Today is the third Friday of Lent, the 40-day (not including
Sundays) period of time between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Lent is steeped in dietary traditions. Historically,
people fasted for 40 days – either Monday through Friday, but not on weekends
or Monday through Saturday. The
definition of fasting varied. It could
mean no food or drink, one meal a day, no animal products, or no animal
products except fish. Now, the tradition
has generally evolved to meatless Fridays, except fish.

When I first started working with the seafood community, I
learned that Lent is among the busiest times of the year. This surprised me a little that one meatless
day of the week among those who observe Lent would noticeably increase fish consumption. But now that I’ve gotten to know the media a
bit, I see that news stories about seafood increase over Lent, so maybe
everyone is inspired to eat a bit more fish.

Here are a few I’ve noticed lately…

Which
Restaurant Has Best Fish Sandwich?

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Restaurant & Lounge serves up fresh fish tacos for Lent

Lent
alternatives: Creativity in fish, seafood dishes

In this house, any day of the week obviously qualifies as a
fish day. Here’s a picture of the Honey
and Soy Glazed Salmon we ate last night for “Fish Thursday.” I liked it, but Lloyd thought the wild salmon
was a little “gamey.” The glaze packs a
punch, too – it is very flavorful, so
apply lightly to start.

Have a wonderful weekend!