Yes, today is National Catfish Day!
No, not the giant, man-eating catfish that was allegedly discovered in the Guangdang Reservoir or the former Kansas City Athletics star "Catfish" Hunter...but the smaller, whiskered variety that was, before the days of quick refrigerated deliveries, the closest thing Midwestern diners had to "seafood" for many years.
Once a staple on menus in the heartland, it's not so easy to find fried catfish on a lot of modern restaurant menus: it'
