Bitterly disappointed. Devastated

[coldemortreturns]

Spring is round the corner, sun is shining, birds are singing, so thought I'd treat myself.

As we all know, the food of gods is the fish finger butty. So thought I'd channel my inner Gordon Ramsey and create the mother of all fish finger butties.
I've got a fresh fillet of fish, cornish salted butter, artisan poncey bread (with misshapen seeds it was that posh) and tarter sauce that was FIVE blooming quid.

Readers, it was terrible. I could cry for a Tesco value loaf and a couple of birds eye.

Off to buy myself a bottle of cheap plonk as I cant console myself with nice wine as I SPENT £16 ON A FISH FINGER BUTTY.

< so very sad

Birds eye are the only fish fingers. Fresh fillet of fish (while nice in a different way) is in no way the same.

Jesus , I hope you’re ok , there is nothing like food disappointment.

Deffo got to be the captain. Decent tartar sauce though!

but what you created wasnt a fish finger butty, a proper fish finger butty is sliced supermarket white bread, lurpak butter, birds eye fish fingers and heinz tomato ketchup and ouch £16 for a butty never mind lesson learnt be a cheapskate next time and enjoy a proper butty

Oh dear! no point trying to make posh fish fingers. The furthest I go is frozen fish burgers with cheese on a burger bun with tarter sauce and iceberg lettuce.

Lesson learned OP, some things just shouldn't be messed with and the fishfinger butty is one of them.

@isseys4xmastinselcats

but what you created wasnt a fish finger butty, a proper fish finger butty is sliced supermarket white bread, lurpak butter, birds eye fish fingers and heinz tomato ketchup and ouch £16 for a butty never mind lesson learnt be a cheapskate next time and enjoy a proper butty

Ketchup??? KETCHUP??? Be gone strange fiend

I’m a vegetarian so disagree with the statement about fish finger butties being the food of gods but I totally get what you mean about ponciness ruining food!

DM bought me a poncy macaroni cheese meal once. Covered in fancy breadcrumbs and fancy seasoning. Bloody awful!

DH tried to add thyme to Yorkshire pudding batter. I luckily caught him in the act before he cooked it. Yorkshire puddings are perfect as they are!

It's like trying to do "posh fried Mars bar" - that's not how it goes. The further down in the gutter you get with these things, the better they'll be.

You want to channel the early works of Gordon Ramsey, not the late stuff.

I feel for you. The anticipation, the excitement ..... the crashing disappointment. On the plus side you now know what is The King Of Fish Finger Butties and it's a darn sight cheaper for the future ....
I have a reverse situation - I've discovered I actually like halloumi baked courgette more than I do a take away Pizza ... this makes me very happy as I continue remorselessly through my healthy eating revolution.

Sounds like something I would do. DP often laughs at my food ponciness and he did laugh when I admitted to preferring standard supermarket hummus over both proper home made hummus or a more authentic brand the sabre (?).

@coldemortreturns i dont like tartar sauce never have done so its nothing or ketchup for me tartar sauce on everyone elses butties

@isseys4xmastinselcats

but what you created wasnt a fish finger butty, a proper fish finger butty is sliced supermarket white bread, lurpak butter, birds eye fish fingers and heinz tomato ketchup and ouch £16 for a butty never mind lesson learnt be a cheapskate next time and enjoy a proper butty

That's my kind of fish finger butty, sometimes I add chips to mine.

@BarbaraofSeville

Sounds like something I would do. DP often laughs at my food ponciness and he did laugh when I admitted to preferring standard supermarket hummus over both proper home made hummus or a more authentic brand the sabre (?).

Having only ever had supermarket hummus (and I bloody love the stuff), got very excited for my first visit to a proper Lebonese restaurant. Was very disappointed then too, didnt taste like Tesco's at all!!!

I totally agree it needs to be cheapo white bread. I made a fish finger sarnie with posh white sourdough once and it was all kinds of wrong. Too chewy. White sliced bread, quorn fish fingers and Hellman’s vegan mayo with a couple of crunchy pieces of little gem lettuce for the perfect ff sandwich here.

You've just made me decide on a fish finger butty for lunch. Thanks!

@PurpleDaisies

I totally agree it needs to be cheapo white bread. I made a fish finger sarnie with posh white sourdough once and it was all kinds of wrong. Too chewy. White sliced bread, quorn fish fingers and Hellman’s vegan mayo with a couple of crunchy pieces of little gem lettuce for the perfect ff sandwich here.

Nah, you're still poncifying. Try harder.

Sorry @TellingBone, would it help if I said the lettuce is usually soggy? Or that I really miss adding plastic cheese slices since giving up dairy?

Tea sorted, cheers buddies.

DH’s homemade fish fingers, coated in Panko breadcrumbs are delicious.

Ah, the old ‘seemed like a good idea at the time, expensive, frustrating disappointment recipe’.

Been there. My attempt at ‘Vietnamese summer prawn rolls’ will forever be known as ‘the time you made those prawn condoms’...

Ketchup 🤢

Poshing up good old fish finger or bacon butties should be a criminal offence. They need to be greasy spoon style

If I'm being extra classy, I use dairylea in my fish finger sandwiches.

I’ve sampled many different fishfinger butties over the years..nothing, nothing beats simple white, has to be white, Warburtons bread, Birds eye fishfingers and lashings of mayo