Article: Encounter with flounder sends one fishing for answers

What kind of fish do you get in a fish sandwich? That depends on what part of the country you're in.

In Maine the fish in the sandwich is haddock. In Florida it is mullet. In New Orleans it is speckled trout. In Texas it is catfish. And in Washington state it is smoked salmon.

That is what my recent survey found. While the survey was conducted by phone, it was inspired by eating. My curiosity about the origin of the makings of the species was aroused when I ate a fish sandwich at a restaurant in Cape May, N.J., and to my delight got a whole fried flounder.

It is not often you get a whole fish as an entree, let alone as the middle of a fish sandwich.

Moreover, not only was there a ...

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