Cheapest vs. Most Expensive vs. Homemade Fish Sandwich Challenge
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Comparing Homemade, Cheap, and $80 Fried Fish Sandwiches
Discover which fried fish sandwich reigns supreme: the $80 gourmet creation, the cult-favorite cheap option, or a homemade version perfected with experimental batters and lacto-fermented pickles.
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- The challenge evaluates three fish sandwiches: McDonald's Filet-O-Fish, an $80 sandwich from Daybird, and a homemade contender using haddock.
- The chef prioritizes complex flavor building over the fish type, using a spiced remoulade and lacto-fermented pickles for maximal acidity.
- Experimentation revealed that resting beer batter overnight and adding vodka to the batter significantly increased crispness.
- In the blind taste test, the homemade sandwich was explicitly chosen as the favorite for its buttery texture and robust, acidic flavors.
This episode pits a budget fish sandwich against a lavish $80 version while the host crafts a highly customized middle ground. You gain insight into advanced frying techniques, the science behind acidic ferments, and see which sandwich ultimately swayed the blind taster’s palate toward homemade quality.
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Top Comments (10)
I like this format a lot. It's like Fancy Fast Food, but actually trying to make it good vs "making it as costly as possible, even if it ruins the dish"
8:06 You can tell Trevor wasn't in the peanut gallery, because Josh's cod-talk wasn't interrupted with "I love Call of Duty!" from off camera.
Almost 6 dollars after tax for a Filet-O-Fish from Mcdonalds is the Wildest part of the episode.
Going home drunk and eating something like capers directly from the jar sounds like something everyone who's worked in a professional kitchen has done several times.
you gotta salt your pickle rim to keep the ghosts out
I can’t be the only one who loves Josh’s food facts and lore right?
I think it'd be cool to put Josh up against the "best" something, instead of just the most expensive. Price can be inflated with a lot of things (like caviar tartar sauce), but imagine Josh beating some true LA food staples in a head-to-head vs his homemade... now that'd be REAL bragging rights.
Poor Trevor. That would have been so awkward with the whole To Go ordeal. Luckily Josh made a bomb ass fish sammy for him to enjoy
"Getting home drunk and eating capers straight from the jar." I've never been so specifically called out like that before. Well done sir.
I love how most people avoid where others have bitten, but Josh's whole M-O is he makes sure he gets part of their bite in his mouth
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Top Comments (10)
I like this format a lot. It's like Fancy Fast Food, but actually trying to make it good vs "making it as costly as possible, even if it ruins the dish"
8:06 You can tell Trevor wasn't in the peanut gallery, because Josh's cod-talk wasn't interrupted with "I love Call of Duty!" from off camera.
Almost 6 dollars after tax for a Filet-O-Fish from Mcdonalds is the Wildest part of the episode.
Going home drunk and eating something like capers directly from the jar sounds like something everyone who's worked in a professional kitchen has done several times.
you gotta salt your pickle rim to keep the ghosts out
I can’t be the only one who loves Josh’s food facts and lore right?
I think it'd be cool to put Josh up against the "best" something, instead of just the most expensive. Price can be inflated with a lot of things (like caviar tartar sauce), but imagine Josh beating some true LA food staples in a head-to-head vs his homemade... now that'd be REAL bragging rights.
Poor Trevor. That would have been so awkward with the whole To Go ordeal. Luckily Josh made a bomb ass fish sammy for him to enjoy
"Getting home drunk and eating capers straight from the jar." I've never been so specifically called out like that before. Well done sir.
I love how most people avoid where others have bitten, but Josh's whole M-O is he makes sure he gets part of their bite in his mouth