Cod

[jennyjoan]

My local chippies (chippys) are cooking such large fish that surely must be part of Nessie (massive). They are yuck.

They are no way cod or haddock. Is your chippy good. I could buy cod from fishmongers but no good at batter.

[mxyzptlk]

If you think they are passing off cheaper fish as cod (ie ling), then report it to the local trading standards. Otherwise use a different chippy.

[jennyjoan]

mxy - right now all local chippies not good to me. I travelled about 5 miles last Friday to go to a good chippy and it was cod. You certainly know the difference.

[Islay]

Report them if they are not serving cod but saying it is.

[murraymints]

lots try and passs off whiting as cod...trading standards have been known to do checks

[anneasquith]

Pollock ?

[retrocop]

I was going to say Pollack but Anne beat me to it. I believe they get around it by saying that Pollack is part of the Cod family which it is !

[murraymints]

hey retro ..how's you ? xx

[retrocop]

Hi minty. Hanging on just. :-) Got a new date for my operation but it is quite close to the supposed doctor's strike so got my fingers crossed it's not cancelled again. :-) xxx

[Togo]

Maybe Basa Fish Pangasias Boucourti. This has found its way onto our supermarket fish counters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basa_fish

[roopower]

Our chippy serves panga as a cheaper alternative to cod, but he does state what it is. You can certainly tell the difference, but sometimes the panga is really nice and sometimes not.

[mrs_overall]

Are you basing your doubt simply on the size of the fish?

[ummmm]

I read some bad things about Basa and even though I read that it was a load of bull I still can't brink myself to eat it.

We have a really nice eat in chippy in town. Takeaway fish and chips just go soggy and greasy.

[hc4361]

Panga and basa is the same fish, also called Vietnamese river cobbler. It's a catfish and is now in a lot of frozen fish products such as battered fillets and fish fingers sold as 'white fish' on the front of the pack.

I think it is revolting however it is cooked.

[ummmm]

Our chippies sell small and large cod and haddock.

[viv41]

I havent seen a small fish at a chippie for yonks !

[ummmm]

The small ones aren't actually small.

[mrs_overall]

If you ARE basing your doubt on the size of the fish, then why can't it be cod or haddock?
Cod can grow to a huge size http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10054955/Record-breaking-103lb-cod-would-provide-200-fish-suppers.html .
.Anyone in my town trying to pass off another fish as cod would be dipped in their own batter and deep fried!

[retrocop]

It's like 'Rock Salmon'? You can call it Huss,dogfish,Tope but Salmon it aint. Small shark!!!

[jourdain2]

Stick to haddock! I'm not keen on cod (bottom feeders), but we have a super 'chippie' (also fish restaurant) nearby. I don't live all that far from Mrs. O and I confirm that any poor chippie would be out of business very quickly.