Doh! McDonald's introducing "Fish McBites"
Read about it here, http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-mcdonalds-sustainable-fish-20130124,0,3215877.story, and here, http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforki...
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We had the Fish McBites for lunch just now. I will give them a solid "not horrible" rating. Too much breading for the amount of fish but the flavor was fine to me.
My wife was considerably more enthusiastic but she likes breading and battered stuff in general more than I do.
The next time she wants them I shall have a quarter pounder.
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re: kengk
Hubby and I finally tried them today and were actually pleasantly surprised. We sampled a small order along side our regular FOF. They are breaded and seasoned very differently than the FOF. Darker coating, more crispy and more flavored. The coating tastes a lot like a tater tot or the Dunkin Donuts Hash Browns, except that the Dunkin ones are way over spiced and over flavored and chemical tasting whereas these are milder than that. Flavor is predominatly lightly onion and paprika. The breading is thicker than FOF but i dont think excessive, no more than an average pub appetizer. The fish was less fishy than the FOF. You could kind of almost pretend you are eating mediocre fried scallops for a lot less money and fishiness than you get at Kellys. Good way to get kids to eat fish.. Anyways, obviously not gourmet seafood but then either is the FOF but a fun bite just the same. Something new for us non meat eaters is always welcome but usually tastes a lot worse...I would like to see someone do seafood in a puffy batter rather than breading but that could take a million years to happen..
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Tried them today. WAY TOO MUCH breading! The sandwiches are good, but these are the same breading on a cubic inch of fish. Once I peeled off 2/3 of the breading, they were tasty, but then try dipping them!
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re: StrandedYankee
Is it the same exact breading? or spiced up? or batterered? i will still hold out hope.. Just curious, all you people who dont eat the fish sandwich cuz of the cheese and too much tartar... Why dont you just ask for no cheese? I get it with mayo and shredded lettuce and steal a tiny taste of hubby's tarter glop and its perfect. Also mine is always fresher cuz they have to make the no cheese ones up instead of sitting and getting hard corners...
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re: chompie
Chomp, be careful what you ask for, many of the employees there are "english challenged" I once had a work party that I ordered 10 FOF for and asked for extra tarter and pickles and when I got to the site there was no pickles or tarter. Since you going to eat them there you were safe, but just use caution.
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Veggo
Jan 30, 2013 01:55 PM
Another reason to keep a bottle of Chipotle Tabasco in the glove compartment.
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Veggo
Jan 31, 2013 08:02 AM
I also have a tube of wasabi, in the fridge. I keep the powdered in the car and bring it on trips, in the event of propitious moments. I recall being on the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, when a neighbor caught a delicious yellowfin tuna, and I was wasabi-less!
Heat is wasabi's enemy; keep it in the fridge.
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Mr. Pine and I split a "regular" size of 'em today (I think there were 15 in the pail)...not bad. Very mild (pollock), decent batter, side of tartar sauce (very commerical tasting, ketchup might be a better bet). I'd have them again, and I'm not a fish eater--meaning, they're that mild. Can't imagine they'd be good left sitting under a heat lamp, so glad ours were fresh-made.
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Stiflers_Mom
Jan 26, 2013 08:11 PM
"The fast-food giant will pay annual fees and royalties to the Marine Stewardship Council for the right to slap the group’s so-called ecolabel on its product packaging in its 14,000 stores nationwide."
Me smell conflict of interest there...I bet the MSC would certify bluefin tuna as a sustainable fishery if Japan paid them enough.
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There's a marvelous local fish market, here in Chicago, called Hagen's. They do fresh fish, smoked fish, and have a menu of fried fish. One of my favorites is something called "fish chips" which is, essentially, fish nuggets. The difference is that it's from whole fish (something white and mild, probably cod).
They sell them by the pound and they're so good. McDonald's probably won't be able to compete for my palate!
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re: randyjl
Jacquilynne
Feb 8, 2013 10:11 AM
I agree on the cheese being weird on Filet O Fish, but the only thing that could possibly be described as too much tartar sauce is eating a vat of it straight off a spoon. And even there, I dunno, that might be fine.
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"The bite-sized morsels will come in three serving sizes, but most importantly, won't be preglopped in American cheese and tartar sauce...which makes it immediately more palatable to those who are still against the unholy union of cheese and seafood."
That unholy union is one of the only reasons I ever go to McDonalds (the other is the sausage, egg and cheese biscuit meal with the unnaturally formed hash browns).
I intend to try these, but I hope they don't mess with the tarter sauce and ruin it by trying to make it healthy. I appreciate McDonalds for the junk food that it is ;)
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re: Vidute
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re: ipsedixit
Beach Chick
Feb 11, 2013 10:17 PM
Exactly sledge..
Road trip and gonna try the fish bites..maybe bring the sambal mixed with the tartar..bada bing.
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re: sedimental
HillJ
Feb 14, 2013 04:31 PM
I ordered them yesterday. $3.20 for 10 bites and the tarter sauce was a bit on the thin side so I opted for a few lemon wedges instead. Not something I would eat often but I liked the crisp fish bites enough to recommend giving them a try.
BUT-they don't come close to replacing a Filet O Fish. Completely different menu choice.
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