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General => General => Topic started by: midden on 10 April 2014, 12:07:57 am
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So chip shops in the south just can't get it right half the time the batter ain't worth bothering with and the chips are rather sickly
To me a proper fish and chips fish with a full coating of crispy batter and chips cooked in dripping.
Last time I experience such a delight was in Yarm.
So to the Northerners amongst us
Do the good old fashioned fish n chippies still exist up North? cooked in dripping and especially kept away from that ridiculous polystyrene trays/boxes
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No not seen one for years ,long gone like wooden chippys :'(
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No not seen one for years ,long gone like wooden chippys :'(
I think if one is found we should have a foccers pilgrimage to it :)
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The Black Country Living Museum. (http://www.bclm.co.uk/) Best. Chippy. Ever.
And yes it's worth the £16 to get in and the £7 for cod & chips for the grub alone, never mind the rest of the stuff there. :D
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Most chippies in Cambridge are rubbish too. The beach chip shop at Waterbeach off the A10 Cambridge to Ely road is decent tho.
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I've worked all over the UK (including Yarm) and would say that chippies in the North West are the best of any. Not many would be cooking in dripping these days though - well none that I know of. I love me chips :-D
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I can take you guys to a couple of Chippies in the North East (Durham) that still use coal burners.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3Wb_o3Jo10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3Wb_o3Jo10)
Still there today
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Doesn't Harry Ramsdens fry in dripping? Nearest one to me is Blackpool, I think at one time they had a few scattered about.
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See already I can see the foccers themed rides developing. Forget the cafes, every numpty does them :)
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There's a chippy called 'Seniors' just outside Blackpool which has been winning quite big awards for the last 25+ years.
Buggerdifino what they cook em in, but they're pretty unbeatable!
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There is always Wheelans in lytham ey Stevierst :)
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Midden, I'm pretty sure that the chippy in Whitstable does dripping. The chips certainly have a nice coating of something solidified when they go cold :)
Come along on the Easter egg run on Sunday and I'll take you there.
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Doesn't Harry Ramsdens fry in dripping? Nearest one to me is Blackpool, I think at one time they had a few scattered about.
I just had to google it and heyup eckythump It seems to be topic of argument :)
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Question96326.html (http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Question96326.html)
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You know, I have a can of soup for dinner but now...... Might pop out to the chippy for lunch :/
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Only if they use dipping ;)
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Almighty Cod in Hartlepool well Seaton Carew to be exact mmm £6 and you get a frekin whale and sack of spuds wrapped up in paper none of ye polystyrene crap mind they use cooking oil but the batter is to die for and a large helping of their home made curry sauce lashed over the top
:'( :'( :'( :'(
hungry now lol
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Good thread Midden, bikes and food you cant beat it!
A bit off thread here but gonna attempt a home made parmo tonight, lads i knew from Hartlepool & Stockton & Burgh used to always harp on about them.
On the chippy front...you know a good chippy when the chips are as tasty as the fish & not just a bulking agent.
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ahhhh parmo the food of the gods :b :b :b
breaded flattened chicken fillet deep fried betchemel sauce add topping of choice (peperoni n jalapinos for me) cover in grated chees and grill, serve with chips a small token sald and lashings of garlic sauce,
:rolleyes best parmo house I have tasted n I believe I have tried many lol is Tonys in Hartlepool
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mmmmmmmm :D :D :D
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!
Im gonna recreate one tonight.
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I've heard lots about this Parmo, a friend moved back to Middlesborough and goes on about them loads. Apparently the post drinking kebab of the North, I must try one. I wonder if they can beat the deep fried double cheese burger with salt and sauce that I used to get when working up in Edinburgh, now that was food of the gods! Burger, cheese, burger dipped in batter and deep fried, stuck in a bun with chips.... ooooooo hungry now......
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mmmmmmmm :D :D :D
That looks foccing amazing!!!!
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Right, I'm off for some scran. I swear I wasn't hungry before I found this thread.
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Damn, I want chips now!
They only make 'French fries' here, not the same :(
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Blame the vegetarians!
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Holy shit, that looks like a heart attack in a box!! :eek
I bet it tastes like heaven though :rolleyes
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Damn, I want chips now!
They only make 'French fries' here, not the same :(
French Fries, the curse of the Gods.
Mickey
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Parmo is a new one on me and I get around lol
Babbies ead ,chips and gravy is a firm fav in my part of the world :lol
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What the foc's a babies ead then????.......is it a foggot???
They do Risoles down here in Wales...never been too keen on them though.
& only scotland could take something extremely unhealthy...pizza....& make it more unhealthy by deep frying it & serving with chips.. :lol
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Damn, I want chips now!
They only make 'French fries' here, not the same :(
French Fries, the curse of the Gods.
Mickey
Unfortunately if it was.t for French fries we 'peasants' wouldn't be having this thread... Foccin French :)
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mmmmmmmm :D :D :D
You know what keith, that looks pretty damn good, an I've just stuffed me face with a curry - reckon I could start again if you were to put that in front of me :b
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babbies ead .......steak pudding :lol
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Aw baby.........the other, other white meat! :D
Well i managed to make myself some parmos.......& they were foccin tasty!!!! Mmm mmmm!
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Possibly the best fish"n"chips in Yorkshire and therefore the World?............It's got to be Thompsons at Wetwang
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What the foc's a babies ead then????.......is it a foggot???
They do Risoles down here in Wales...never been too keen on them though.
& only scotland could take something extremely unhealthy...pizza....& make it more unhealthy by deep frying it & serving with chips.. :lol
If you think that's the epitome of unhealthy eating in Jockland, you've obviously never witnessed the Scots delicacy that's the munchie box....
(http://i.imgur.com/UBioRCu.jpg)
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That munchie box wouldn't last long.............looks blinding!
Proper caveman food to eat in the man cave sat on ye bike :lol
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I am SERIOUSLY loving the look of the munchie box. Are they battered burgers in there????? :b :evil :)
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I have been known to go for a 100 mile round trip to get some good fish and chips.
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I have been known to go for a 100 mile round trip to get some good fish and chips.
That distance could increase if the foccers fish n chip tour actually kicked off ;)
Again in your pic I spy the poly tray a let down. But not as bad as the introduction of poly cartons to the doner kebab. Totally ruined the after pub large sandwich eat and stagger experience. It also opened the Turk to laziness of not putting the meat in the pitta :(
But this is for a later thread :)
No one has yet mentioned Mushy peas
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If you think that's the epitome of unhealthy eating in Jockland, you've obviously never witnessed the Scots delicacy that's the munchie box....
([url]http://i.imgur.com/UBioRCu.jpg[/url])
That's disgusting and makes me want to puke. I mean, what exactly is that funny green & red shit in the bottom left corner? :eek
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That munchie box actually looks like a decomposed corpse ( with tomato)
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Dammit, hungry now, and craving something greasy!
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each to their own but even if i do say so myself THE PARMO is the tastiest shit in the world.
A parmo is often accompanied by chips (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries) with a salad, usually consisting of shredded cabbage, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and onion. Garlic sauce is a popular accompaniment on Teesside.
The parmo is generally available in two sizes, and terminology varies between outlets:
- Large or full parmo
- Half, Lady or regular parmo
A new edition of the parmo has recently emerged in Hartlepool "the parmo wrap" (also sometimes referred to as a 'Ridley Wrap') which as standard is a half parmo wrapped in a large naan bread with an optional choice of garlic sauce.
Parmo hotshot - chicken or pork topped with cheese, pepperoni (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepperoni), peppers, garlic butter and chilli (my personal favourite)
usually around 2600 calories and 150g of fat
so slightly more than your daily allowance yes :evil :evil :evil
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Good bit o parmology there Keith 8)
I can confirm that my home made parmo was one tasty dish...ill be making it again for sure.....instead of bechemal i used the dolmio white cheesy sauce for lasagne....a bag o mixed grated cheese a la LIDL, i shredded up lettuce and mixed in some luxury garlic and cracked pepper mayo.....also had shredded, pickled red cabbage, potato wedges & oh so randomly some shredded celeriac that i found...it was devine..& 3 of my 5 a day no less!....look forward to trying out with pork next time.
Mr Midden....on the chips front.....for wales trip there's a nice chippy in Aberaeron...could be worth a visit from the :faz Food critics......went there with slim once, eat in or takeaway although i think the sea air adds to the flavour a bit
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I have been known to go for a 100 mile round trip to get some good fish and chips.
Are they French Flies on your visor? :lol
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Boom boom !!!
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It's Parmos in our household tonight, never had one, never made one, but let's have it!! Will be having some laaaaaagers beforehand to add authenticity. :b
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Been to that aberaeron chippy a few times I think. They use rigid bags and sit in car park by harbour:)
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Guid Fish Suppers are hard to come by these days. And I agree very hard to find doon sooth :D
I was in the wee chippy in Dunkeld not that long ago. It was busy, and everything is fried to order.
A wee old American lady walked in;
Aye, whit wid ye like hen?
Do you do Pizza?
Sure we dae pizza, but we deep fry it.
You what!?
We deep fry it, ken? Like in there wi the fish and the chips, ken? (opens the frier and points in it)
Yeah OK, I'll have one.
Cheese and tomato, or cheese and onion?
Cheese and tomato please!
Wid ye like it in batter hen?
You what!!??
In batter like the fish, ken? (lifts half fried fish oot o the frier and show wee American lady)
Oh, I dunno.
It's guid, really guid, ken?
Oh, what the heck, why not, I'll have it in batter.
That's me girl, the full bhoona, you'll love it.
You'd have to be there, you could see every bodies shoulders going up and doon. I just hope she was OK the next day!
Anyway my favourite chippes,
No.1 The Best - Mr Pia Inveraray. Fish supper west coast style. Fried to order. Fresh fish, perfectly cooked (so many places over fry), batter crisp on the outside, soggy on the inside, plus perfect soggy chips. Not cheap, but the fish is good quality and fresh from the fish monger everyday. Always stop when I'm passing through. Always spot on.
No.2 Mhor Fish Callander http://mhor.net/fish/ (http://mhor.net/fish/) Fish shop, restaurant and chippie. Excellent fish super.
No.3 The terribly named - Real Food Cafe Tyndrum. http://www.therealfoodcafe.com/ (http://www.therealfoodcafe.com/) A fast food joint, but the way fast food joints should be. Let down a small tad by it's fish (probably supplied in bulk frozen). But it's fried to order, the batter if good, if you order the large super it's massive and the chips are very good.
Most chippies are a waste of space, time and money. I personally can't believe the crap that is served up by some of em. Dreadful. But those are three chippie I use time and time again, all top notch.
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Posting a thread on foc-u:
Technical topic, expect 7 replies (of which the answer will be in there of course)
Food topic, expect a forum overload as everyone rushes to post.
It's no wonder we're all 18 Clem.
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Posting a thread on foc-u:
Technical topic, expect 7 replies (of which the answer will be in there of course)
Food topic, expect a forum overload as everyone rushes to post.
It's no wonder we're all 18 Clem.
Oi shut up and eat ya chips.............sound familiar ;)