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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Can Old Bay give new life to the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwich?

We're about to find out.

On. Feb. 16, 700 McDonald's locations in the region will unveil a new, limited-time-only menu item: a Filet-O-Fish with the beloved Maryland seafood seasoning. According to a McDonalds press release, local owner/operator Mark Furr came up with the idea, so we can all blame him if this ruins Old Bay forever.

It might not. The Filet-O-Fish isn't the chain's most popular menu item, but the fried fish sandwich with cheese and tartar sauce has a bit of a cult following. In 2010, former Saveur editor James Oseland admitted he was a fan: "I’m sorry, I know it is the height of foodie irresponsibility even to admit to setting foot inside the Evil Death Star that is McDonald’s, but the mega-chain’s Filet-O-Fish sandwiches are perfection on a bun . . . From the crisp wedge of battered, fried fish to the dainty dab of tartar sauce, they are a miracle of food science." The sandwich also gets some rock-n-roll cred for being banned in Russia.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Old Bay will give new life to almost anything.

Anonymous said...

Arbys is has better fish .

Anonymous said...

EVERYTHING tastes better with old bay! Chicken, fish, mash taters, bake taters, fried taters, sliced maters, vegetables, pizza, popcorn, bearded clam, bread, soup, bacon, you name it!

Anonymous said...

10:49 I see what you did there.