The Common Fish Wendy’s Uses for its Fish Sandwich
March 5, 2025 | 1 min to read
Wendy's serves a limited-time Crispy Panko Fish Sandwich, featuring wild-caught Alaskan pollock, which distinguishes it from competitors like Culver's and Popeye's. This sandwich garners popularity not just for its rarity but for its unique flavor and delightful texture. The flaky consistency of the pollock combined with a crispy panko breadcrumb exterior creates a harmonious balance, leading Wendy's to claim it offers the "best all-around fish sandwich" among fast food options.
Did you know Wendy’s serves fish? Although some restaurants do offer it year-round, the Wendy’s Crispy Panko Fish Sandwich typically only appears on menus nationwide for a limited period each year. The short window of time that this sandwich is available gives it a special allure, but most customers are fans of this entrée because of its unique flavor rather than its rarity. While Culver’s uses a North Atlantic cod for its fish entrées and Popeye’s uses flounder in its fish sandwiches, Wendy’s relies on another species for its fish sandwich: wild-caught Alaskan pollock.
Wendy’s credits these fillets for giving them “the best all-around fish sandwich among fast food restaurants.” But what makes it so good? It all starts with the texture; Alaskan pollock has a refreshingly flaky consistency once cooked, which makes it effortless to sink your teeth into. Complimented by a crispy exterior of panko breadcrumbs, the sandwich takes on a perfect balance between crispy and soft.
To learn more, visit Chowhound.