Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, Joey Joe Joe said: The Fish n' Chicken/Churchill's chain is pretty damn decent actually, poor portions. Also, go to a seaside resort. Southend have some cracking chippys actually for example, though Brighton I found to be more hit and miss Actually, that's not a bad shout - coastal places tend to be very good for fish, although I'm still not sold on the chips. I went to Selsey a couple of years ago and had some of the best battered rock I've ever tasted, caught fresh that morning. Chips were anaemic, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hang on, you've never found a decent chippy in the south? The coastal towns are full of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, Joey Joe Joe said: The Fish n' Chicken/Churchill's chain is pretty damn decent actually, poor portions. Also, go to a seaside resort. Southend have some cracking chippys actually for example, though Brighton I found to be more hit and miss Unfortunately Brighton has so many that are just designed to sell shit fish and chips to tourists along the seafront that it dilutes the quality overall. If you do a bit of research (which I know is not always practical if you just want some food), there are some good'uns, although ironically the best ones are further away from the seafront down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Joe Joe Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Just now, mim731 said: Unfortunately Brighton has so many that are just designed to sell shit fish and chips to tourists along the seafront that it dilutes the quality overall. If you do a bit of research (which I know is not always practical if you just want some food), there are some good'uns, although ironically the best ones are further away from the seafront down here. yeah, my wife likes the restaurant on Brighton Pier, but I didn't rate their fish and chips at all (The sit down one near the end, not the kiosks at the front)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Carbomb said: Diversity aside, I've never found a decent chippy in the south. All the good stuff I've ever had has been in the north, mostly Yorkshire - even after they all switched from using meat fat to using vegetable oil. So much this. Going back up north for Christmas, getting chips and scraps from the village chippy was a revelation compared to the rubbish that passes for chips in Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 23 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Hang on, you've never found a decent chippy in the south? The coastal towns are full of them! Great for fish, but I've never found chips that were above adequate, it has to be said. They're usually sad, pale things with very little texture or flavour to them. Mind you, even though the chips tend to be better in the north, even there I've not had chips as good as those I had in the 80s - like I say, the chippies we went to in West Yorkshire were still using meat fat back then, but then they made the (perfectly understandable) switch to vegetable oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Carbomb said: My local area in north London has a fair few Chinese chippies as well. I've always wondered why this was such a common model, more than amongst any other ethnicities. Can only guess that perhaps deep frying lends itself to certain Chinese dishes easily, like won-ton, etc. Years ago when I lived with a mate we sent another mutual friend to the (Chinese) chippy. My housemate had asked for ‘battered sausage & chips’. When our friend got there & read out the order the woman behind the counter seemed confused, shouting to the ‘chef’ in the back who came out front….’Battered what mate?’….’Sausage please’……’Erm, OK I’ll give it a go’. He was absolutely ages, finally came out of the kitchen & said ‘There you go, I wont charge you for it’. When he came back & unwrapped the paper there was what appeared to be a fucking giant fortune cookie resting on a tray of chips. You could literally pick it up & hear the sausage rattling about inside, like a greasy kinder egg. One touch of a fork & the whole thing shattered. About a month later my mate was in the bookies & the Chinese cook bloke tapped him on the shoulder winked & said….’It’s alright boss, I’ve got it now!’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 Did you guys ever order it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 Just now, Carbomb said: Did you guys ever order it again? No. Just used to say 'battered what mate?' whenever we were going in/past there.   This is the fucker..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) On what planet should any of what you lot are describing be classed as a chippy? A chippy should only sell, at the most: Battered fish, Un & battered sausage, couple of different pies, beans, mushy peas, gravy, curry sauce, scraps, and proper fucking chippy chips. Everything else just happens to sell frozen fish and chips alongside other cuisines. They are not chippys. The idea of walking in to a chippy up here and asking if they have any special fried rice, you’d be out on your arse. Likewise if you go to a Chinese and ask for battered Cod.. and rightly so. The charlatans that sell everything tell me that they aren’t specialised in any cuisine.  Meaning they’re bound to be completely jenk. Edited February 26, 2018 by Kaz Hayashi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Joe Joe Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 9 minutes ago, Kaz Hayashi said: On what planet should any of what you lot are describing be classed as a chippy? A chippy should only sell, at the most: Battered fish, Un & battered sausage, couple of different pies, beans, mushy peas, gravy, curry sauce, scraps, and proper fucking chippy chips. Are Saveloys, burgers and rotisserie chickens a step too far or not? Most of the chippys down south they are staples. Also we do not get scraps down south, I do not get the fascination with them myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 I think I've mentioned them before, but there's a takeaway opposite my local called "Turkish Delight", that's one of those that tries to sell everything, and they're fucking horrible. But they have two of my favourite takeaway signs - you can just about make them out on this photo; They've got all this signage with wildly different fonts advertising the different stuff they sell - "KEBAB", pizza, whatever. But that one on the left hand side that just says, "Chips cheese and gravy" cracks me up every time. It's so needlessly specific. You can't really make it out, but that hot dog sign at the right hand side, it says "Enjoy our Hot Dogs" at the top and then, inexplicably, "JERSEY'S SEXIEST DOGS" underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Joey Joe Joe said: Are Saveloys, burgers and rotisserie chickens a step too far or not? Most of the chippys down south they are staples. Saveloys yes (I grouped them in with un-battered sausage). Burgers, I’ve seen them in chippys, including battered ones, possibly (right on the line).. but I don’t feel comfortable about it. Chicken... no, it’s not a carvery. Edited February 26, 2018 by Kaz Hayashi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 Rotisserie chicken is usually fair game for a chippy, isn't it? Not that I EVER see anyone have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted February 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) I can't recall having ever seen one, I've lived on the South Coast for most of my life. Edited February 26, 2018 by gmoney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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