Sandwiches of Chicken Halibut (1924) on Sandwiches of History⁣

[@EkimGram]

I've never heard the word 'forcemeat' used so frequently in such a small amount of time.

[@Sarah_Grant]

Yes...awkward 😬 But now we all have some new lingo to impress our friends and family...😂

[@QuadeQuick]

I had to "force" myself not to hear him saying "horsemeat."

[@robertspence831]

First time in 63 years I've heard that word.

[@TheSaw410]

Basically how McDonald's makes all chicken items.

[@NineteenEightyFive]

Extremely unappetizing when discussing food 🤢

[@x2c.diamundz]

Here's today's drinking game folks, take a shot each time he says 'forcemeat' I am not responsible for resulting alcohol poisoning

[@1GrilledFoot]

It was almost upsetting to see delicious halibut crushed into a paste only to be served with...more halibut and watered down hollandaise.

[@RealHeyMark]

This looks like something the fanciest restaurant in Akron, Ohio would have had as a nightly special in 1983.

[@ChurchladyHmm]

Tho, they might not have heard of halibut

[@MackZmac]

At least they had Luigi’s pizza!

[@ToddHastings-ji5lp]

Rumor has it, that Sauerkraut Balls were an Akron recipe. Quite an accomplishment from the Rubber City...

[@rickwilliams967]

Being from Michigan, I wouldn't even insult Ohio folk like that. That's something you save for the worst human in history.

[@davidmurphy8364]

I love the “we’ll be right back” music😂😂

[@PamIAmChronicles]

that watery hollandaise ..... broke my heart lol

[@prdgrizzly7551]

I can't believe this channel only has 34.8k subscribers. This is a daily TREAT! Keep it up Barry!

[@thatguy04444]

I hope everyone gets a better daily treat than this halibut abomination though.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Thank you!

[@lucblanchard4116]

I think a lot of people tune in on IG and TikTok!

[@ginnyweatherbee7941]

It gets even weirder, the large ones are apparently called barn doors

[@DeborahMaufer]

🤔 How to make dinner sound *really* appealing!

[@it_buddy]

'Chicken' used to mean 'chick.' So chicken halibut could be like, baby halibut

[@burtbacarach5034]

Pretty underwhelming sandwich,but I'm glad you made it,just for the halibut....

[@DeborahMaufer]

🙄😄

[@dsr58]

Lol

[@dsr58]

What a waste of good halibut!

[@rickwilliams967]

Nice

[@ilznidiotic]

Let this be a lesson to you, kids: hard work is never worth it.

[@8ullfrog]

I admire that you follow the recipe, even when they get things wrong, like the hollandaise sauce. It's true dedication to craft. A quick warning, apparently the bobs burgers cookbook messed up the spice ratio severely, so if you follow those recipes to the letter, you probably won't enjoy your sandwich!

[@karlsteffen7804]

The dedication.

[@frankmacleod2565]

I used to fish halibut in Alaska. Caught 400 pounds worth in an afternoon once. Honestly would never have thought to cook anything like this. Strange recipe.

[@melissalambert7615]

Have this cookbook, mine is green. That long ago in the Boston area halibut was cheap. Even when I lived in the area in the 1970-80s it was not expensive. Places would sell "scrod" about same price as a chicken dinner. Scrod being a baby Halibut, Cod or other whitefish. Glad your plus up was a tasty bread.

[@GhostManBrandonDDpre]

When you first said the secret ingredient, I thought you said "Horse Meat". I had that in Italy in the 80's, but I'm not in a hurry to have it again. I admire your work today, but I'll leave this one to history. Cheers.

[@zepwarren2995]

This was a mouthful episode. literally and and physically

[@phlogistanjones2722]

Historically smallish ~1# or 500g lobsters were referred to as "chicken lobsters". You can still on occasion see them for sale in seaside or local just off the boat type situations.

[@TheSaw410]

Old Bay. McCormick Baltimore MD. Top quality!! Also try J.O. Spice which is the actual spice used to properly steam blue crabs.

[@GordiansKnotHere]

Man that's a lot of work but looks really tasty. Thanks for this!

[@rudyfan1926]

Acme herb slab or onion slab are delish!

[@MrRedFoxorMrelzorrorojo]

This seems like if you deep fried your forcemeats (after forming into patties) you could make it good.

[@Sarah_Grant]

The OG Chicken of the Sea! 😅 And sandwich just meaning "things between things with a sauce topping," I believe, instead of "things between bread." This looks to be a starter or light lunch (made by the many servants and all the credit going to Madam, of course...) 😂😂😂

[@WardNH]

forcemeat /fôrs′mēt″/ noun 1. Finely ground and highly spiced meat, fish, or poultry that is served alone or used in stuffing. 2. Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing. 3. Mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs.

[@BrentBlueAllen]

Acme bread? That's mighty generous of you

[@sobreiro]

I like the timelapse bossa nova

[@JasonCrowder-j1j]

Barry...how much free time in your day do you have?!? Also I really don't love the word "forcemeat..."

[@SandwichesofHistory]

This one was definitely a time suck.

[@dennispeery5166]

How did no one catch the Digital Underground reference in your description!

[@femalism1715]

I can think of dozens of other ways to prepare halibut sandwiches.

[@kyugull]

Huh! I had never heard the word "forcemeat" before. Interesting!

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Use tha fooorrrccccweeee. Herbert

[@dthejc]

Some days you put two ingredients on bread. Other days you go Heston Blumenthal.

[@rs8751]

With the Tracy Jordan Meat Machine, meat is the new bread!!!

[@shawnbottom4769]

I'm pretty sure this is the recipe that Marco Pierre White forced Gordon Ramsay to make that in turn made Gordon cry.

[@Nerfunkal]

"Gordon chose to cry." -Marco 😂

[@mhartan]

Capers and tarragon? [Althought the tarragon might clash a bit with the rosemary in the bread.]

[@BnaBreaker]

Elevator music record *ACHIEVED*

[@ilenus5481]

This is now part of my schedule

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Right on

[@edunn2805]

That was a heck of a lot of money and work for a sad result that was not your fault. You deserve an online / real-life shopping trip for a fabulous new shirt to lift your spirits. Perhaps one with chickens or fish on it . . . discreet and tasteful, of course.

[@jbolty]

Small lobsters are called chix also

[@bmolitor615]

THAT!!?? was a JOURNEY...

[@DeborahMaufer]

Destination Dullsville....

[@bmolitor615]

@@DeborahMaufer thanks Debbie D

[@DigiRangerScott]

If you see yourself watering down something that doesn’t need it like the Hollandaise sauce there’s got to be a veto on that step if ever considered to be remade

[@ericmiles6413]

You all never heard of "chicken lobster" same idea here.

[@serisothikos]

The term "chicken" for small seafood survives to this day in the sale of whole lobsters! Chicken lobsters are usually under 2 pounds.

[@marym434]

Are you saying force meat?

[@SandwichesofHistory]

...a lot

[@marym434]

@@SandwichesofHistory Haha! OK!

[@SerDayne]

Hmm this was eaten along the coast served on delicious Rye toast.

[@1970boobear]

There used to be a restaurant in our neighborhood that would serve "$6 steamed Chick lobsters"... The term meant small lobster. Must be a seafood thang

[@1nliveontwitch]

The fish is the BREAD!!!

[@banditoandy9784]

They also have small lobsters called chicken lobsters.

[@CarlB_1962]

If the effort required to make a sandwich translated into flavour, this should’ve tasted amazing. Your disappointment was palpable.

[@infoscholar5221]

I think, from the degree of work, this was prepared for the folks "upstairs," dear Barry, do you not agree?

[@EricTheCleric93]

Fish...PAAASTE!!

[@ddewittfulton]

On tomorrow's show: lobster roll on Ezekiel bread with COVID-era Taco Bell Diablo Sauce from my glove compartment.

[@danieljmitro]

I'm enjoying these more unconventional sandwiches.

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

That's a lot of work for a Sammich Rescue episode.

[@StephenYork-t6n]

Small lobsters are French called chicken lobsters, at least in the Boston area. Perhaps this explains its usage here.

[@jaredhills82]

Flounder is the name of a small halibut

[@frankmacleod2565]

in fishing terms, a "chicken" is indeed a small halibut. I've slayed many a chicken but would still prefer a hundred pounder.

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@bostonrailfan2427 haha yep. Chickens are more tender than a barn door, but the door will feed more mouths. My biggest was 148 pounds.

[@gwazz]

The American soul has always yearned to process food.

[@karlsteffen7804]

Mayonnaise sandwich when?

[@bertabear74]

I have heard my fill of the word “ forcemeat.”

[@DoggoneNexus]

Yeah the original I feel is really stretching the definition of "sandwich." Overall this was a very confusing episode - so the chicken forcemeat is chicken served on chicken halibut which is fish not chicken, also served with fish forcemeat which is fish. Man, give me a nice elucidating hot salad cheesewich any day. (rest assured this comment was written in jest)

[@mikalagounaris_alarmmmika]

You know how people say "fishing for success"? They really tried!

[@michele_michele]

This was so weird.

[@ValorousKnight]

*Farce*

[@ddewittfulton]

I never would have imagined a sandwich could be improved by simply putting it on bread! I suppose the originating chef was one of those pedantic sorts of who was happy to use "sandwich" in only the technical connotation of the term. But like being "sandwiched" between armrest colonists on a Southwest flight, much of the pleasure associated with that term tends to get squeezed out.

[@thatguy04444]

So many of these recipes are explained by the state of dentistry 100 years ago.

[@WriterSnider]

I’m not sure how I feel about this. I’m going to go have a nap.

[@DeborahMaufer]

Even bacon couldn't save this!

[@saraschneider6781]

What in the...

[@jbaker5054]

For the lack of bread alone, I'd dock it down to 1 - fish on fish is not a sandwich... it's fish.

[@michaellacy8510]

I don’t think anything good ever started with “grind fish into a paste…”

[@niellahell]

“sandwich”””

[@samuelbean9928]

Honestly the first time you said "forcemeat" I thought you said "horsemeat".

[@stefymarty]

Still very upset with KZbin for waiting until a couple months ago to introduce me to you.

[@mercster]

Hah, how odd. Thanks.

[@spinni81]

This is one weird sandwich.

[@pacoskid420]

Sauce is broken

[@RyeBreadCrumbs]

Forcemeat is such a gross term for something that everyone has eaten way more often tan they realize

[@BardovBacchus]

I can only assume they went with the word chicken for the halibut. I'll sea myself out

[@dsr58]

Ick

[@larrykay7670]

I know you're excercising copious amounts of editing for excursions like this but, maybe at the end, it would be good to know how long the entire process actually took.

[@johndef5075]

Forcemeat😮

[@8ullfrog]

FORCEMEAT

[@zeusapollo8688]

Gross.

[@alexlogan202]

Im sorry but that is not a real sandwich. By that reasoning you could do 2 layers of toothpaste with cardboard in the middle and still call it a sandwich. Dont lower the bar

[@thexandman88]

That was A LOT of work for something not that great

[@ilenus5481]

Also first