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Doesnthavetobeweird t1_jdlvjb7 wrote

Reply to comment by majudarah92 in Met this guy at a fish fry, and thought you all would like his outfit. by RabidWeaselFreddy

In Milwaukee, WI in the US, it's a weekly tradition where many restaurants will serve a fried fish dinner with cole slaw, fried potato of one variety or another, and rye bread. I believe it comes from when the city's population was more Catholic.

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gracecase t1_jdmj1so wrote

Winner winner also chicken dinner.I worked at a Knights a Columbus fish fry, especially during Lent. Talk about absolute craziness but they were good times. I was in Chicagoland, so pretty much Milwaukee as well. Atlantic cod with vinegar coleslaw and a big slice of bread from the local bakery.

I'm 45 years old and till this day if I am ever back in my Hometown on a Friday or Saturday, I am stopping off there to eat one of my best friends' Mom's coleslaw. She managed the KoC I worked at with him. Took me over twenty years to get the recipe from them.

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RabidWeaselFreddy OP t1_jdn0lzi wrote

Yes.

This one was run by the KoC at the nearby Catholic church.

They do it on Fridays during Lent.

I'm not remotely Catholic, but fish sounded great.

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gracecase t1_jdn5qw8 wrote

It's awesome. It's a huge part of my childhood.

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