- Fishmonger
A fishmonger (fishwife for women practitioners - "wife" in this case used in its archaic meaning of "woman") is someone who sells
fish andseafood . In some countries modernsupermarket s are replacing fishmongers who operate in shops or markets.Many fishmongers as well as
butcher s are a dying breed. With the advent of many modern ways of distributing and packaging food, supermarkets many times opt for less expensive alternatives to these trained, highly skilled professionals. Fishmongers are trained at selecting and purchasing, handling, gutting, boning, filleting, displaying, merchandising and selling their product.Fishmongers can be broken down into two categories:
wholesale andretail .Fishmongers in culture
In Shakespeare's "
Hamlet ," some contend, the word "fishmonger" was aeuphemism for apimp [http://www.princehamlet.com/QA.html#3] [http://www.clicknotes.com/hamlet/Pap.html] . It is not known if the pejorative use of "fish" to refer to "penis " was also implied by this possible usage. It seems more likely that "fish" would refer here not to the male genitalia, but to the female.Fact|date=November 2007In the English translation of the
Asterix series, the village fishmonger is called Unhygienix.In the film "The Beach", the Island's chef has only fish as a source of meat, and is named Unhygienix in reference to the Asterix character.
Charles Fort in his book "Lo!" compiles the story of the Mad Fishmonger or "St. Fishmonger", which later appears in the "Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy" byRobert Anton Wilson . St. Fishmonger allegedly caused crabs and periwinkles to fall from the sky.In many countries, the fishwife was proverbial for her sharp tongue and outspoken speech. In
Medieval France , the ones inParis were known for their special privilege of being able to speak frankly to the King himself, when he ventured into the marketplace, and voice criticism without fear of punishment.Famous fishmongers
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Katie Lee Joel , host of "Top Chef "
*Lydia Morales , contestant on ""
*Molly Malone
*Bartolomeo Vanzetti , ItalianAnarchist executed in 1927 following a controversial American trial
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