The quintessentially British fish and chips is endangered. Why?

NBC News ^ | Jan. 1, 2024, 4:48 AM CST | By Josh Lederman

[mass55th]

"The fish has to have scales."

The only fish I've ever eaten is tuna fish salad sandwiches, and tuna melts. Been to England twice, but never tried fish and chips. From what I understand, the original fish, in fish and chips is fried with its skin on. My oldest son tried it when he was there years ago, and was grossed out because the skin was still on the fish. I think the only fish and chips he'd ever had previously was Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips, and that was many years ago when he was young.

[NEMDF]

Yes, sprinkle the vinegar on both and/or put in a shallow bowl for dipping both the fish and chips. (And I think you are supposed to eat the fish and chips with your fingers, not knife and fork).)

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I had heard about fish and chips my entire life. So when a few years ago I had the opportunity while in England to order it I did!

Good stuff, right? As long as there's some tartar sauce and some seasoning for the fries nearby, there's no way to screw up fish and chips.

[bigbob]

People will go into withdrawl without their mushy peas and cheeps

[jjotto]

Scales and fins.

[steve86]

I miss the fish&chips in Victoria, and also a shop nearby Green Lake in Seattle, where I could barely afford it even then as a UW student.

[Jonty30]

Yes, those are the identifying marks of a clean fish. They reason they are clean is because they aren’t scavengers or naturally disease ridden.

[Red Badger]

The British call French Fries ‘Chips’ and Potato Chips they call ‘Crisps’...................

[steve86]

“(And I think you are supposed to eat the fish and chips with your fingers, not knife and fork).”

Maybe, but I’d really get the stares in Victoria when I’d pick up fried chicken that way. I do not recall how it was done in Southampton as I was only 17 at the time.

[BipolarBob]

Been to McGuires a few times for the Irish pub fare. And a little Guinness to wash it down. Good times.

[bray]

That’s what happens when Communists get their way.

[Dr. Sivana]

I miss the fish&chips in Victoria, and also a shop nearby Green Lake in Seattle, where I could barely afford it even then as a UW student.

My wife worked on Vancouver Island before we married, and would go into Victoria. Later, when we adopted in Seattle, she marveled that they batter the fish in Victoria, but bread it in Seattle (we went to some famous "Keep Clam") place. In Canada, even the McDonald's have malt vinegar packets for the filet o'Fish and fries.

[steve86]

I enjoyed but never did consider Ivar’s fish and chips to be authentic British style — maybe it was the breading, IDK. Not at all the same.

Used to be that Ivar’s had locations all over the PNW but now they have pulled back to the Puget Sound market area, excluding eastern WA towns like mine.

[drSteve78]

Been there on a weekend visit from Ocala when we lived there. Great place (BTW, born at Ft Meade; love the RB moniker)

[Red Badger]

For it’s origin read my homepage.....................

[drSteve78]

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[Red Badger]

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[ProtectOurFreedom]

“…the electricity to run the friers have all skyrocketed”

Windmills! Shutting down coal plants. Greeniacs in government who know best.

[Brian Griffin]

In the early 1960s my mother used to take my brother and me to a place in Watervliet, NY where fried fish was 25 cents.

That was a great price back then and place was packed.

My mother later sold fish for a living. She would not eat fish because she saw fish gutted in her youth.

[Brian Griffin]

British electricity is about three times the cost of most US electricity on a kilowatt hour basis.