# Swedish Fish Salad **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [April 19, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-fish-salad/940325 "2021-04-19T19:25:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-fish-salad/940325/21 "2021-04-20T04:17:01Z")
Adding Swedish Fish to Ambrosia Salad is more appealing sounding than adding coconut flakes. Like eating fucking toenail clippings. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-fish-salad/940325/22 "2021-04-20T06:38:23Z")
> [@DorkVader](#): > > “maraschino cherry” is code for slimy and disgusting ??? I’ve never had a maraschino I would describe as “slimy”. They always have a bit of bite/crunch to them. > [@DorkVader](#): > > but the **pineapple** and cherries especially need to be swapped out with something different, perhaps chunks of green apple, **something with crunch that also counters the sweetness** of the fish How are you _not_ describing pineapple? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-fish-salad/940325/23 "2021-04-20T06:57:45Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > ??? I’ve never had a maraschino I would describe as “slimy”. They always have a bit of bite/crunch to them. They seem to be slimy when they’re wet with the syrup they’re stored in. I’m not sure what you mean by ‘slimy’ because it’s not the opposite of ‘bite’ or ‘crunch’, it typically means wet or sticky in this sense. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-fish-salad/940325/24 "2021-04-20T07:09:28Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > They seem to be slimy when they’re wet with the syrup they’re stored in. Which would not be a consideration in this salad where they’re mixed into something (or any other situation I’ve encountered them - baking and cocktails) > [@TriPolar](#): > > I’m not sure what you mean by ‘slimy’ because it’s not the opposite of ‘bite’ or ‘crunch’, it typically means wet or sticky in this sense. I was reading “slimy” in the “raw oyster” sense, as slime all the way through. You’re right that slime-_covered_ is not the opposite of crunch or bite (_nattō_, for instance, is slimy but the beans still have some body). But like I said, the syrup on the cherries isn’t really a consideration when they’re mixed into something like cream. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-fish-salad/940325/25 "2021-04-20T07:21:15Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > But like I said, the syrup on the cherries isn’t really a consideration when they’re mixed into something like cream. Quite right, but the comment came from someone who wasn’t thinking that far ahead. The mixture is disgusting in it’s own right, no need to put the blame on the cherries though, they and the Fish might be the only ingredients that shouldn’t be removed. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-fish-salad/940325/26 "2021-04-20T12:24:08Z")
Soak the cherries and pineapple in 151 Rum for a week and I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-fish-salad/940325/27 "2021-04-21T01:05:21Z")
@kayaker almost has a good point, and yeah, arguably maraschino cherries aren’t slimey when removed from the syrup. I dislike them though, intensely, so…ok, objectively slimy was the wrong word, but that’s just how I perceive them no matter what. There is just Something Not Right about what amounts to pickled cherries, they make me gag. Regarding pineapple vs apple; fresh pineapple is just a bit softer than fresh green apple and canned pineapple very much so. I suppose you could leave the pineapple and add nuts of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-fish-salad/940325/28 "2021-04-21T01:43:10Z")
quote=“CairoCarol, post:16, topic:940325”] How about using Red Hots or Hot Tamales to replace part or all of the Swedish Fish? [/quote] I love Red Hots, but I would caution against using them in this dish for aesthetic reasons. The color would bleed into the white matrix of creams. Now, if I could get hold of some non-dyed cinnamon gummy candy… maybe buy some Spice Drops and just use the white ones. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-fish-salad/940325.md?page=1)