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I saw this on TV last night, about food venders who sell their special prepared food out of trucks, which is nothing new really. But this gentlemen is from the UK, and sells Fish and Chips for around $7.00 per order.
He calls his famous dessert a "British Sweetie",lol Which for him is a deep fried Mars candy bar! Dips it in a thin batter, then deep fries it. Once its done, he adds powdered sugar on top. Geez, that would put a diabetic in a coma!
Is that what a British dessert is really like!?!
http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/01/street-food-profiles-the-frying-scotsman-fish-and-chips-portland-oregon-or.html
Herr-Berbunch
12-14-12, 07:09 PM
Scotland are famous for their 'deep fried' anythings. So I'd say north of Jim.
Jimbuna
12-14-12, 07:11 PM
Only north of Doncaster.
Cheeky basum :)
Scotland are famous for their 'deep fried' anythings. So I'd say north of Jim.
First saw that kind of crap in Edinburgh last year :yep:
The Scots will fry anything as long as it tastes like chocolate & whisky. :har:
How many pieces of fish do you get with an order in the UK?
Or does it depend where you get it?
And lastly, what type of fish do they mostly use? The article about this cook, says he uses several different types, so I was just curious.
Best one I heard of was the deep fried pizza... :nope:
In regards to fish and chips, it usually depends on the place (not plaice :O:) that you order it from, but it's usually one or two pieces. Size usually isn't too bad, enough to grace a plate, is around here anyway.
Fish, well the big three are the most popular Plaice, Haddock and Cod. Cod is the most popular and traditional...but thanks to overfishing it's also the most expensive, and chances are that the Cod that you eat won't come from anywhere local to the place you buy it at.
Disclaimer: I don't usually actually eat Fish and Chips, more of a Sausage and Chips man myself...not a big fan of fish...which, living in an old fishing town, can be a bit awkward...
On a...slightly...related note, if you like railways, fish and history, you could do worse than to have a gander at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AlbiS5Ywvc
Don't they have a special nickname for sausage over there?:)
Love the steam engines! Fun to envision operating one, until you realize what a dirty job that was years ago. All that coal dust and smoke. Imagine the health problems they had back then.
Don't they have a special nickname for sausage over there?:)
Love the steam engines! Fun to envision operating one, until you realize what a dirty job that was years ago. All that coal dust and smoke. Imagine the health problems they had back then.
Most classic is Banger, as in Bangers and Mash (Sausage and Mashed Potato).
Yes, it's an oft forgotten fact that a lot of drivers who switched from Steam to diesel were glad of the fact that they could go to work in one set of clothes and come back from work in the same set! :haha:
Now days we have Red Robin sports bars/restaurants over here. They have artic cod fish and chips. Best I've ever had over any other in the US.... even better than 'ol Arthur Treacher's fish and chips that was around in the 70s.
Sadly tho, the rest of the food at Red Robins sucks.
Most classic is Banger, as in Bangers and Mash (Sausage and Mashed Potato).
Yes, it's an oft forgotten fact that a lot of drivers who switched from Steam to diesel were glad of the fact that they could go to work in one set of clothes and come back from work in the same set! :haha:
Bangers, that's it!!
Oberon, have you ever had a chance to ride on any of the steam trains that still operate over there on short excursions? There aren't any close to where I live, sadly, would love to try it just once.
As for the Fish and Chips, if the fiish is as good as it looks, I want a piece at least 12 inches long, and a mountain of chips!:) Its now officially on my bucket list, to get to the UK and get the original Fish and Chips! Of course as long as it is going to take me to save up to get there, I might have to get a loan from the British Govt for the meal,lol
CommanderMike
12-15-12, 01:14 AM
Well up the British its about time we had something to boast about even if it is just the price of Fish and Chips :)
Cybermat47
12-15-12, 01:29 AM
You yanks had better be careful. Before long, they'll be replacing your color TVs with colour TVs!
Herr_Pete
12-15-12, 02:40 AM
I have only every seen one fish and chip shop serve deep fried mars bars and even that shop doesn't sell them anymore. Seen far worse down south...deep fried pineapple :o
Jimbuna
12-15-12, 03:26 AM
Fish and Chips, the most popular dish for decades in the UK but beaten into second place by Chicken Tikka Masala in recent years and even that has been topped now by Chinese Stir-Fry apparently:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089796/Britains-favourite-dish-Chicken-tikka-masala-knocked-spot-Chinese-stir-fry.html
I regularly eat all three do I'm well happy :smug:
Fish and Chips, the most popular dish for decades in the UK but beaten into second place by Chicken Tikka Masala in recent years and even that has been topped now by Chinese Stir-Fry apparently:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089796/Britains-favourite-dish-Chicken-tikka-masala-knocked-spot-Chinese-stir-fry.html
I regularly eat all three do I'm well happy :smug:
Second place Jim? That's not very nice now is it, its a famous British tradition. Oh well, when I finally get to the UK, after I get the Fish and Chips, I'm going Bird watching. I hear you have some great looking Birds over there!:03:
I regularly eat all three do I'm well happy :smug:
Not all 3 at one sitting I hope.:O:
Tribesman
12-15-12, 03:39 AM
Seen far worse down south...deep fried pineapple :o
Pineapple fritter, don't forget the banana fritter too, both lovely but I find some of your chinese chippys do ruin it with syrup.
Jimbuna
12-15-12, 03:44 AM
Second place Jim? That's not very nice now is it, its a famous British tradition. Oh well, when I finally get to the UK, after I get the Fish and Chips, I'm going Bird watching. I hear you have some great looking Birds over there!:03:
Third place now and yes we have some great looking birds in my area...provided your attracted to pigeons, sparrows and seagulls :03:
Not all 3 at one sitting I hope.:O:
If only :)
Pineapple fritter, don't forget the banana fritter too, both lovely but I find some of your chinese chippys do ruin it with syrup.
Best of the lot....fried onion rings in batter :rock:
BossMark
12-15-12, 03:47 AM
You cant beat fish n chips even more so after a skin full of ale :yep: :D
Jimbuna
12-15-12, 04:08 AM
Your supposed to drink it not bathe in the stuff :hmmm:
Tribesman
12-15-12, 05:38 AM
Best of the lot....fried onion rings in batter :rock:
And of course the batter has to be beer batter and the frying must be done in lard, especially for the twice cooked chips
Oberon, have you ever had a chance to ride on any of the steam trains that still operate over there on short excursions? There aren't any close to where I live, sadly, would love to try it just once.
:yep: Indeed, I've been lucky enough to ride on quite a few of the Steam railways here. Was up north on one during my honeymoon in fact, I'm lucky enough to have a wife who also quite enjoys steam railways. :yep:
Lovely scenery too! :yep:
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/2599/1005908.jpg
Jimbuna
12-15-12, 12:33 PM
:yep: Indeed, I've been lucky enough to ride on quite a few of the Steam railways here. Was up north on one during my honeymoon in fact, I'm lucky enough to have a wife who also quite enjoys steam railways. :yep:
Lovely scenery too! :yep:
She was only the train drivers daughter
But she always went out with a puff
:O:
That looks like a great way to spend a day, Oberon.:up:
She was only the train drivers daughter
But she always went out with a puff
:O:
:haha:
Now who's being a cheeky basum :O:
That looks like a great way to spend a day, Oberon.:up:
Was a lovely day out, rained for most of it, but it's Yorkshire so it was to be expected. Gave an insight in to how quickly the water comes up, there was a river near Goathland station that was quite the raging torrent, the noise was competing with the steam engines! :haha:
Jimbuna
12-15-12, 02:44 PM
:03:
Herr-Berbunch
12-15-12, 03:15 PM
Cod is, for some reason, the favoured choice throughout the UK, but in my home town - traditionally associated with fishing on a large scale - you're hard pushed to find it as the preferred option in the chippies. Haddock rules.
Cybermat47
12-15-12, 03:18 PM
Cod is, for some reason, the favoured choice throughout the UK, but in my home town - traditionally associated with fishing on a large scale - you're hard pushed to find it as the preferred option in the chippies. Haddock rules.
Sadly, most children these days will think that your talking about Call of Duty.
So most people in the UK play Cliffs of Dover, then?
Jimbuna
12-15-12, 03:29 PM
Cod is, for some reason, the favoured choice throughout the UK, but in my home town - traditionally associated with fishing on a large scale - you're hard pushed to find it as the preferred option in the chippies. Haddock rules.
In London it is Cod....or Eel
Herr-Berbunch
12-15-12, 03:40 PM
In London it is Cod....or Eel
:o Jellied - Cor blimey, gov'nor.
u crank
12-15-12, 03:41 PM
A few years back a friend of mine ask me to drive to St John's, Newfoundland, with him to visit his ailing step mother. There I was introduced to the local fish and chips. It was unbelievable. Fresh cod and PEI potatoes.
By the end of our one week stay we were eating it three times a day.:O:
Have not had any better since.
Jimbuna
12-15-12, 03:52 PM
:o Jellied - Cor blimey, gov'nor.
LOL...I remember my time living in Holland where therir norm was raw pickled herring.
I went into the restaurant of the works I was contracting to one friday and asked for a fried fish...a few heads turned my way that luchtime...I did slap it between two slices of buttered bread mind :)
Herr-Berbunch
12-16-12, 03:25 AM
Ah, roll-mop herrings, I occasionally get some. Delicious, and even better as I'm the only one in the house that likes them.
troopie
12-16-12, 03:46 AM
mmm..., i do love the roll mops :up: But in the fish 'n' chip shops down here it's usually barramundi, snapper or flake (shark).
I went for a ride on a steam train when I was young tacker, all I really remember was that every time I stuck my head out the window I got a face full of coal/soot! :haha:
Had some nice flathead with chips and some calamari rings today for lunch. Very nice.
Steamed fish any day of the week. :DL
Jimbuna
12-16-12, 06:47 AM
I once ate squid on my honeymoon in Cyprus 1984 and that's about as adventurous as I get with sea creatures :)
I once ate squid on my honeymoon in Cyprus 1984 and that's about as adventurous as I get with sea creatures :)
I've had pickled herring, in small amounts it isn't too bad! Couldn't live on a steady diet of it though. Have to have Fish & Chips made the old fashion way (or should say the original British version), sometime in my life!
If that's as adventurous as you'll get Jim, then you wouldn't want to have this food we had at our annual state fair. Now you'll understand why I haven't been there in over 40 years:haha:
http://www.twincities.com/ci_20944366/new-minnesota-state-fair-foods-lamb-testicles-camel
Jimbuna
12-16-12, 04:00 PM
I've had pickled herring, in small amounts it isn't too bad! Couldn't live on a steady diet of it though. Have to have Fish & Chips made the old fashion way (or should say the original British version), sometime in my life!
If that's as adventurous as you'll get Jim, then you wouldn't want to have this food we had at our annual state fair. Now you'll understand why I haven't been there in over 40 years:haha:
http://www.twincities.com/ci_20944366/new-minnesota-state-fair-foods-lamb-testicles-camel
Sounds like a load of bollocks to me :D
Jimbuna
12-16-12, 04:24 PM
:haha::haha::haha:
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