Back when I was a kid (cue the flashback music), fish sticks were all the rage. I loved ’em too. Tasty breaded sticks o’ fish dipped in loads of creamy tartar sauce. What’s not to love?
I’m actually a huge fan of seafood. Shrimp is probably my favorite of all, and if given the opportunity, I could probably eat my body weight in the little guys. Shrimp cocktail. Shrimp fajitas. Popcorn shrimp. Shrimp Lo Mein. You put shrimp in it, and I’ll eat it! Not to mention fried clams. Mmmmmmm…
Fish, on the other hand, I’m not a huge fan. Especially salmon. I know it’s super healthy and my wife’s always making it for us (and yes, I eat it begrudgingly), but I just don’t really love salmon or any regular ol’ fish. Stuff it with crabmeat or fry it up and I’m a big fan. But just a big grilled, poached or baked slab of fish really isn’t my thing.
I was recently given the opportunity to try out Gorton’s line of grilled products. That yellow raincoat-wearing fisherman’s an old friend of mine. I practically grew up on his fried fish products, so how could I turn him down?
Gorton’s sent me a few full-value coupons to purchase some grilled fish products (free food!), and that’s exactly what I did. Well, to be fair, that’s what Allie did, since she’s the one who usually goes food shopping.
Last night for dinner, we chowed down on Gorton’s Grilled Salmon and Italian Herb? Allie simply put the fillets on a baking sheet, tossed ’em in the oven and when ready, served them up along with some rice and baked asparagus.

I have to point out to my readers and the Gorton’s crew that this was an incredibly special meal too. For this one, my wife broke out her rice cooker! The very same rice cooker she’d been dying to have for years. The very same rice cooker I gave her for her birthday last summer. The very same rice cooker that’s been sitting in its box unopened for months…

Anyways, on to the fish!

To be fair, frozen fish is never as good as the fresh kind you get at the store. But even so, frozen fish can range from good to bland to bad.
So what’d Allie think? She really liked the salmon! Seeing as how easy it was to make, she said she’d definitely make it again.

As for me, I tried the salmon and didn’t hate it. Seriously, that’s high praise coming from me since I loathe salmon. (That is, unless it’s smoked and put on a bagel with cream cheese!) It was actually pretty good and if I had to eat salmon (i.e., my wife cooks it), I’d certainly eat it.

What about the Italian Herb? I’m more of a fan of cod, flounder or pollack. When I think of “fish” for dinner, that’s the basic kind I think of. It’s usually a bit lighter and less “fishy” tasting. This one was actually pretty good, I’ll say. I liked the herbed flavoring on top and the fish was fairly flaky too. I’m a big fan of flavor though so I added a bit of salt and pepper myself, but otherwise, I really liked it and finished off both pieces, while Allie took to the salmon.

Besides taste and convenience, one thing I noticed about Gorton’s grilled line is that they’re gluten free. I really have no clue what gluten tastes like… but I certainly didn’t miss it. I know a lot of people have gluten allergies (like my blog buddy FabGrandma!), so it’s always great to see more and more gluten-free products hitting the market.
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I love calamari! The only fish I really like is walleye.
I love lobster and shrimp
My favorite is steamed shrimp.
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Herb Crusted salmon is my favorite!
I love ALL seafood!
I love shrimp the most of all
Just plain old fish sticks with lemon and ketchup!
I love salmon 🙂
I like mahi mahi with a fruit salsa
i love seafood alfredo!
Baked Salmon and Fried Catfish are my absolute favorites, though not necessarily at the same time! Would make a super awesome meal to have both at once though…
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grilled salmon
I love salmon!
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Years ago, we went on a charter fishing boat in Oregon. We caught some sea bass. That evening, we deep fried it. It is definitely my favorite seafood now!
Shrimp alfredo or lobster pizza
Fried catfish is my favorite
I liked baked cod =)
I love cocktail shrimp. 🙂
I like crab salad way 2 much:)
Popcorn Shrimp!
I like tilapia.
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I love lobster but will not cook it at home. I’m not a good cook and I’m not a confident cook, either.
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I love stuffed salmon though I typically like all kinds of seafood. I’ve found that it all depends on how it’s cooked but Gorton’s always does a wonderful job!
My most very favorite thing to see on a menu is skatewing. For everyday, I-gotta-cook-it fish, I usually do salmon or cod. (THey’re hard to screw up.:)
I love shrimp lo mein
I like butterfly shrimp with tarter sauce and some veggie sides.
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Shrimp Scampi is my fav.
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I love salmon!
I love catfish!!!
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I love Gorton’s Fish portions.
My favorite seafood dish is friend catfish!
I’m not a big fan of fish, but I love fish tacos and fish sticks smothered in tarter sauce.
We’re not big on fish, usually, other than battered cod, but I made a lemon tilapia recently that went over really well.
Crawfish etouffe.
I love scallops!
I love fish!
My favorite is shrimp scampi!
We love the Gorton’s Beer Battered Fillets.
im a big fan of shrimp!
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i love ginger/teriyaki marinated salmon if i make it myself. i love fish and chips too
Love cod
catfish
Seafood gumbo.
Shrimp Scampi
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I loved scallops, they are so sweet and amazing tasting.
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salmon with artichoke pesto on top
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Thank You for the review and giveaway
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Shrimp and Grits
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I like tuna and salmon!
I really like crab legs or fried shrimp.
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Flounder!
Talapia
FRIED WHOLE BELLY CLAMS, (NOT the strips)
I don’t eat fish!! But my family does 🙂
I like smoked salmon.
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clam chowder.
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We like Baked Lemon Salmon
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Pesto-crusted tilapa
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fresh caught walleye
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I dont really like seafood, but my kids love fish sticks!
Lobster is my favorite
halibut chowder
I love beer battered fish.
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New Orleans BBQ shrimp
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Tuna is my favorite in a salad.
I’m a sucker for popcorn shrimp! Can’t go wrong with it!
I LOVE ANYTHING WITH SHRIMP!
I love lemon pepper salmon! Or shrimp cocktail. But NEVER scallops!
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lobster!
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Fresh caught pickerel with egg and fish crisp fried in oil. Yummo!
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Fish & Chips are my favorite go to meal!! but Lobster Chowder is also wonderful!
I’d go with a pan seared buttered shrimp served on rice
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fried shrimp
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I love Crawfish…………………………………I am Cajun.
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As far as favorite fish – probably sushi grade ahi tuna. Mmmm… sushi…
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Salmon
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jumbo lump crab cakes.
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Grilled salmon
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Crab cakes for sure! Followed by a good ol’ fashion fish fry 🙂
I love salmon with a spice rub! Thanks for the great giveaway! — Laura @ Frugal Follies
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Gortons beer batter fish
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hibachi shrimp. i don’t like seafood, lol
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Baked breaded cod
I love shrimp scampi.
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I like flounder.
love grilled salmon
FLOUNDER
Salmon is my favorite fish, but it takes such a long time to cook. I would be very interested in trying the frozen variety.
shrimp is my favorite
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I like fresh batter-dipped cod straight off the boat.
Shrimp & grits! Yum!
tuna casserole
Steamed shrimp in Old Bay and , MD crabs you can not beat that !!!
favorite fish or seafood dish is stone crabs
I love baked code with lemon.
I love the breaded Fish Sticks
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Salmon is my favorite fish
My favorite is Shrimp stir fry .
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I love to make blackened shrimp alfredo.
Love lobster, salmon just abot any kind of seafood
I love Linguine and clams with White cream Sauce!
My favorite fish is red snapper, awesome.
I love cod in parsley sauce.
Blackened tilapia…. mmm
I like salmon and cod.. So good!
My favorite is snow crab.I like just about all of it..unless it is something raw or slimy like calamari
I love broiled flounder.
love sushi
I love lobster and crab but eat all seafood gladly!
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I love shrimp, lobster and sea bass.
I like breaded clams
I love salmon and lobster.
Crab cakes are my all time favorite
I love shrimp prepared any type of way. I am also starting to become quite fond of cajun steamed salmon.
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i love tuna
Fried clam strips!
I like jumbo shrimp.
I love Shrimp!
Shrimp and grits
I love grilled salmon.
can’t go wrong with some buttered lobster!
Crab cakes are my favorite seafood dish.
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My favorite fish is milk fish
grilled salmon love most seafood I was born in Florida love it
I love shrimp scampi
I love shrimp scampi, also am a big fan of Scallops when they are on sale!
I love all seafood, but my favorite is probably shrimp. Thank you.
Favorite is Tillapia
I love grilled salmon
I love shrimp scampi
my favorite seafood is lobster
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I love shrimp scampi!
I like fried haddock
My favorite is Shrimp Scampi.
I like blue crab! But they are pricey, so I normally buy Tilapia!
My favorite is breaded, fried catfish!
I love shrimp, flounder, and tilapia
catfish is my fav
For me it’s probably a tie between Shrimp and Salmon.
Hot buttered scallops served with a bottle of cold beer.
I love prosciutto wrapped scallops. My aunt made them at one time, and I fell in love with them.
ell me: What’s your favorite fish or seafood dish?
lobster when i can afford it..
Coconut Shrimp is my favorite!
I love grilled catfish
I love grilled salmon and fried shrimp!
salmon
I love breaded shrimp or flounder
My favorite fish is Tilapia & Catfish:)
Thanks!
I like shrimp scampi or fried shrimp the best.
I like fish tacos!
My favourite seafood dish is Shrimp Scampi.
shrimp scampi
I like it all – crab cakes are one of my favorites.
my favorite seafood is lobster but I have been craving some shrimp scampi lately
I like grilled Salmon.
I HATED fish… Until recently when I tried Gorton’s Garlic Herb Tilapia… LOVE IT!! It got me trying out fish again!!
The Salmon is awesome
I like Crab legs.
Grouper.
I like tilapia.
I like battered fish filets
I think a shrimp po’ boy is my favorite. I love scampi, too.
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I love garlic shrimp.
Lately, I’ve been liking Coconut Shrimp.
I love my boyfriends tialipia recipes or catfish. I love having oven-baked frozen fillets as well.
Baked halibut is my favorite.
I love shrimp! I’m also not against tilapia ever!
We love going out for Friday night fish fries, but in our home we love eating salmon, I usually just season it and put a little lemon on it!
Shrimp is one of my favorite seafoods.
Thank you!
My favorite is cod fish, you can do anything to it batter, fried, grilled or baked
i liked grilled fish
most shrimp or crab dishes…I’m with you on the Salmon -it has to be done RIGHT!
I love anything with shrimp, shrimp scampi for one
I love Salmon, and we love Gotons fish.
crab crab crab, lobster, crab, lobster *drool*
My favorite is Oyster Stew especially on a cold night like tonight. 🙂
Oh I love seafood, especially salmon. My favorite is slightly grilled salmon with a little lemon drizzled over it, served beside cheesy rice and veggie mix (carrots and peas). My husband won’t touch seafood. As a kid, and as an adult I LOVED fish sticks.
You sound like my husband. He doesn’t like fish much. I have one way of preparing fish that he really likes, and it involves sauteed onions and bell peppers. He will eat that with rice. I have not gotten him to voluntarily eat salmon in 21 years, though.