Mark Carroll's Journal

Thank you, maybe it isn't just me then; I feared that I may have simply forgotten what I had seen in American grocery stores, especially after forgetting how the "5" on five-dollar bills had turned large and mauve. My experience is mostly with New England and Midwestern chains though I am not exactly expecting, say, Piggly Wiggly to be much different (though I see they have now even made it to Ohio).

I hadn't thought about a lack of American fishcakes, huh. They're quite common in Britain: their form here tends to be mashed potato and flaked or minced fish mixed together and formed into a round patty, then breaded (or sometimes battered) and deep-fried and served hot. It's common to adulterate the filling mixture with herbs, cheese, etc. Tesco's range are presently here.