Baltimore has had a longtime love affair with the breaded, deep-fried carryout dish known as Lake Trout, but what is it, exactly? Is it trout? What lake does it come from? How did it get so popular? And how did it get its name? We talk with a Baltimore food blogger, a Maryland fisheries expert, and a celebrity chef to try to get to the bottom of this culinary mystery.
This episode, we hear from:
Simone Phillips, Creative-in-Residence at The Baltimore Banner
Erik Zlokovitz, Recreational Fisheries Coordinator at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
John Shields, Chef at Gertrude’s Chesapeake Kitchen and head of Our Common Table