Riven
That’s an interesting thought.
If I wanted to be rigid about it I would say it can be considered as part of the region if you can locally source the ingredients. Anything ingredient you have to import should invalidate the fish but my actual opinion is, who cares. If it’s good it’s good.
What region if you don’t mind me asking. I’ve lived in a couple of US states on the west coast and I’ve never encountered Brussel sprouts so casually and definitely never fried. It’s usually in a part of a dinner at a ‘nice’ sit down restaurant and always roasted in the oven.
That’s probably the case for some but not the vast majority. I’m sure there’s plenty who would like an opportunity to get back on their feet, speaking from past experience, some are just mentally ill and need mental health help to get back and to those who just prefer the streets they can go back.