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Old 21-05-2009, 20:16
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Why do the English prefer cod to haddock?
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Old 21-05-2009, 20:20
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I prefer cod to haddock - it isn't so dry and not such a strong flavour.
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Old 21-05-2009, 20:21
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I prefer cod to haddock - it isn't so dry and not such a strong flavour.
Exactly, it watery and bland. lol
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Old 21-05-2009, 20:34
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I hate both!
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Old 21-05-2009, 21:26
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A lot of people aren't that keen on fish - in Elizabethan times the people had to be forced to eat fish on Fridays to subsidise the Navy - and haddock has a much fishier taste than cod.
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Old 21-05-2009, 22:14
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I prefer cod for exactly the same reason that its not such a strong flavour
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Old 21-05-2009, 22:26
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haddock - it tastes of fish and has a meaty texture

unlike cod which tastes of blotting paper with the texture of cotton wool

isn't this a north south thing?
i'm from Hull and when i was a kid i don't think you could get cod
in any of the five chippies in walking distance
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Old 21-05-2009, 22:31
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I prefer cod for exactly the same reason that its not such a strong flavour
that makes cod sound bland then...... makes it sound a right chore

Personally i love the taste of both
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Old 21-05-2009, 23:03
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Talking of fish.
I bought some Birds Eye Fish Fingers(made with 100% Fish Fillet) in a crispy batter the other day.
Whilst i was eating them,i thought' this doesn't taste like cod'.
So i read the ingredients.'Alaskan Pollock Fillet'.

What a rip off.No mention of this fact at all on the front of the box.I will be keeping my beady eyes on their fishy products from now on.
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Old 21-05-2009, 23:06
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Most of the fish products are now made from pollock as cos has been overfished, they now use pollock in everything like fish fingers and fish pie.

I read the back of every packet now as i tried it once and thought it was horrible.
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Old 21-05-2009, 23:10
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Most of the fish products are now made from pollock as cos has been overfished, they now use pollock in everything like fish fingers and fish pie.

I read the back of every packet now as i tried it once and thought it was horrible.

It's certainly not as good as cod.
I'm used to buying from their 'Simply' range.Expensive but good cod/chicken.
I thought i'd save a bit of cash with the fish fingers.But as you say,i'll be reading the packet next time.
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Old 21-05-2009, 23:15
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I prefer Haddock
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Old 21-05-2009, 23:37
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pollock is ace fresh. Its just "fish fingers" that are foul.
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Old 21-05-2009, 23:40
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pollock is ace fresh. Its just "fish fingers" that are foul.
My foul fish finger frenzy is finished!.
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Old 22-05-2009, 07:22
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haddock - it tastes of fish and has a meaty texture

unlike cod which tastes of blotting paper with the texture of cotton wool

isn't this a north south thing?
i'm from Hull and when i was a kid i don't think you could get cod
in any of the five chippies in walking distance
I'm from Grimsby and we never ate cod either. Everyone knows you get worms in cod, hence the reason we send it all darn sarf!
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Old 22-05-2009, 07:44
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I like haddock, but then my Dad is Irish and the Irish love their haddock which might explain why they prefer it up north. Reminds me of a story my brother told me. He was in KFC and a very drunk Irish man came in. KFC asks: "what would you like". Drunk Irish man "haddock & chips".
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Old 22-05-2009, 08:29
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I like haddock, but then my Dad is Irish and the Irish love their haddock which might explain why they prefer it up north. Reminds me of a story my brother told me. He was in KFC and a very drunk Irish man came in. KFC asks: "what would you like". Drunk Irish man "haddock & chips".
hehe... Aah, the drunk Irish men have all the fun.
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Old 22-05-2009, 09:02
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I prefer Plaice.
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Old 22-05-2009, 09:12
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I prefer Plaice.
Out of haddock and cod, you prefer plaice?
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Old 22-05-2009, 09:21
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Out of haddock and cod, you prefer plaice?
Yep, a Plaice is just a wide flat Haddock anyway.
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Old 22-05-2009, 23:32
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Prefer Haddock over Cod but for the best fish and chips it has to be Skate.
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Old 22-05-2009, 23:41
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Cod is better value, seems thicker and no skin either.
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Old 23-05-2009, 00:07
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Why do the English prefer cod to haddock?
Much as I like a nice chunky piece of cod, I gave up eating it years ago for several reasons:

* The quality fell through the floor. It wasn't chunky any more.
* The price went through the roof.
* It became an endangered species.
* About a third of cod on sale was estimated to be illegally caught.

Sadly, a lot of morons think that there is only one type of fish and that is cod. They will eat it until there are no more cod and then they will blame somebody else for its extinction.

I eat haddock (when I can get it cheap), salmon, coley, pollock and mackerel. I also like plaice on the bone but not the nasty dry fillets. I hope to be able to eat cod again some day, but my hopes are not high.
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Old 23-05-2009, 00:49
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Why do the English prefer cod to haddock?
I'm English, but have always preferred haddock.
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Old 23-05-2009, 00:51
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I prefer Plaice.
I like Plaice too.
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