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Old 26-01-2008, 23:54
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I have found it practically impossible to get decent chips lately, You either get one of 2 things, you get a greasy/lardy/soggy mess or you get a hard half cooked attempt. I like my chips nice and crispy with practically no grease but apart from McDonalds fries it seems impossible to get, and then theres the use of these little yellow foam boxes, all the condensation builds up and again you have a soggy mess

Grr rant over
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Old 26-01-2008, 23:56
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One chippy near me is great
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Old 26-01-2008, 23:56
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Plassey Street In penarth is good.

But that is just outside Cardiff....To far?
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Old 26-01-2008, 23:57
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Same here, theres like 1 good chippy, good job its 5 mins away, the chips are crisp and brown, how i like em, and they do good fish, smokies, battered sausage

and theres a bimbi's down the road and its the pits, reallly nasty
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Old 26-01-2008, 23:57
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My chippy has been getting worse for a while now. I also don't like these new enviromentally friendly boxes, they smell funny and leave a nasty taste on the food.

I do howver hope that our chippys don't go the way of McDonalds, how long until we are a piece of McAmerica?
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Old 26-01-2008, 23:59
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Come to Fife, our chippys win awards
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:00
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You know those McDonalds fries, anyone seen Supersize Me, they looked exactly the same after being in a jar for 5 months

whats up with that
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:01
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Yes i know what you mean about the yellow plastic boxes. I find if you put the chips on a plate it helps dry them out.
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:01
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Fish and chips in newspaper is how is should be!
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:03
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It's years since I had a decent bag of fish and chips with a bag of batter and swimming in salt and vinegar.
I think they use different (healthier, yuk) stuff to cook it in now and have totally ruined a British institution.
Chips look anemic these days.
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:04
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I live above a chippy - but I wouldn't eat anything out of it! When we fancy fish and chips, we go to one about half a mile away - they are really good; so much so, the place is always heaving.
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:05
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decent bag of fish and chips with a bag of batter and swimming in salt and vinegar.
lol shut up your making me hungryy
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:06
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You's have Harry Ramstons where you live??/ their pretty nice
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:06
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:08
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Come to Fife, our chippys win awards
If you dip enough things in fat finally you'll get something right
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:10
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What always fascinates me about fish & chip shops is how seldom customers seem to actually be buying fish. Most I see prefer to order all the horrible manky stuff like dodgy pies and pasties and gut-wrenching sausages. Maybe that's just people around here though.
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:10
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There is a chippy in Wales in Porthmadog what do nice Chips

There is another one near which make good chip as well but it close at a stupid time
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:11
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I have found it practically impossible to get decent chips lately, You either get one of 2 things, you get a greasy/lardy/soggy mess or you get a hard half cooked attempt. I like my chips nice and crispy with practically no grease but apart from McDonalds fries it seems impossible to get, and then theres the use of these little yellow foam boxes, all the condensation builds up and again you have a soggy mess

Grr rant over
its true ..i like crispy chips ..not fat raw white wet ones ..local chippy does em so quick for a fast turnover that they are white and totally mankyand stick together in a clump ..i never go there now..go to local chinese who refry the chips and get load of crispy chips..
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:12
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What always fascinates me about fish & chip shops is how seldom customers seem to actually be buying fish. Most I see prefer to order all the horrible manky stuff like dodgy pies and pasties and gut-wrenching sausages. Maybe that's just people around here though.
the bimbis near me started selling pizzas, never had one, but i cant imagine how bad they must be
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:14
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My local chippy is great. It didn't used to be, but then it exploded about ten years ago and they built a new one in it's place. Ever since, it's been the best in the area.

There's one girl who piles on the chips (which are delicious), we like her
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:15
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sounds a nice girl, the more chips the better
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:15
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damn this thread made me hungry
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:16
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This thread has just made me hungry
I have a yearning for steak pudding and chips on a tray with gravy
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:16
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damn this thread made me hungry
lol snap
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Old 27-01-2008, 00:17
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some chips and gravy would do me right now
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