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FOOD<br />
Fish-finger sandwich<br />
One of the Rights of Man<br />
“Everybody’s raving about the Rights of Man,” says<br />
<strong>Viva</strong>’s Sarah, who keeps her ear to the food-news grapevine.<br />
It’s a Thursday afternoon in August and I’m forced<br />
out of the office because I can’t get the heating to work.<br />
The Rights of Man – now under the stewardship of Ed,<br />
who used to run the Rainbow in Cooksbridge – seems to fit the bill. It’s nearby, for a start.<br />
I wander into the front bar, which is pleasingly full, and open one of the posh magnetic menus, and<br />
something jumps out, in the ‘sandwich’ section. ‘Proper fish fingers and tartare, £7’. Now there’s an<br />
offer I can’t refuse.<br />
Not ‘posh fingers’, note. Not ‘cod goujons’. ‘Proper’ fish fingers. I order a pint of Moretti and go and<br />
sit down, with a sense of anticipation.<br />
I’m not disappointed. The sauce-smeared fish fingers come in slices of sourdough bread and are accompanied<br />
by a little bowl of slaw and a little pile of rocket, sprinkled with some sort of sauce. They<br />
achieve their fish finger magic: they are crunchy, and at the same time chewy, and at the same time soft.<br />
They are reassuring. The breadcrumbs contain real fish fillet. The only thing? They aren’t rectangular.<br />
No matter. Fish finger sandwiches just 150 yards from the office is a new discovery, and one which<br />
will not be ignored in the future, on days when I need a little succour from the trials of office life. The<br />
Rights of Man are holding a seafood festival from <strong>September</strong> the 15th to October the 8th. I wonder if<br />
this little dish will be included on the menu? Alex Leith<br />
LEWES FRIDAY FOOD MARKET<br />
Fridays 9.30am-1.30pm<br />
buy local - eat seasonal - feel good<br />
lewesfoodmarket.co.uk
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