"But McDonald's Filet-O-Fish is also a wildly popular fast food item with a colorful origin story. Created out of a necessity for the meatless Fridays of Lent, the Filet-O-Fish got its start as a part of a cooking competition in the 1960s. The Filet-O-Fish beat out a fruit-centric pineapple pattied Hula burger, and quickly became an instant hit with Lent-observing Christians."
"The Filet-O-Fish sandwich is perfect in its simplicity, featuring a battered and fried Alaskan pollock that is wild caught and sourced from sustainable fisheries, slathered with tartar sauce, topped with a half slice of American cheese, and served in a steamed bun. Of course, with any virally acclaimed sandwich, there's bound to be copycat recipes to fulfill your fish sandwich cravings at home."
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish originated in the 1960s as a meatless option for Lenten Fridays after winning a cooking competition against a pineapple Hula burger. The sandwich consists of battered and fried wild-caught Alaskan pollock sourced from sustainable fisheries, tartar sauce, a half slice of American cheese, and a steamed bun. The Filet-O-Fish became a permanent menu item and sells in the hundreds of millions annually. Aldi’s Fremont Fish Market offers limited-time frozen breaded pollock filets modeled on the sandwich, sold four per box for under $6, making homemade copies significantly cheaper than restaurant purchases.
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