Home › Forums › Miscellaneous Forums › Miscellaneous – Food Related › Lemons and fish This topic contains 1 reply, has 0 voices, and was last updated by matilda 13 years ago. Author Posts January 28, 2008 at 1:15 pm #464656 matildaMember Lemons and fish January 28, 2008 at 1:15 pm #2400867 matildaMember This came in an email: "The custom of serving a slice of lemon with fish dates back to the Middle Ages. It was believed that if a person accidentally swallowed a fish bone, the lemon juice would dissolve it." You must be logged in to reply to this topic.