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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 7926386" data-attributes="member: 4937">I'm going to disagree here and say catfish and tilapia are definitely stronger flavored than cod. I'm Southron bred myself, but even I have to agree that catfish is an acquired taste - and that's before most of the catfish you'd get was the nice mild flavored farm raised stuff on the market now. If you've had real river cat, you know it can be pretty pungent - fishy and muddy flavored. Tilapia is about my least favorite fish. There might be good varieties that are wild caught (in Africa or the Middle East), but the farm raised stuff is not good.My impression is that cod is considered the winning fish because it doesn't have a fishy taste. Compare sardines, tune, or mackerel. As for fried cod sandwiches, I admit to having a real nostalgia based weakness for them. When I was like 5, fish sticks, tarter sauce, and American cheese slices were the most desirable of homemade lunches - along with a side of Kraft Mac and Cheese. I can barely eat a McD's fish fillet any more, because it's so much bland mush, but as a kid that thing that seems like bland mush today, was just the right level of intensity. The real trick with cod is an appropriately thick cut so that you can savor the big flaky fish.  You don't usually get that at a burger joint.  Usually you have to find an appropriate British inspired pub.  In general, fried cod is one of the few dishes that tends to be better in the North than the South.   As for toppings, I like a bit of salad on my cod for the contrast but cole slaw might not be bad, either tartar sauce or remoulade (classic or Cajun style) is good as a condiment, and I do like some melty cheese if it is a sandwich.</blockquote>

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