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| Type | Sandwich |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Main ingredients | Bread,butter/similar sauces,fish fingers |
Afish finger sandwich is asandwich primarily containingfish fingers, which are pieces of battered orbreaded fish, along with lettuce and a sauce. It is a popular dish in theUnited Kingdom, where it is acomfort food.[1][2] The sandwich often has no other filling, but may include a sauce such astartar,mayonnaise orketchup.[3]
Celebrity chefJamie Oliver has described the sandwich as aguilty pleasure: "As a chef I always feel I shouldn't be eating something like afish fingerbuttie – but you know what, I think that makes it taste even better."[4]
Restaurants which have included fish finger sandwiches in their menu include:Bill's,Kerbisher & Malt andLeon.[5]
In 2017,Birds Eye sponsored Fish Finger Sandwich Awards, whose final stage was held atMark Hix's Tramshed restaurant. There were separate prizes for the best professional and best entry from the public. The judges wereGregg Wallace, Jennifer Bedloe, Xanthe Clay, Peter Lack and Danny Kingston, whileCaptain Birdseye looked on. The winning professional was Chris Lanyon of the Chapel Café inPort Isaac whose recipe includedhake inpanko with tartar sauce. Gabrielle Sander made the best public entry, which was dressed withcapers,lime juice, smokedpaprikamayonnaise,rocket andwasabi, served in a crustybap.[6][7]
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