Fish and Chips (the shame of the south)

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.
>
On the other hand if you're visiting Britain come to London and go to the Seashell in Lisson Grove, or many of the others in the previous postings, and learn what Harry Ramsden didn't.

In article , Sue Spence
writes
>> >Also southerners serve "normal" peas with Fish and
>> >Chips, not mushy peas - another heinous crime.
>>
>> Labour Party Guacamole, do you mean? I think mushy peas are disgusting
>>
>
>I hadn't heard that one.  I have heard 'Yorkshire Caviar'.
>I like yours better, although guacamole actually tastes good.
>Somehow I suspect mushy peas don't.  Haven't been able to
>bring myself to try them.

I suggest you continue with the self restraint. No-one who believes food should have texture as well as taste could possibly enjoy mushy peas. The guacamole thing came from an incident involving Peter Mandelsson (sp?), Labour's spin doctor. At a conference in the north, he and some of the other lads, wanting to demonstrate their solidarity with whippet owners, went out for fish and chips. Mandelsson said: "Oh, and I'll have some of the guacamole there". He was pointing at the mushy peas. Labour
*hate* this story, and maintain it isn't true, but those who have vouched in print for its veracity include John Prescott and the woman who served them -- although she did acknowledge that she could hardly understand a word the toffee-nosed git uttered

I like guacamole myself, although I was a bit taken aback by a menu item in London: "avocado guacamole". Ever since, I've been wondering if there's some other kind I'm missing out on

Now, the other night I stayed at the Greenway in Shurdington, near Cheltenham. I had scallops with bubble and squeak, followed by red mullet. That *was* a meal. If anyone's near there sometime soon, I recommend it

On Tue, 14 Jan 1997 20:36:58 +0000, John Lynch
Someone wrote:

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>(And actually -- and I speak as a Northerner here -- some of the best
>f&c in the country are served in Richmond-on-Thames)
>--
>John Lynch

You mean the place near the Orange Tree. many hazy memories of it. Many times have I caught the train down to Richmond, into th Orange Tree for a gallon or so of Youngs. Get some F+C, onto the Twickenham Special Buses - watch the Rugby (especially enjoy seeing the Scots get stuffed) - back to the Orange tree for another gallon and get another bag-of-chips for the train home. Can recommend the F+C shop.

David

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Matthew H. wrote:

>: Secondly, London is in the south.  Southerners know nothing about Fish
>: and Chips, or how to cook them.  I am appalled when I walk in the a
>: Chippie down south and find the Fish cooked in vegatable oil and covered
>: in breadcrumbs!  What the hell is that?  Fish should be cooked in good
>: quality lard, and smothered in batter.  Unhealthy, but that's proper
>: Fish and Chips.  Also southerners serve "normal" peas with Fish and
>: Chips, not mushy peas - another heinous crime.
>
>There are some perfectly decent fish and chip shops in the south, OUTSIDE
>central London.

Geale's and Costa's, both just off Notting Hill Gate, are very good. Geale's is a bit pricy but actually fries the fish in dripping.

Phil Clark

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