US firm considers catering Vietnamese catfish for McDonald's

nhandan ^ | November 16, 2005

[dennisw]

Vietnam's catfish have been considered to serve as input materials for McDonald's, the world's leading fast food producer, said an executive of the An Giang Fisheries Import-Export Joint Stock Company.

The company recently received representatives from Mazzetta, a major supplier to McDonald's, who visited Vietnam to inquire into shrimp breeds and the possibility of supplying Mc Donald's restaurants with Vietnamese catfish.

The Mekong delta of Vietnam is now capable of turning out 400,000 tonnes of catfish every year. (VNA

[dennisw]

 

[SteveMcKing]

McD's was all set to launch ostrich burgers once - the best meat in the world for you and your health. Then PETA stepped in to protest, and they caved.

I'm sure they will find a way to stop catfish too.

[-=[_Super_Secret_Agent_]=-]

Vietnam is a communist people. Wall Street is creating a beast in China. Now Vietnam too?

[peyton randolph]

Call it the McFonda.

[ZOOKER]

Filet-Mao-Fish

[Vince Ferrer]

Vietnam's catfish have been considered to serve as input materials for McDonald's

Mmmm, input materials. How appetizing.

[aardvark1]

The Vietnamese would scream if you called it the Filet-Mao-Fish. They HATE the Chinese!!

[Gadsden1st]

Does this mean we are going to start having to worry about some kind of fish flu outbreak?

[dennisw]

MOBILE, Ala. -- A battle over imported basa catfish from Vietnam, with disputes over best taste and best price, is sizzling in the Deep South, but federal officials Friday said they planned no nationwide ban, as called for in some Southern states.....

This Basa catfish fish used to be really cheap but now has high tariffs due to pressure by USA fish farmers. I bought it once (frozen) and it was delicious. They must raise fish different over there

[The_Media_never_lie]

At first I thought McDonalds was going to serve Vietnamese cat.

I am releived that they are talking about serving catfish. If they serve cat, this will be the likely result:

[rawhide]

What does it mean 'to served as input material'? Their Filet-O-Fish is made up of 'cod' fish. Is there another use for this fish in the McDonald's as we know it here in the US?

[Fiddlstix]

........I bought it once (frozen) and it was delicious......

Catfish is Trayfe!

(Sorry, the devil made me do it. J )
LOL

[dennisw]

Is catfish traife? Thanks. Jews eat carp which is very similar and both live on the bottom

Examples of unkosher fish include shark, catfish and eels.....

[dennisw]

What does it mean 'to served as input material'? Their Filet-O-Fish is made up of 'cod' fish. Is there another use for this fish in the McDonald's as we know it here in the US?

My guess is this Vietnamese fish will be served in McDonalds abroad. Maybe later on in the USA if it goes over well