Mastodawn

@crk5 I'm not sure why/how the Filet-O-Fish has gotten this widespread joke status as a sandwich no one wants to eat.

The numbers - and ecological damage - don't lie. The Filet-O-Fish is objectively very popular and always has been. For years they had to switch the fish source as each in turn got disastrously depleted by Filet-O-Fish demand.

Anyway, I love them and I do find its meme status funny.

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crk5 2d ago

@isaackuo It's my favourite McDonalds burger by a long shot.

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Isaac Ji Kuo 2d ago

@crk5 I'm reminded of this idea that young people are abandoning mayonnaise. I fell victim to this myth, apparently stemming from one random news article from one bitter parent weirdly extrapolating from ONE of her children (the woke foodie daughter, not the practical son).

I just took the myth at face value, as something funny but whatever.

But nope. Actually mayo is even more popular among young people than us oldies.

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/08/11/mayonnaise-industry-millennials/

https://dressings-sauces.org/millennials-love-mayonnaise-almost-twice-as-much-as-their-parents/

How Millennials Killed Mayonnaise

The inexorable rise of identity condiments has led to hard times for the most American of foodstuffs. And that’s a shame.

Philadelphia Magazine

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crk5 2d ago

@isaackuo Also filet o fish burgers here in Australia have tartare sauce.

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Isaac Ji Kuo

@crk5 I'm not an expert on tartar sauce, but I have observed that the (USA) Filet-O-Fish tartar sauce is non-sweet, while tartar sauce I've seen in other restaurants is always at least a bit sweet.

(I personally prefer non-sweet, but I'm a bit weird that way. Around here, ALL ketchup is sweet, and I could really appreciate non-sweet ketchup. Oh well.)