Hogan opts for hake, a mild-flavored white fish that doesn’t compete with the simple beer batter that coats the fillets before frying. Serve these showstopping fish sandwiches with potato chips ...

Four in 10 people only eat fish if it is in batter or breadcrumbs ... Eight per cent thought coley was a plant and six per cent thought hake was a garden tool for clearing leaves.

hake, or pollock. Their firm meat doesn't fall apart during frying, and the lack of bones makes eating such fish pleasurable.