Going OT here...
Is that like going into a chippy and ordering haddock? Instant respect, that man knows his fish.
Ackcherly, the rationale for ordering haddock instead of cod is not so much "knowing your fish" as "knowing how chippies work" - most bog-standard chippies in the south sell mostly cod, so they tend to cook it in advance and leave it in the heater to enable fast turnaround. If you order haddock, it's more likely to be cooked to order, therefore much nicer to eat.
This obviously doesn't apply in the better class of chippy where
all fish is cooked to order. And as Mrs P says, there are regional differences - in the north, haddock is more popular than cod - which I've heard is largely because of the belief that all cod is infested with worms. I don't know how true that is but Mrs P's comments seem to back it up.
But in any case, in a blind taste test, very few people will be able to tell the difference between cod and haddock.
Back on topic, I've eaten frogs legs but not in the last 20 years. Utterly pointless food - chickens' feet are better in all respects. You won't ever catch me eating slugs, though I might throw them on the BBQ for the fun of watching them die.
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