The national dish.

[EddieM]

Rule 1) Aways avoid Chinese run chippies they cannot fry chips to save their lives. Mind you, nor can Southerners. (I like Chinese food BTW, if anyone thinks I'm putting the Chinese down) Southerners, well I'm happy to put them in their place, coz they're all soft, or should that be soggy, like their chips?

 

[noseall]

outherners, well I'm happy to put them in their place, coz they're all soft

Correct.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Rule 1) Aways avoid Chinese run chippies they cannot fry chips to save their lives. Mind you, nor can Southerners. (I like Chinese food BTW, if anyone thinks I'm putting the Chinese down) Southerners, well I'm happy to put them in their place, coz they're all soft, or should that be soggy, like their chips?

I agree with the Chinese chips generally, but we have one local exception where their chips are actually not too bad. The best place for chips around here, is the smallest and cheapest chippy - always brilliant chips. They do a small haddock, chips and peas meal for just £3.25. I'm not that fond of F&C so that does me fine. A more distant F&C restaurant, charges £8 and their chips are often worse than the Chinese ones.

 

[EddieM]

I agree with the Chinese chips generally, but we have one local exception where their chips are actually not too bad. The best place for chips around here, is the smallest and cheapest chippy - always brilliant chips. They do a small haddock, chips and peas meal for just £3.25. I'm not that fond of F&C so that does me fine. A more distant F&C restaurant, charges £8 and their chips are often worse than the Chinese ones.

Our local one is variable sometimes acceptable (I don't really like chips that much anyway) to inedible. Fish is usually good.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Correct.

They have to use the correct potatoes, some don't and I like the chips just slightly crisp on the outside. Some manage to get them hard and they are horrible.

 

[EddieM]

They have to use the correct potatoes, some don't and I like the chips just slightly crisp on the outside. Some manage to get them hard and they are horrible.

You should fry them twice as well, most chippies CBA with that.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

You should fry them twice as well, most chippies CBA with that.

I have heard that, but having tried it myself - it seems not to make a difference. As in fry until almost done, let them go cold, back in the pan and finish them.

 

[EddieM]

I have heard that, but having tried it myself - it seems not to make a difference. As in fry until almost done, let them go cold, back in the pan and finish them.

Gotta raise the temp of the oil on the second fry, that's the key.

 

[mattylad]

If you do go to the curry mile, make sure you use the "scores on the doors" app when picking a takeaway - some are rather bad at hygiene.

 

[Bodd]

Couldn't eat a whole one.

http://sumofresh.com/

 

[sodthisforfun]

Rule 1) Aways avoid Chinese run chippies they cannot fry chips to save their lives. Mind you, nor can Southerners. (I like Chinese food BTW, if anyone thinks I'm putting the Chinese down) Southerners, well I'm happy to put them in their place, coz they're all soft, or should that be soggy, like their chips?

But the old style (which can't get anymore) Chinese chunky chips that they'd do, barely cooked were fab.

Southern chippies don't use lard. The worst chips I ever had were in Yorkshire, soggy, flavourless, oily and Harry Ramsdens were just plain disgusting. I guess it's what you get used to?

 

[EddieM]

But the old style (which can't get anymore) Chinese chunky chips that they'd do, barely cooked were fab.

Southern chippies don't use lard. The worst chips I ever had were in Yorkshire, soggy, flavourless, oily and Harry Ramsdens were just plain disgusting. I guess it's what you get used to?

Depends when you went to HR. HR was sold to Whitbread (?) a long time ago. Long time ago, HR used to cook their chips in beef dripping (lard if you must) The original HR in Guiesley, now gone, served excellent fish n chips, they are of course carp now. And yes you can get lousy chips anywhere.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I have never tried HR, Nash's used to be a favourite of mine, in Leeds centre near the Grand Theatre, but I have not been there for decades.

 

[EddieM]

Huh? HR=Harry Ramsdens.

 

[securespark]

Do people still sit down to Sunday roast every week, like when I was a kid? I've no idea.

I don't eat meat and it may not be a Sunday, but I try to do a roast chicken meal every week.