Fish pie or fish cake is a deep-fried patty made with fish, potatoes, and breadcrumbs or batter. It originated in 19th-century England to use up leftover fish and potatoes. It has become a common staple in fish and chip restaurants and transformed into an appetizer and gourmet meal. A basic fish cake is made by mixing flake fish or similar seafood, mashed potatoes, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, and pepper and frying them in heated oil. Many recipes use fancier types of seafood and other ingredients.
Fish pie, or fish cake, can refer to many different types of seafood dishes, but generally refers to a deep-fried patty consisting of fish, potatoes, and breadcrumbs or batter. A traditional fish pie is made with a salted fish, such as cod or haddock, although there are many variations that use other types of fish or shellfish. Fish cakes are commonly available in fish and chip restaurants, although the dish is served in restaurants throughout Europe and East Asia.
According to some food historians, the fishcake originated in 19th-century England as a way to use up leftover fish and potatoes. Since then, the fishcake has become a common staple in fish and chip restaurants, but has also been transformed into an appetizer and gourmet meal in many seafood restaurants and fine dining establishments. In particular, the use of higher-quality seafood such as salmon or lumpy crabmeat, along with spices, herbs and other ingredients, separates the original recipe from newer variations.
Some people compare fishcake to a croquette, but they are actually quite different from each other. A croquette is a fried bun containing a mixture of minced meat or fish, soaked bread, egg, onion, spices, milk or beer, and stuffing. While a croquette made with fish might look like a fishcake, the typical flavors and textures of each are quite different. Indeed, a fish stick and a croquette are more similar than a fish croquette and a croquette. The geographic regions where croquettes and fishcakes are served also differ substantially.
Making a fish cake is relatively simple. It requires some kind of flake fish or similar seafood, as well as mashed potatoes, breadcrumbs, egg, salt and pepper. A basic fish cake is made by mixing the ingredients, forming the mixture into cakes, and frying them in a pan containing heated oil.
Some recipes call for other ingredients, such as parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, dill or old bay seasoning, as well as mustard, Worcester sauce or even cheese. Many cooks use fancier types of seafood in their fishcakes, which should be called clam cakes, crab cakes, or salmon burgers. The fish cake name is determined by the type of fish used, and many recipes are called cod cake, haddock cake, or any number of name variations, depending on the fish fillet used. One of the benefits of making fishcakes is that because they were designed to use leftover ingredients, they are very simple, inexpensive, quick, and easy to make.
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