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What does "fishcake" mean to you? (self.casualuk)
submitted 10 months ago by bandwidthcrisis to c/[email protected]
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I grew up knowing a fishcake as being fish sandwiched between two slices of potato covered in batter.

But when I ventured out into the wider world beyond Sheffield, fishcakes were strange breaded minced-up fish things.

Was my whole childhood a lie?

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[–] Broken_Monitor 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The strange breaded minced up fish things are usually called fish sticks in America. Kids love them.

Meanwhile the only place I’ve encountered “fish cake” is at Japanese ramen restaurants where its this weird slice of fishy tasting something they put on the Ramen. Found it here:

https://www.justonecookbook.com/kamaboko-fish-cake/

The ones I see are the narutomaki at my local spot. Love the ramen, but these are the part I skip eating, I just don’t find them appealing.

[–] bandwidthcrisis 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah, well a fish stick is a fish finger in the UK, so that's a whole other thing.

Whatever the fishcake contains, it is usually round.

[–] Broken_Monitor 2 points 10 months ago

We do crab cakes here that are like that. If you find good ones they can be pretty awesome sometimes.