Fish fingers and custard

The Doctor enjoys fish custard. (DW: The Eleventh Hour)

Fish custard was a dish enjoyed by the Eleventh Doctor shortly after his regeneration. Having tried and hated multiple foods from young Amelia Pond's kitchen, the Doctor found frozen fish fingers and custard. He enjoyed them together, dipping the fish fingers into the custard. Amelia took the Doctor's enjoyment of fish custard in stride, which he noted as a sign of her bravery.

When the Doctor rejoined Amy Pond as an adult, he realised it had been "14 years since fish custard." (DW: The Eleventh Hour)

Behind the scenes

• Matt Smith initially claimed it was actually fish fingers and custard he was eating, and that he found it "gorgeous." He later admitted the "fish fingers" were actually breaded cakes. Smith later literally had fish custard while on the Graham Norton Show.
• Steven Moffat has commented on the phenomenon of Doctor Who fans eating fish custard, and claims that it has "taken over from any other breakfast snack." (CON: Out of Time)
• In the real world, "fish custard" means something different to its Doctor Who usage. Fish custard is a custard that is actually flavoured with, or contains, fish, and is therefore a savoury dish. In reality, the Doctor ate what would be better termed "fish fingers and custard" — but he himself called the dish "fish custard".