Yorkshire ‘Fishcake Queen’ celebrates 90 years
Royal Fisheries’ celebrated Violet Fusco’s turning 90 as well as marked more than 50 years of her involvement in the fish and chip industry.
Fusco has hand-made some 1.5 million fishcakes throughout that time, according to the company.
Violet said, “It’s wonderful that my grandchildren – and the fishcakes – are still a big part of the business! Our Royal Fisheries fishcakes remain one of the most popular foods at the takeaway and loyal customers have been known to travel from London to get a taste of them!”
Rather than the familiar Yorkshire fishcake seen in chip shops across the region (which sees fish sandwiched between two layers of par-boiled potatoes), the recipe for the Fusco fishcake was passed to Violet’s teenage son Peter back in 1960.
Handmade by Violet right up until she was 80 (only stopping due to arthritis), creamy mash is combined with flakes of sustainable cod and top-secret seasoning before being coated in breadcrumbs.
