Posted on 01/16/2024 5:56:45 PM PST by Red Badger
Endangered because there are fewer and fewer quintessentially British customers.
“Mohammed’s Fish and Chips” just doesn’t have that British ring to it...
Oceania, Oceania, Oceannnnnniiiiaaaaa
I have to have Long Jon Silver’s Malt Vinegar
And Louisiana Hot Sauce
Because there isn’t a halal version?
“Endangered because there are fewer and fewer quintessentially British customers.”
True, no more economics of scale for ‘White food’. The remaining Brits better learn to enjoy Halal, as that will pretty much be their diet soon.
My Canadian wife loves fish and chips, but she noticed stateside that breaded is more common than battered fish, which she views as the proper way to prepare the fish. Heinz Malt Vinegar is the most easily obtained stateside.
We have McGuire’s Irish Pub in Destin that serve authentic Irish Pub fare, including Fish & Chips. My Fave is the Irish Stew in Winter and their Reubens in Summer............
Refugees and immigrants brought fried fish to the British isles. Fried fish was brought to the UK by Spanish and Portuguese refugees during the 16th century. At the time, Jews were facing religious persecution across Portugal and Spain and many resettled here in the UK, bringing their delicacies with them.
See also: Curry, wine, spaghetti, kabobs
We also have Captain D’s, the McDonald’s of seafood............
Captain D’s is an exceptional fast food seafood chain. Long John Silver’s is AWFUL (less fish, more cheap oil) by comparison. In my home town of Wallingford, CT, Captain Seas is quite good (though I go for the New England style hot dogs there). I haven’t had fish here in Phoenix (it seems wrong), but Pete’s has a decent reputation.
The cost of diesel to power the fishing boats, the sunflower oil to fry the fish and the electricity to run the friers have all skyrocketed as a consequence of the war in Ukraine, figures from the U.K.’s Office of National Statistics show.
Whaaaaaaaa......it's what you've allowed, Terrilea.
Because of the war in Ukraine?! I doubt that!
Is The Crab Shack still there? :)
A few years back I was at a local family restaurant here in Texas. I ordered Fish and Chips. It came with two sides and so I ordered whatever sides, can’t remember.
But when the Fish and Chips came - there were no chips. I asked the waitress - Where’s my chips?
She said “Fries? You didn’t order fries. You ordered these sides.” I couldn’t believe I had to explain what Fish and Chips were. But I did. And she brought out an order of chips. She probably thought I was getting away with three sides. I thought - don’t put something on the menu if you don’t know what that is.
Yes..................
Which reminds me of a joke.
The Inland Revenue Department, the British equivalent of the IRS, decided to make a visit on a man. The agent knocked on the door of a large home on an estate and a man answered, “yes?”
The agent answered, “Are you Mr. Keen?”
The man replied, “Yes I am. How can I help you?”
The agent responded, “You have put your occupation as a mobile fish and chipman and you put your income down as $30,000 pds. Is this accurate?”
The man replied, “Yes, that is my occupation. I am a mobile and chipman and my income for the last three years has been $30,000 pds in each year.”
The agent asked, “How do you explain your living circumstances? You live on a large estate in a large house. While driving up, I saw a gardener working on your lawn and I see you have a $150,000 Ferrari in your garage?”
The man replied, “Oh that. It’s easy to explain. You see, I wasn’t always this well off. I used to live in town in the project housing. I was planting a garden and, when I was digging, I hit something hard. So, dug around what I hit and I found a chest. When I opened it, it was filled with gold and jewels . I sold that for enough to buy my house and my estate and to be able to hire a couple of servants while still run my mobile fish and chips cart.”
The agent exclaimed, “That is fantastic. Do you have proof of this story, for our records so I can close your case?”
The man said, “Why yes I do. Just look at my large house, estate, servants and Ferrari to know that I’m telling the truth.”
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