Fishifingers

[spamandbeans]

Can someone tell me why fishifingers are often vilified as part of children's diets but not a fishcake or other breaded fish? Or are they all and I just miss that? Aibu to think a fishifinger is the same as a fish and any other breaded cod fillet?

I love fishifingers.

Much prefer them to beefiburgers.

Is it because some of the fish fingers are lower quality than other fish fingers?
Some will say cod fish fingers with omega 3 etc and will be more expensive, so I presume better quality than the very cheap ones? So comparing the very cheap fish fingers to fish cakes, there would be a difference in the nutritional values?

Our local gastropub charges 8 for a fishfinger sandwich. If it wasn’t a gastro pub it would be £8.

@Pinkarsedfly what about cheesiburgers with frenchifries?

Cheap fishfingers are something like 15% fish, though. So not brilliant.....

Why do some people feel the need to comment, even when they have no useful information?

It’s called having a sense of humour. You should try it sometime. Btw, if you’d bothered reading the thread, you’ll see I also made a further comment, but never mind. 🙄

I count fishfingers among the other supposedly unhealthy foods which I'm happy my fussy kids will eat, along with baked beans and the like. I think they are actually fairly good for you. They are baked not Fried and often with omega 3 fish now. I don't see the issue

Utterly The lower quality offcuts of fish used in some (not all!) fishfingers are minced up together. To avoid a sludgey texture, it is necessary to add various fillers, soy proteins etc to bulk it up. This is why fishfingers made with offcuts tend to be of lower quality.

I get the birds eye cod ones if I can....I haven't ever checked for nutritional content to be honest.
A fishcake contains potato does it...hmmm I should know this!

@mykingdomforacaramel you are a smarter woman than me.

I only rediscovered this stuff recently. Or rather, discovered it, since I was a disadvantaged child of the 80s.

I've definitely seen threads on MN which have been sniffy of fish(i)fingers. An element of food snobbery I suspect. A foodie can't properly rhapsodise about a fish finger. They've been a freezer staple since the 70s (or earlier) so they've always been around and therefore can't be rediscovered in an ironic way. They're cheap. They're available in every supermarket. They've got a breadcrumby exterior so therefore they must be junk!

Call them a goujon though and it's a different story.

@SarahandQuack but this was the 1980s staple freezer (I almost miss findus crispy pancakes now

Sainsburys basics fish fingers are 58% fish

Tesco Value fish fingers are 65% fish

I've just looked that up, I don't have some cheap fish finger obsession

I think because they're easy, and some twats frown on "easy" kids food. I was surprised that the nursery gives DD baked beans, so they must be ok if they're doing it!

pinkarsed I just snorty chortled at that!

I think it's just a metaphor for 'processed food'.

An ethical shopping website that I subscribe to says that Birds Eye are actually produced in a surprisingly sustainable way, FYI.

They're delicious and easy and fine in moderation. Real fish is good too.

So comparing the very cheap fish fingers to fish cakes, there would be a difference in the nutritional values?

I bet the difference is that fish cakes will be made of cod (usually) whereas cheaper fish fingers are probably made of pollock. People like the word 'cod', it makes them feel safe. 'Cod' they exclaim, 'I know that fish!' and likewise 'Pollock? what's that? that's not cod.'

People are obsessed with cod.

Fishifingers in thick crusty bread, lashings of butter and tartare sauce! Love it!!

It’s called having a sense of humour. You should try it sometime. Btw, if you’d bothered reading the thread, you’ll see I also made a further comment, but never mind. 🙄

Ah, I see. Light hearted. Good sense of humour. Yep, that totally comes across. My bad.

I'm quite lucky really, someone who was posting to announce they are Vegan might have been touchy and defensive instead :-)

You’ve made me want a fishifinger sarnie now. I love ‘em.

I'm in the bar area of a pub. There's no kids in this bit, they are in the restaurant. All I can hear is two women bellowing a conversation to each other from 2 tables apart. They'd shatter glass. Bring me the babbling baby after all!

Wrong thread!

LindsayDentonsWineBottle Fishifingers in thick crusty bread, lashings of butter and tartare sauce

I love everything about this including your username

A fishcake contains potato does it...hmmm I should know this!

I'm sure there must be variations. I just know my dad's recipe.