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Fish and Chip Shops
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Flowsey
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by BrunoStreete:
“We call them orange chips but I presume you mean the battered ones? Can't get enough of them.”

Think they must be the same, midland delicacy, not yet found in Hampshire unfortunately!
MillyC
14-09-2011
The chippies here give too many chips in a portion and charge around £1.20. A large portion goes on forever for about £2.

In days of old they used to use a couple of sizes of greaseproof bag. The small was tiny and the large not much bigger but the chips were sufficient and quality.

I'm surprised in this day of 'healthy eating' you get so many chips. I'd much prefer a smaller portion for 50p or so
Mike_1101
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by diablo:
“They fry them freshly for you, do they?

Round here there used to be loads of good chippies, but there aren't many now. Most are run by foreigners who can't cook English stuff very well.

I live near the supposedly excellent Cottage chippy but it isn't as good as it is cracked up to be.

My local one does fairly good battered haddock but the chips are lousy. You get about 500 of the things but only about ten of them are edible.

I'll have to try that tip from earlier post about getting a scallop instead. ”

It's not bad, but have you tried Seniors in Thornton?
http://www.thinkseniors.com/seniors-thornton.asp
wod1
14-09-2011
those who make the chips at home, what oil do you use in the fryer ?

I have some crisp n dry in mine at the moment which is good and doesnt make the food too oily.
c4rv
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by wod1:
“those who make the chips at home, what oil do you use in the fryer ?

I have some crisp n dry in mine at the moment which is good and doesnt make the food too oily.”

Sunflower oil. You can get 5lt for around £4 from indian grocers. It has a high smoking point, is relatively healthy and does not impart a flavour to the chips.

If you care more about taste then your health then lard is the way to go.
Rossall
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by wod1:
“those who make the chips at home, what oil do you use in the fryer ?

I have some crisp n dry in mine at the moment which is good and doesnt make the food too oily.”

Crisp n Dry is Rapeseed oil as is most supermarket veg oil. That;s what I use.
degsyhufc
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by wod1:
“those who make the chips at home, what oil do you use in the fryer ?

I have some crisp n dry in mine at the moment which is good and doesnt make the food too oily.”

For proper chips I use dripping.
For fries or thinner chips I use corn oil.
degsyhufc
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by BrunoStreete:
“We call them orange chips but I presume you mean the battered ones? Can't get enough of them.”

I had them in Devon/Somerset when I was a kid. I've tried making my own since.

There's a couple of appreciation threads on here about them.
stripedcat
14-09-2011
The fish usually comes out pretty good in the shops that I have been to. Sadly, the same can not be said of the chips. They do seem a bit soggy and you get an awful lot of those little flakey ones(why both with them?). I did go to one shop which sold crinkle cut ones. They were actually very good.
degsyhufc
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by MillyC:
“The batter at our chippie is fine but the chips are a bit hit and miss

If the chips look iffy, I go for a scollop instead”

I remember Frankie Boyle talking about fritters/scallops on Mock the Week
Quote:
“I remember the lunches I used to have back in primary school up in Scotland; instead of having a school dinner, you used to go down to the chip shop, and their 'lunch' was a bag of chips, and you got a free potato fritter. So it was essentially a bag of chips, with a really big chip.”

Flying Dagger
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by MillyC:
“The chippies here give too many chips in a portion and charge around £1.20. A large portion goes on forever for about £2.

In days of old they used to use a couple of sizes of greaseproof bag. The small was tiny and the large not much bigger but the chips were sufficient and quality.

I'm surprised in this day of 'healthy eating' you get so many chips. I'd much prefer a smaller portion for 50p or so ”

Lots of chippies in my home town will do a small portion for half price.
Martin Phillp
14-09-2011
The problem I find with chippies in the London area bar 1-2 uber cool ones is they're the jack of all trades, selling fried chicken, kebabs and the like which distracts them from making the best batter.
xxtimbo
14-09-2011
anyone got a good batter recipe ?
degsyhufc
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by Martin Phillp:
“The problem I find with chippies in the London area bar 1-2 uber cool ones is they're the jack of all trades, selling fried chicken, kebabs and the like which distracts them from making the best batter.”

I think you'll find that all over. You may find a diamond in the rough that does decent chips, batter, chicken, pizza, kebab but usually they only usually excel in one area.

A dedicated chippy will always be best.
doom&gloom
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by LemonGrove:
“I'm lucky, in that my local Fish and Chip shop has been voted the best in the UK. ”

Thought 149 in Bridlington was voted best in the country?

http://www.fishandchipawards.com/meet-the-winners/
kizzie
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by c4rv:
“Sunflower oil. You can get 5lt for around £4 from indian grocers. It has a high smoking point, is relatively healthy and does not impart a flavour to the chips.

If you care more about taste then your health then lard is the way to go.”


Hmm really?

"Lard contains More monounsaturated fats ("good" fats) than sunflower oil and corn oil
More polyunsaturated fats (also "good" fats) than olive oil
Thirty percent less saturated fat than butter
No trans fats at all! "
kizzie
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by Flying Dagger:
“Lots of chippies in my home town will do a small portion for half price.”

Ive just come back from the north and portions were huge lucky they all seemed to serve half portions for us southern wimps
jaycee331
14-09-2011
Originally Posted by Martin Phillp:
“The problem I find with chippies in the London area bar 1-2 uber cool ones is they're the jack of all trades, selling fried chicken, kebabs and the like which distracts them from making the best batter.”

Bang on, though you can apply that anywhere in the country I think. I do like a nice portion of fish & chips, and having made the mistake from ordering from a kebab/pizza shop who also do f'n'c, I would never make that mistake again.

Even then, you can't trust just any chippy, and you have to experiment with a few in your area to find the best - don't just assume the closest one is the only place to go. Sympathies to the posters in here who'd have nasty wet, random white fish fried up in an anaemic, flat rubbery batter, or soggy chips - they are definitely not all like that!
Gogfumble
14-09-2011
We have a couple near us that are very good and you are always guaranteed a good meal. There is what I call a traditional chippy, they don't do kebabs, fried chicken etc just your basic fish, pies, scampi, battered sausages.

The other is a Chinese chippie that we use when some people want fish and chips and others want Chinese.

The portions of chips at both are huge and normal 1 will do the lot of us.

Never had a bad meal at either, the fish is cooked to order, as are the chips as they are normally so busy the chips don't get chance to sit in the dump.

The fish and chips are always nice.

The traditional one also does the more obscure fish, as well as the usual cod, haddock and plaice. They also do Tilapia, skate... and some other ones but can't remember what they are at the moment.
BrunoStreete
15-09-2011
Originally Posted by Martin Phillp:
“The problem I find with chippies in the London area bar 1-2 uber cool ones is they're the jack of all trades, selling fried chicken, kebabs and the like which distracts them from making the best batter.”

That's not just London. Nearly every chippy in the West Midlands is the same.
jack846
15-09-2011
One thing I wish Fish and Chips would give out is scraps. None of the chippys near me offer scraps. Up in Yorkshire you can find them in loads of chippys.
xxtimbo
15-09-2011
Do you mean "scratchings "
degsyhufc
15-09-2011
No, they mean scraps
broonale
15-09-2011
Very rarely seem to find a good 'proper' fish n chip shop these days. I don't wanna smell pizza and kebab every time I want fish.


Mind you, I have to say I like that famous chippy in Whitby.
Gogfumble
15-09-2011
I guess we are quite lucky as I live in quite a small town in the south east and we have 3 traditional fish and chip shops that just do the basics, no pizzas, kebabs etc.

One of them I have never actually tried but it won an award at the local town awards recently, so really must give it a try.
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