[2] The food restrictions during and after WWII expanded the consumption of fish fingers, but companies struggled to maintain decent quality.

These were tested in Southampton and South Wales against "cod fingers", a comparatively bland product used as a control.

[9] The snack was nearly called Battered Cod Pieces, until a poll of Birds Eye workers opted for the snappier Fish Fingers.

[10][11] Minced fish comes in industry standard 7.5 kg frozen blocks for further slicing and battering.

[14] During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Sweden frozen food brand Findus released a fish finger product with a coating of chips in place of breadcrumbs under the name "Crostinos.