Despite its optimistic name, the Burger King fish sandwich is far from crunchy. The tartar sauce is sweet, with just a hint of spicy flavor. The sesame seed bun, crushed like a flounder, doesn't do anyone any favors. This fish is gray and sad, like the last solitary tuna in the fish market. But even though Burger King doesn't want to update its fish sandwich, I'll update my review of that sandwich.
It is a processed fish product, a square “fillet” that is to say again processed, pressed and shaped instead of being a real fillet cut from a fish. It's no match for a real fish fillet sandwich. The sandwich, even fresh out of the fryer and perhaps crunchy on the outside, is soft on the inside rather than flaky. The thin fillet means a below-average fish-to-bun ratio and it's a sad statement when the brioche bun, pickles and tartar are the best parts of the sandwich. At Jack in the Box, the fish sandwich is made with 100% wild-caught Alaska pollock, topped with crispy panko breadcrumbs and drizzled with a creamy tartar sauce.
So we decided to take a closer look at the current options and see which fish sandwich is the worst in the group that is much better than skipping. While this simple combination has the power to win over fans, a lot of time and effort has been put into making this sandwich taste perfect. You may have eaten it as a child in the form of fish sticks or breaded fish triangles, and it also appears as imitation crab or lobster. Typically, during Lent, Burger King releases limited-time (LTO) variants on the sandwich that have different ingredients than the standard recipe. Here you will find a sandwich that looks compact and despondent, but the old adage of not judging a book applies here. International locations embraced the sandwich as a way to compete with McDonald's Filet-O-Fish and the rest is history. The flavors of fish and breading are the focal point of the sandwich; however, perhaps as expected, I end up comparing it to the chain's fried chicken and find it deficient in contrast.
As you may have noticed, most of these fast food fish sandwiches are pretty much the same - breaded and fried fish topped with tartar sauce, pickles, lettuce, and cheese. This fish sandwich seems to be an update on its unpleasant predecessor, improving some qualms and doubling others. When Burger King launched its Specialty Sandwich line in 1978, The Whaler became Longfish Sandwich according to Retroist. As you probably know by now, White Castle's burgers and sandwiches slide so they're much smaller than standard options you'll find at other fast food restaurants. People on Reddit are a little nicer and agree that if your sandwich reaches you fresh out of line, BK fish sandwiches are easily the best flavor sandwich choices at Burger King. There is pure beauty in a good and simple fried fish sandwich - crispy seasoned breading, sour tartar sauce, crispy lettuce and not too soft or elastic bun - really all you need. According to Burger King, their Big Fish Sandwich consists of an Alaskan white pollock fillet breaded with panko breadcrumbs and topped with iceberg lettuce, sweet tartar sauce and pickles.
