Talk:Filet-O-Fish

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The best thing on the menu, definitely.

"The ingredients of Filet-O-Fish are likely close to the McNuggets', only substituting chicken for fish." - This seems highly dubious. Arash Keshmirian 09:03, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

any chance of a source for the Catholic / fish thing - was it really this that MacDonalds based their decision on?

   -Yes and no; the Filet-O-Fish was first created by a franchise owner in the Cincinnati area named Lou Groen.  He 
   created the sandwich so he'd have something to sell to the large Catholic and of Irish/German descent communities   
   in southern Ohio / Northern Kentucky.  Corporate bought the rights to use the sandwich and still pays royalities
   to Lou and his family (they still own a large number of franchises in the Greater Cincy area, I believe).

   The sandwich is also in no way related to McNuggets...

I would also like to dispute the idea that the use of mayonase leaves any kind of unpleasant taste. I think this is bad for the mayo industry as a whole, and I think this is a matter of opinion versus a fact to be included in an encyclopedia. I think the taste of mayo makes the Filet-O-Fish even better.

If you think it is so, but the in the people who I have talked to the general consensus has been that mayonnaise ruins the taste of the fish and that tartar sauce is a much better sauce. Also I am not specifically attacking mayonnaise, only when it is being served with the Filit-O-Fish Ghingo

[edit] vandalism?

can anyone confirm the latest anonymous edit with the 2006 "viral website"? I dont know if "viral website" is meaningful, and a source should be added to confirm this statement. Finally, since it is not directly related to the product, it should maybe go into a separate subsection ("trivia" or so). — MFH:Talk 04:54, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

The website was made directly as a promotional tool for the Filet-o-fish: it is directly related, so in my opinion should not go under trivia but remain where it is. Ghingo [ Filet - o - Fish are yummy ] :D

[edit] halal?

the references to halal food and muslims eating filet o fish look spurious to me. raining girl 20:21, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

It seems to boil down to whether certain types of fish are considered halal or haram; this isn't something that is universally agreed upon by all Muslims. The type of fish used in the "Filet-o-Fish" varies from country to country anyway, and in McDonalds in Muslim countries of course all of the menu items are halal. AdorableRuffian 10:12, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation of "Filet-O-Fish"

In some non-English-speaking countries, it is called a FishMac or a McFish.

At least that is easier to pronounce! How does one pronounce "Filet"... is it "fee-ay", "fill-ay", or "fill-utt"?

The spelling "fillet" (two Ls) is always pronounced "fill-utt" (or "fill-itt") here in the UK, but "filet" sounds French so it feels as if it should be pronounced that way. Then again, McDonald's is American, so I don't really know.

I much prefer "McFish" :-)

AdorableRuffian 10:25, 1 December 2006 (UTC)