Fish and chips?

Question

I have just enjoyed a bag of new potato chips and a nice piece of haddock, covered in salt and vinegar. My treat not a regular occurance. Do you yanks enjoy this UK pleasure?

Answer 1

Please clarify "a bag of new potato chips.." because as far as I know hell would have to freeze over for an English "chippy" to sell potato chips (in England potato chips are known as "crisps"). The only trouble with American fish and chips are that the restaurants usually serves them in smaller size pieces of fish than they do in the UK, usually 3 or 4 pieces. Two great locations out of the beaten track I found were The 39 Steps in Bristol city center near Fairfax House, and the other one is in the village of Bilton just outside Rugby on the Coventry road. Was over there last year asked for a medium cod and chips (fries for my American brethren) I swear the piece of cod had to be at least a foot long or more. anyway yes love fish and chips, but do miss the British ones.

Answer 2

Well this Canuk had it in London, and I must say I was expecting more. Kind of like having pizza in Italy, a bit of a let down. I do enjoy Fish and Chips every now and then. I usually put tartar sauce on the fish and ketchup, salt and vinegar on the fries.

Oh and FYI dont call them Yanks lest you want them to call you a sh it eater!

Answer 3

Its got to be funny but why is the Indian food many times better outside of India? The Mexicans food often better in Texas than Mexico? True with Chinese food too.

I lived in Britain for two years, but the very best "English-style Fish and Chips" I've ever had were in Vancouver, Canada, (and not just once or twice or at one or two places either!)

(I now live in Mexico and I would just die for an order of English fish and chips, even bad, greasy ones. Wrapped in newspaper the chips covered in cider vinegar and the fish in lemon...... Oh God, I'm soooooo hungry right now..........)


But potato chips instead of big crispy English style french fries with salt and cider vinegar - ugh, that's just plain nasty........

Answer 4

As a "yank" I can say that I do love fish and Chips. This is one of my favorite things to eat when I dine out, and it's available at most United States restaurants I've been to. Most of the time, however, our fish and chips comes with french fries instead of potato chips, but we still tend to call it fish and chips anyway.

Answer 5

I desire haddock to cod as i think of it has extra flavor. yet between the wonderful fish and chip foodstuff I had replaced into close to Bideford in Devon some years in the past once I had dabs and chips. I used to love Rock salmon and chips, yet that may not in many situations bought at present because it extremely is actual spiny dogfish ( species of small shark) advert is on the endangered record.

Answer 6

Love fish and chips!-and we even call french fries chips when we sell or purchase the duo-I'm craving it now-not so healthy but extremely tasty-have to have the fattening tarter sauce with my fish too! I'm not a yank though-I'm Canadian-close enough to some!

Answer 7

Sure as long as the fish is not heavily battered, and the chips are fried crispy outside, and soft inside, and nicely salted mmmm.

Answer 8

I am british, but adore fish and chips. We have them as a treat most weekends, on the beach, out of the paper, they taste terrific that way.

Answer 9

Nice one. I'm British but my bf is getting me some chips from the chippy on his way home from work and I can't wait. Soooooooo hungry. Yummy.

Answer 10

I though fish and chips were deep fried fish and french fries. I guess I am off a little.