[rm71]

Ah...the hot dog of the fish sandwich world. :biggrin:

:lol:

[Unknownsoldier]

I don't mind Hoki, not bad when crumbed and cooked :D

Cod is hideously expensive, I pay around 6-7 quid a for a decent sized piece. Can't see McD's doing a burger for $4 and making it out of cod....

Tom

[Antique Hoosier]

featured recently on the cable show "Modern Marvels", the "Alaska Ocean" a multi story ship/processing plant, catches a large majority of pollock for McDonald's Filet O' Fish. Here are the opening quotes from the narrator of the show...a picture of the Ship...and then a pic of a "Pollock" I prefer...

Man, the ocean's greatest predator, has developed the ships and the science to catch every fish in the sea. Each ship is different, each fish a unique challenge. In the Bering Sea there is a fish that literally feeds the world, Alaskan Pollock and it takes a ship as big as a factory to land it. Alaska Ocean, its half mile long nets pull in hauls 100 tons at a time, below deck the ship's state of the art factory processes 750 fish per minute, 24/7. The season is short, the clock is ticking, the Captain and his crew must keep this vast array of high tech in motion to harvest their quota, 22,000 tons. Will they make their catch or be bested by the most treacherous seas on the planet. Come aboard Alaska Ocean as it hunts he Bering Sea for the fish that everybody eats but nobody knows.... The Alaska Ocean is the largest factory-fishing boat in the US fleet. The crew's mission: hunt down, catch and process 300 tons of Alaskan Pollock each day on the unforgiving waters of the Bering Sea. We travel with them on the last voyage of a long and grueling season. The crew reveals the inner workings of one of the most sophisticated and complex vessels afloat. It is half fishing boat, half floating factory, processing and flash freezing Alaskan Pollock as fast as its crew can catch it. To meet their seasonal quota of Pollock, the crew must overcome obstacles of weather, mechanical dangers aboard the sea-tossed ship and the wiliness of the fish themselves. Captain Scott Symonds takes us inside the amazing ultra-modern world of high stakes commercial fishing where a wrong decision on his part can cost not just the season's catch, but also the lives of his crew

[SRock]

We finally know what is in the MD Filet-O-Fish. Now we just need to find out what their hamburgers are made of :biggrin:

Here in Japan they are soy or at least part soy, from the things I've read. They still taste like McD's in the states so maybe they are onto something.


I believe it is a brontosaurus by-product.

:lol:


Alright, Beav. You got the effing song stuck in my head. :mad2:

csrPT9ClVUc

I hope it spreads like swine flu and keeps every last oneay'all awake tonight. :devil:

:eek:


Pat. You suck. :mad: :tongue:

:lol:


Noooooooooo, NOT LIMECAT?! :sad: :crying:

How could you say such a horrible thing?!? :eek::eek::eek:


Actually cod are a fishery under stress at the moment. They are suffering severe overfishing.

I always assumed the Filet-o-Fesh was Pollock or surimi.

As did I.


Ah...the hot dog of the fish sandwich world. :biggrin:

Classic!


I'd rather have a McChurger (double cheeseburger with a McChicken in between), or my Deluxe McChurger (double quarter pounder with a Southern Style Chicken sandwhich in between). :biggrin:

I think my heart stopped beating just while I was reading this!

[Monkeydad]

No one posted the Hoki fish yet? :eek:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/479165639_b6f713fd10.jpg

I'm gonna be sick. Luckily I have NEVER had a Fillet-O-Fish sandwich and have not eaten there AT ALL this century (serious, been about 10 years)

[htownmmm]

Alright, Beav. You got the effing song stuck in my head. :mad2:

csrPT9ClVUc

I hope it spreads like swine flu and keeps every last oneay'all awake tonight. :devil:

Nope-no earworms for me thank you!


marty

[sol92258]

csrPT9ClVUc

dang, beat me to it...I was about to post this...oh well, you can get the hate-mail instead :biggrin:

[blackfoot]

I'd rather have a McChurger (double cheeseburger with a McChicken in between), or my Deluxe McChurger (double quarter pounder with a Southern Style Chicken sandwhich in between). :biggrin:

I have got to try this! :w00t:

[thunderball]

I just told my NZ workmate this 'breaking news' last night and he looked at me like I was crazy. "Yeah, what did you think they were made from?", he said. Apparently everyone in NZ has known forever that Fillet-O-Fish is hoki and they are marketed as such in the McDonald's in NZ. 100% Pure New Zealand and all that jazz. He was genuinely surprised that it wasn't common international knowledge. I had no idea myself...

[blackfoot]

I just told my NZ workmate this 'breaking news' last night and he looked at me like I was crazy. "Yeah, what did you think they were made from?", he said. Apparently everyone in NZ has known forever that Fillet-O-Fish is hoki and they are marketed as such in the McDonald's in NZ. 100% Pure New Zealand and all that jazz. He was genuinely surprised that it wasn't common international knowledge. I had no idea myself...

Weird, isn't it? It fascinates me how things are done different in different cultures, even if they are one company.

[Ru4scuba?]

Ah...the hot dog of the fish sandwich world. :biggrin:

ROTFL!!!:lol:

[gollum83]

No one posted the Hoki fish yet? :eek:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/479165639_b6f713fd10.jpg

I'm gonna be sick. Luckily I have NEVER had a Fillet-O-Fish sandwich and have not eaten there AT ALL this century (serious, been about 10 years)

Sick why? It isn't like they all have two heads or anything weird like that... :confused1

[Spacegeezer]

Sick why? It isn't like they all have two heads or anything weird like that... :confused1

+1 look like fish to me :) A little bit of cleanup, salt, flour and hot oil and we're good to go!

[strat1117]

No one posted the Hoki fish yet? :eek:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/479165639_b6f713fd10.jpg

I'm gonna be sick. Luckily I have NEVER had a Fillet-O-Fish sandwich and have not eaten there AT ALL this century (serious, been about 10 years)


Deep fry it and put it on a roll with cheese and tartar sauce and I'd eat it. :biggrin:


I'd rather have a McChurger (double cheeseburger with a McChicken in between), or my Deluxe McChurger (double quarter pounder with a Southern Style Chicken sandwhich in between). :biggrin:

All you would need to do to make this truly gourmet would be to replace the buns with grilled cheese sandwiches and, of course, add bacon . . . .

:chef:

[Trench]

I'm not sure what the fuss is about. It's not like hoki is a garbage fish unfit for consumption. I wash dishes in a restaurant on weekends as a second job and we serve hoki. The customers love it and say it's almost as good as perch.

Also, McDonald's isn't using hoki exclusively, as the article states that they also use other whitefish in their fillets. I know that they have used pollock before, as I've seen some of you wondering about.

[tg16]

I have got to try this! :w00t:

How about a Bacon McChurger?

[blackfoot]

How about a Bacon McChurger?

:w00t:

[evil.monkey.in.my.closet]

& I would have suspected it was Clownfish.

Why? Because it tastes funny?





I'm here all week.:001_smile

[Vulcanus]

All you would need to do to make this truly gourmet would be to replace the buns with grilled cheese sandwiches and, of course, add bacon . . . .

:chef:

That sounds delicious!:thumbup:

[*King G*]

the mcdonald's fish sandwich actually has fish??? That's about as absurd as the $0.49 chesseburgers containing beef....

[Carlin]

I'd rather have a McChurger (double cheeseburger with a McChicken in between), or my Deluxe McChurger (double quarter pounder with a Southern Style Chicken sandwhich in between). :biggrin:

Mmm the classic McGangBang.

What kind of stupid name is McChurger :P

[mmack66]

All you would need to do to make this truly gourmet would be to replace the buns with grilled cheese sandwiches and, of course, add bacon . . . .

:chef:

That sort of sounds like the KFC Double Down. Bacon and cheese and sauce sandwiched between two chicken filets.

http://411chatter.com/images/kfc-new-sandwich.jpg

[theperfectstorm]

I prefer "The 'Itis" from The Boondocks:

From Wikipedia:

Granddad goes home and prepares some food for his new venture. His first creation is the Luther Burger:

"A four pound burger with grilled onions, melted cheese, five strips of bacon and sandwiched in between...two Krispy Kreme donuts."

Huey looks over the menu and informs Granddad that he can't serve this food to people as it will cause death.

Riley tastes the Luther, and falls out of his chair, declaring candidly that "this is what crack must feel like." He then passes out, waking up briefly a short time later, affirming that the Luther is the "best thing ever." Granddad leaves him to sleep the itis off and opens the restaurant.

[sparkchaser]

Actually cod are a fishery under stress at the moment. They are suffering severe overfishing.

There is some concern that the cod populations may not rebound; in the meantime, you can enjoy the plentiful lobster that have resulted from this. The book Bottomfeeder (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596912251?ie=UTF8&tag=collectionofcoll&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1596912251) by Taras Grescoe was eye opening for me and I won't be eating seafood the way I used to.

[raisindot]

The perfect new source for Filet-o-Filler:

The Leapin' Lake Michigan Asian Carp!


http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/12/11/hungry_asian_carp_whip_up_fear_on_great_lakes/



Jeff in Boston

[JPM]

You mean there's actual fish in that sandwich?:w00t:

[Kouros]

Fast food is crap.

[Monkeydad]

Fast food is crap.

ESPECIALLY McDonald's!

[garyg]

Why? Because it tastes funny?

I'm here all week.:001_smile

No, because of the erstwhile proprietor of the House de Clown, the Ronald ..

[Obsessed]

Fast food is crap.

Whoa, now! Are you sure you want to go out on a limb like that? :w00t: