A new lunch menu item in Cecil County Public Schools helps control an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay.
Cecil County Public Schools staff began serving blue catfish sandwiches in mid-February. At Cherry Hill Middle School, the sandwiches are called catty patties, a play on Crabby Patties from SpongeBob.
"The catty patty is actually really good, said Grayson Jezyk, a sixth-grade student at the school. "I like it a lot."
"It tastes very similar to a crab cake," said Chrisanna Teahl, another sixth-grade student.
The school's kitchen manager said the catty patties have been a hit among many students.
"It was very popular," the kitchen manager said. "The kids that like it really like it."
The initiative is part of the Bay2Tray program, which started 12 years ago in California as an initiative through Real Good Fish.
Real Good Fish sources sustainable seafood directly from fishermen. The Maryland Department of Agriculture partnered with the program to get blue catfish on the menu at more schools along the East Coast. It's part of an effort to control the population in the Chesapeake Bay.
Blue Catfish are, indeed, a mild, white and flaky fine tasting fish. I'm still shocked that sixth graders would welcome fish for lunch.
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