Official Fish Fingers & Custard Day ~ Who, is with me...

Today is April 3rd, and it's officially ~ Fish Fingers & Custard Day!  I never thought I would be writing about those two items, at least not in the the same sentence...but, here I am.  Maybe you've eaten them yourself, maybe even at the same time.  Chances are, if you have, then you too, are a Whovian and a true fan of the BBC TV show 'Doctor Who', just like us.  :)

A bit of back story:  Last year, J & I discovered the BBC TV show ~ Doctor Who.  We were utterly charmed by the actor Matt Smith, who took over the controls of the TARDIS & became the 11th regeneration of Doctor Who.  As J says, 'It's brilliant!'  (he's picked up that phrase from his English dad)  This, coming from a 8 year old, is high praise indeed.  If you've never seen Doctor Who, (or even if you have) check out this foodie inspired clip from the episode ~ The Eleventh Hour.  This is when the meal ~ Fish Fingers & Custard ~ was invented.  It's one of the funniest food scenes I've ever seen...

I've cooked this unusual food duo and it makes for a surprisingly good meal.  Over here in the US, to us Yanks, Fish Fingers = Fish Sticks. Custard = Pudding, and to me, the custard/pudding becomes a mellow stand-in for tarter sauce...and it really works together!

Since we're on this side of the pond... (ahh...Pond.  Oh, Amy & Rory ~ we MISS YOU!), you could serve it with a traditional English custard mix like ~ Bird's Custard (I happen to keep a container in my pantry, for occasions when I want an English custard), OR you could just use good ol' Jello Brand 'Cook & Serve' Custard, OR just use a vanilla or tapioca pudding cup ~ they would all be good!  So, if you're looking for an unusual, out-of-this-world (or universe) meal, then give it a go.  We enthusiastically give it two-thumbs up, and as you can see from the video clip ~ it's Doctor Who approved!  teehee  :)