Fish and Chips (the shame of the south)

I am a northerner, a Lancastrian to be precise, so unlike Yorkshire "people" I have a very open mind.

The best fish and chips I've ever had has tobe on the Fish Quay, North Shields, possibly 'cos the fish is so fresh. Second would have to be Bare Chippy in Morecambe. Also good ones in Whitby and Blackpool, but off the beaten track. Despite all the gorgeous fish in Cornwall, not a great deal of good chippies.

As for beer.... I love both North and South styles, but I prefer no sparkler like in the south, but a cooler temperature (55 F) like in the north.

Tim.

From [email removed] Wed Jan 22 11:07:48 EST 1997
Article: 900 of uk.food+drink.misc

In article , Sheldon Scott
Someone wrote:
>The message is if you're visiting Britian, and want to taste proper Fish
>and Chips, forget London, come up North.  For the best Fish and Chips
>anywhere in the world, go to Grimsby or Hull.  They'll cost half the
>price as down south, the fish will be fresh from the docks, and most
>importantly, they'll be cooked right.

May I recomend some good fish and chips in my area.(I'm a fisherman)

Vegas fish bar,Hunstanton Norfolk
during the week and off season you get enormous portions.

Skippers, Peterborough
a bit pricey but 1st quality

Parrots Fish Palour, Peterborough
exellent fish and chips, don't be put off by its appearance

In my experience I find that chinese and cypriot takeaways serve the worst fish.

The, Hampshire, Hog wrote:
>
> Gareth E. wrote:
> >Brian K. wrote:
> >
> >>Another thing: in the South of England, all the chippies sell cod (some
> >>will have other fish too, but the default seems to be cod).  No self-
> >>respecting chippie oop t'north would ever dream of offering cod by
> >>default: the main, most flavoursome, fish is haddock.
> >
> >In Lancashire where I grew up Cod was the default in most of the
> >chippes that I frequented. My local here in Wiltshire offers cod,
> >haddock, place and something else (can't remember what...). Personally
> >I prefer cod - it has, IMO the most wonderful texture of all the
> >fish'n'chips fish.
>
> Texture, maybe; cod does flake nicely, it's true.  In the matter of *flavour*,
> however, I'm with Brian; haddock is much tastier.
>
> --
> Carrot Cruncher
The north certainly is the best for fish 'n' chips, but on your trek there stop in Nottingham and try the Kingfisher (if it's still there). The next best is in Cave St. in Hull - get there quickly, and by all means, get haddock!

From [email removed] Wed Jan 22 11:02:36 EST 1997
Article: 135 of uk.food+drink.restaurants

Damien B. wrote:

> >Secondly, London is in the south.  Southerners know nothing about
> >Fish and Chips, or how to cook them.

Cobblers. I've been all over Britain and the best fish and chips still come from Madgwick's, a 70-year old chippy in Hythe on the Waterside area of Hampshire near the New Forest. In fact there's a song down there sung to the tune of Queen's 'A Kind Of Magic' which goes "It's a bag of Madgwick's..."

Cx(tc)

From [email removed] Tue Feb 25 10:30:09 EST 1997
Article: 989 of uk.food+drink.misc

>1) The CHIP....
>2) The FRITE. ...

>I wouldn't dream of putting mayo on proper UK chips, but with Belgian
>frites it's gorgeous.

there is a strange middle path offered by a kebab house in rose crescent in cambridge - chips (quite definitely *not* frites) in a pitta with mayo... british - greek - belgian crossover and quite excellent for it...

From [email removed] Sat Mar  8 08:59:41 EST 1997
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