One of the things I immediately noticed upon moving from Oklahoma to Wisconsin was the dramatic difference in the restaurants and grocery stores with regard to those customers observing Lent. From Hot Cross Buns (yum!) to extensive “Lent” menus to increased availability of fish and other seafood items, etc.

And then, of course, the Friday Fish Fry is part of the religion in Southeastern Wisconsin! Serb Hall, operated by the (large) Serbian Orthodox Church in Milwaukee probably does the best, and most famous — but many, if not most area restaurants offer a fish fry on Friday evenings — and not only during Lent! As do many clubs, organizations, etc., etc., etc.

I routinely hear of others who are or were non-practicing like I was (for years) who ate fish on fridays (like I did)… Perhaps we were hedging our bets?