Ok so i was watching some dodgy fishing show earlier with a British fella called Robson Green. He was on a fishing trip down in South Australia with the goal of catching a Gummy shark. The conversation swung round to fish and chips at one point and he seemed amazed that Aussies predominately eat shark with our fish and chips as opposed to actual fish such as Haddock.

So my question is if you walk into a shop in England and order fish and chips what sort of fish do you get? Is there one sort of fish more commonly used as a staple choice or do you have 10 different sorts to chose from? Or does it work on a catch of the day type system where whatever's available is what you get?

Traditionally it's cod or sometimes haddock, but due to overfishing of cod others are becoming quite common like pollock.

 Snrub wrote:
Ok so i was watching some dodgy fishing show earlier with a Pommy fella called Robson Green. He was on a fishing trip down in South Australia with the goal of catching a Gummy shark. The conversation swung round to fish and chips at one point and he seemed amazed that Aussies predominately eat shark with our fish and chips as opposed to actual fish such as Haddock.

So my question is if you walk into a shop in England and order fish and chips what sort of fish do you get? Is there one sort of fish more commonly used as a staple choice or do you have 10 different sorts to chose from? Or does it work on a catch of the day type system where whatever's available is what you get?

For years it was cod, and depending on where you lived (in scotland it's chips and mars bars ) could be haddock. There might be some regional differences, but Cod and Haddock were the staple. With EU fishing rules, though, cod is gradually being phased out in favour of things such as Monkfish!

Don't mess with Robson Green

Hey i ain't messing with Robson Green. I treat him with the same contempt i reserve for all people with their own fishing shows

Ok so 2nd question. Is shark ever an option in fnc shops cross the pond? Or is it just us uncouth convicts that eat it?

 Snrub wrote:
Hey i ain't messing with Robson Green. I treat him with the same contempt i reserve for all people with their own fishing shows

Ok so 2nd question. Is shark ever an option in fnc shops cross the pond? Or is it just us uncouth convicts that eat it?

The average British shark is around three inches long, so not much fish and chips there!

I don't blame you for wanting to eat a great white.

Yeah, you are uncouth convicts

Slightly off topic. I don't know if you're into Rugby Union but this summer the British Lions arrive in Oz and it's going to be payback time for Australian treachery in 2001

By treachery, they had the cheek to beat us in 2001

Generally I'd buy haddock from the chippy, but I did have Dogfish (shark) from a chip shop in Belfast if I remember correctly. It was a bit bland but I wouldn't consider it to be an oddity; others may disagree.

You can also get plaice, or more rarely sole in your average chippy


Despite the fish, the majority of fish and chip shops (a.k.a the average 'cheap and cheerful' places in towns) tend to sell pies/pasties/sausages/chicken/things deep fried in batter than have no business being anywhere near batter or a deep fryer than actual fish (e.g. beefburgers and black pudding). In fact, one of the menu's for a 'fish bar' in our area only has about 5 fish-based products on the menu, the rest is kebabs, burgers and fried chicken...

Although, if you head towards coastal areas, where the chippies tend to dress themselves a bit more upmarket you can get some damn fine fish and chips.

 Leigen_Zero wrote:
You can also get plaice, or more rarely sole in your average chippy


Despite the fish, the majority of fish and chip shops (a.k.a the average 'cheap and cheerful' places in towns) tend to sell pies/pasties/sausages/chicken/things deep fried in batter than have no business being anywhere near batter or a deep fryer than actual fish (e.g. beefburgers and black pudding). In fact, one of the menu's for a 'fish bar' in our area only has about 5 fish-based products on the menu, the rest is kebabs, burgers and fried chicken...

Although, if you head towards coastal areas, where the chippies tend to dress themselves a bit more upmarket you can get some damn fine fish and chips.

A chip shop owner once told me that he owned this plaice... I should be shot for that joke!

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
. With EU fishing rules, though, cod is gradually being phased out in favour of things such as Monkfish!

Its actually being phased out as it is a nowlot more expensive as their population has crashed, the EU fishing quotas are there to try and ensure that they are still around to be fished. The population of cod around our shores used to be immense, not any more.

As to the fish that you get in this country it really depends on how close to the sea you are and how good the chippy is. Inland it will be Haddock and cod and thats about it, especially for a run of the mill chippy. In a fishing town on the other hand it will be a lot more varied and you do get shark (well dogfish which is the same thing) now and again.

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:

The average British shark is around three inches long, so not much fish and chips there!

I don't blame you for wanting to eat a great white.

Off the west coast of Scotland we get Basking sharks which are pretty fething huge, but we mainly use haddock and cod

Most fish n chip shops tend to be "burgers, pies, kebabs, *insert ethnic food*, and-yes-i-believe-we-do-fish-as-well" and chip shops now. I am partial do a deep fried marsbar myself.

The most common selection of fish you'll find over here is Traveley, Whiting, and Snapper. Other places will do Baramundi. As well as Flake of course.

pgmason wrote:
Traditionally it's cod or sometimes haddock, but due to overfishing of cod others are becoming quite common like pollock.

For what it's worth this is also the case in the USA (at least the part I'm in, I suspect you might get catfish or the like down south). Shark? You Australians are weird.

 Snrub wrote:
Most fish n chip shops tend to be "burgers, pies, kebabs, *insert ethnic food*, and-yes-i-believe-we-do-fish-as-well" and chip shops now. I am partial do a deep fried marsbar myself.

Yeah, I rarely get fish and usually just order pizza as in my flat we have a terrible oven and it tastes sooo good

Is catfish any good? It always looks like a greasy gross sort of fish to me.

On the subject of deep fried things. A really tasty snack is deep fried Kangaroo nuggets. There isn't many places do em but they are pretty damn delectable.

I've never seen pizza or kebabs at a fish and chip shop. Seen kebab places that do fish and chips though.

Haven't seen anyone mention plaice yet I don't think... Thought that was pretty common?

The four common fish in British chippies are cod, haddock, plaice and huss, which used to be called rock salmon, which is actually the dogfish, a kind of small shark.

I think everyone should just come to nz for their fush and chups. Can't get good ol' teraki over the ditch can ya? Wait, maybe you can. I know you can't get deep fried kiwi in our shops at least.

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:

 Snrub wrote:
Hey i ain't messing with Robson Green. I treat him with the same contempt i reserve for all people with their own fishing shows

Ok so 2nd question. Is shark ever an option in fnc shops cross the pond? Or is it just us uncouth convicts that eat it?

The average British shark is around three inches long, so not much fish and chips there!

I don't blame you for wanting to eat a great white.

Yeah, you are uncouth convicts

Slightly off topic. I don't know if you're into Rugby Union but this summer the British Lions arrive in Oz and it's going to be payback time for Australian treachery in 2001

By treachery, they had the cheek to beat us in 2001

Missed this post before.

I havent heard of great whites being eaten much. Though im pretty sure they are on the protected list so i dont think you are allowed to catch them in the first place.

As for the Rugby? Bring it.... when will you guys learn that you suck and cant compare to us no matter what sport we play? Cricket, rugby, football/soccer. You are like a parent who cant stand to see their child being better at something then they are. Give up already gramps.


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 Ledabot wrote:
I think everyone should just come to nz for their fush and chups. Can't get good ol' teraki over the ditch can ya? Wait, maybe you can. I know you can't get deep fried kiwi in our shops at least.

No, you get out you dirty fake Aussie. Get out and take your fush with you. Leave the Teraki though. I loooooooooove Teraki. There is only 1 fishmonger ive seen that sells it and it aint cheap.

When I lived in Essex there were some great fish and chip shops. Lots of choice. I used to get rock eel a fair bit.

In dublin, it tends to be cod, pollock, plaice, sole. Sometimes there are some more interesting options.

Dusseldorf doesn't do chips the same way.

In America, it's generally cod and pollock, maybe haddock? Though at the same time I had Lake Erie Perch used, and it was terrible :( but I blame the batter more than the fish...

 Ledabot wrote:
I think everyone should just come to nz for their fush and chups.

It'd be cold by the time we got home though.

and you probably wouldn't have the the right vinegar either.

Why would you ruin anything by putting vinegar on it?

Vinegar is the daddy, I shan't hear anyone detract from its potent greatness!

 Ledabot wrote:
fush and chups.

Channeling somebody from the East Coast of Scotland there.

 Medium of Death wrote:
Vinegar is the daddy, I shan't hear anyone detract from its potent greatness!

 Ledabot wrote:
fush and chups.

Channeling somebody from the East Coast of Scotland there.

Vinegar is gross...

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Medium of Death wrote:
Vinegar is the daddy, I shan't hear anyone detract from its potent greatness!

 Ledabot wrote:
fush and chups.

Channeling somebody from the East Coast of Scotland there.

Vinegar is gross...

Keep in mind nobody is talking about white distilled Vinegar here, which is mostly good for washing counters and making elementary school science fair volcanoes. There are plenty of Vinegars that are good and tasty, without the awful edge that stuff has. If when you think "Vinegar" you're thinking about a water clear liquid, with pictures of vegetables on the bottle that almost makes you want to gag when you open it, that's not what folks are talking about here.

We're talking this stuff: http://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Sarsons-Original-Malt-Vinegar/11068011?sku=11068011&dnr=y

I used to swig it from the bottle.

That doesn't sound nearly as mad on a wargaming forum than it does in real life.

Any kind of Fish 'N Chips is awesome.... I had the Greek equivalent once, in a waterside restaurant. The difference? The waiter led me out back and asked me to choose my fish from around 2 dozen swimming in a huuuuge tank at the back of the kitchen. Its quite something to choose your meal whilst its still swimming...reminds me of the part in Hitch Hikers Guide when the cow comes into the dining room and starts offering parts of itself to the diners,
"My rump is particularly tasty this evening, but id avoid the Sirloin if I were you..."

And has anyone else noticed that the majority of 'traditional chippys' in the UK are run by a friendly Portuguese Couple??

There's loads of italian chippers in Ireland because of a bunch of Italian immigrants who all went into the fast food business.

Chongara wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Medium of Death wrote:
Vinegar is the daddy, I shan't hear anyone detract from its potent greatness!

 Ledabot wrote:
fush and chups.

Channeling somebody from the East Coast of Scotland there.

Vinegar is gross...

Keep in mind nobody is talking about white distilled Vinegar here, which is mostly good for washing counters and making elementary school science fair volcanoes. There are plenty of Vinegars that are good and tasty, without the awful edge that stuff has. If when you think "Vinegar" you're thinking about a water clear liquid, with pictures of vegetables on the bottle that almost makes you want to gag when you open it, that's not what folks are talking about here.

Don't assume I'm talking just about white vinegar I'm specifically talking about Heinz's Malt Vinegar, which they serve at plenty of places here in America, namely Penn Station sandwich shops (which is within walking distance of my office building). Vinegar in general smells terrible, Malt Vinegar is gross and ruins a perfectly good julianned potato fried in fat or oil (french fry or chip)

I can't eat a Chicken and Mushroom Pukka Pie without at least drowning the lid in luvverly luvverly Malt Vineger.....Although I'm pretty sure that has something to do with what's inside the 'pie'.

But I can't stop eating the foul things, why?!

My dad drowns his fish n chips in vinigar. They are quite literally swimming in it. I don't mind Vinigar but i prefer lemon squezed over my fish.

Salt and Vinegar is nice on the chips but not the fish

Vinegar is vile on it's own

 rodgers37 wrote:
I've never seen pizza or kebabs at a fish and chip shop.

There's a place called Bell Vue Fisheries in Middlesbrough that is a chippy, but also does pizza, curry, kebabs and the king of all takeaway foods, the Parmo. Oddly, they do them all equally well, which is quite an achievement.


Incidentally, I object to the use of the word 'Pom' in this thread and have reported it. Would you be allowed to post a thread entitled 'A Question for the Frogs/Wops/Dagos/[see forum posting rules]/Paddies?'

I doubt it.

My apologies if it caused offence. I'll go change it then.


Never heard of it being thought as offensive though.


EDIT: Just been informed by a family member wiser then myself that it could indeed be though of as offensive.

So again i apologise.

It wasn't intended seriously don;t over-react

And from the Aussie Visa trip there was some advice about them constantly saying offensive things but not meaning them or meaning them as a joke, lighten up

 Snrub wrote:
My apologies if it caused offence. I'll go change it then.


Never heard of it being thought as offensive though.

I did the same thing once on these very forums, accidentally. There was a story about the friction between Pakistan and India, and I shortened the work "Pakistani" as I'd seen it used. I didn't realize in the UK that's like a totally offensive racial slur, similar to our N-word.

Yeah leaving the "stani" off can land you in hot water.

 Snrub wrote:
Yeah leaving the "stani" off can land you in hot water.

REALLY?

But, it's used in our news media all the time.



LIke fannypack in US is nothing like it's use in Au.

 Snrub wrote:
My dad drowns his fish n chips in vinigar. They are quite literally swimming in it. I don't mind Vinigar but i prefer lemon squezed over my fish.

Chips: Chicken salt. Lots of it. Mayo on the side. Fish: Lemon. That's all it needs.

I'm a huge fan of fish and ships. Especially if you are near the coast. It just seems to be increasingly hard to get good take-away fish in Australia.

On the west coast of the US there is a hideous tradition of using panko on fish and chips instead of beer batter.

I need no further provocation to hate this wretched place.

A good beer batter can make or break Fish and chips.

Fish and chips needs to be swimming in vinegar, salt and tomato sauce.

Its rare to find decent cheap fish and chips in the inner cities of the UK.

A lot of our fast food places are now chicken shops, with the odd poorly piece of frozen battered fish, and fries,

There are a few place in Birmingham that I like, mostly though I settle for kebab 'meat' and chips with lashings of chilli sauce.

One of my favourite establishments is a chippy, called Kalis Brothers down in fremantle. Very passionate about their fish and chips. We have lots of fish. Snapper is probably one of the big sellers for fish and chips, though shark too is also a good seller.

http://www.kailis.com/fremantle/

Also, Fish and chip icecream. Freaking awesome in 40 degree heat.

Snrub wrote:Hey i ain't messing with Robson Green. I treat him with the same contempt i reserve for all people with their own fishing shows

Ok so 2nd question. Is shark ever an option in fnc shops cross the pond? Or is it just us uncouth convicts that eat it?

RossDas wrote:Generally I'd buy haddock from the chippy, but I did have Dogfish (shark) from a chip shop in Belfast if I remember correctly. It was a bit bland but I wouldn't consider it to be an oddity; others may disagree.

Yep, the spiny dogfish is sold as"huss" or "rock salmon" in some chippies so technically Brits have been able to eat shark for years...I think they're supposed to be phasing it out now, due to the fish being endangered (I've certainly never eaten it). I don't know if it's actually been banned, though.

 Snrub wrote:
My dad drowns his fish n chips in vinigar. They are quite literally swimming in it. I don't mind Vinigar but i prefer lemon squezed over my fish.

A little lemon, maybe a bit of tartar sauce, good fish and chips shouldn't need much to go with it imho.

 Snrub wrote:
My apologies if it caused offence. I'll go change it then.


Never heard of it being thought as offensive though.


EDIT: Just been informed by a family member wiser then myself that it could indeed be though of as offensive.

So again i apologise.

I wasn't offended by the use of that word. But I am offended by the very existence of the Australian nation

Like I said earlier, roll on June for the rugby series and some payback!

For the record I don't mind being called mick or paddy by other micks and paddies. Or random folk too I suppose, but there's a difference between friendly usage and looking to make an arse of one's self. The latter will still get you a solid beating in some neighborhoods in the US.

I know several excellent chip shops run by immigrants including Chinese, Turks and eastern European, and by "properly British" people.

I also know some crappy chip shops run by immigrants and by British people.

Fish & Chips,

Yummy, smothered in salt and chip shop brown sauce

Brown sauce on everything is a staple of the the east coast of scotland, and bits of the north of england, it's typically made by Gold Star, but is often watered down a bit with vinegar

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-chippies-get-ready-for-the-salt-and-sauce-1119494

The typical fish is Haddock or Cod, but you can fairly easily find plaice, rock cod (dogfish/shark) or sole).

It's easy to make bad fish and chips, but hard to do it well (one trick many shops miss is you need the oil at different temperatures for the battered fish and the chips)

My local Fish and Chips is absolutely divine and has been there since time Immemorial, for me anyway it serves everything under the sun but still has the best Fish and Chips in Edinburgh.

Also, there is only one thing that one can do with one's fish and chips and that is salt and chippy sauce: Mixture of Brown Sauce and Vinegar I believe.

However if i'm having a proper fish and chips by the coast I would always have Tartar Sauce and Mushy Peas.

The best bit of fish I ever had was a slab of halibut in crispy beer batter - juicy and delicious. Also, the scraps of batter that break off during the frying process are amazing to eat.

Having worked in a chippy for 7 months I can tell you from my experience the most common fish is cod, haddock, plaice and rock(huss or whatever you wanna call it). We also sold codroe, although the thought of fish eggs actually makes me feel squimish

Cod or Haddock from the chippy, if its a special occasion then also mushy peas and some decent tartar sauce mmmmmm

Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:

 Snrub wrote:
Iwasn't offended by the use of that word. But I am offended by the very existence of the Australian nation

Like I said earlier, roll on June for the rugby series and some payback!

And i'm offended by the very notion that you think you have a chance of beating us.
Not. Gonna. Happen.

KalashnikovMarine wrote:For the record I don't mind being called mick or paddy by other micks and paddies. Or random folk too I suppose, but there's a difference between friendly usage and looking to make an arse of one's self. The latter will still get you a solid beating in some neighborhoods in the US.

I had a guy in highschool call me a mick all the time. I never realised it was a racist slur though. I just thought he was calling me by my first name. When he found i was half Irish half English he started calling me a filthy half breed. The teachers took offence to it before i ever did though. I mean if insults based on my nationality are the best you can do then you gotta start trying harder.

celeborn wrote:Having worked in a chippy for 7 months I can tell you from my experience the most common fish is cod, haddock, plaice and rock(huss or whatever you wanna call it). We also sold codroe, although the thought of fish eggs actually makes me feel squimish

Ugh fish eggs make me want to boke. Don't see how people stomach them.


Also what's Brown sauce? Is it like Oyster sauce you put on dimsims? Or is more akin to BBQ sauce?

 Snrub wrote:
Also what's Brown sauce? Is it like Oyster sauce you put on dimsims? Or is more akin to BBQ sauce?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Sauce

You will thank me for this.

Oh HP Sauce.... yeah there's a bottle of that kicking about in the pantry somewhere. My Nan used to cover EVERYTHING in it.


Also I've noticed a mod has gone and red texted the word "British" in my op. Is there something else I've inadvertently bollocksed up by mistake?
Never mind. I think i know what happened.

I like to eat a battered Great White Shark with my chips!

Here's a typical semi-rural chippy in the Midlands:
http://www.just-eat.co.uk/restaurants-keresleyfishbar-cv6/menu#409

I've had swordfish in an Italian restaraunt, and see lots of similar elsewhere.
But a chip shop will usually have cod and haddock, with plaice being common too.

@kamakazepanda
If that's Café Piccante on Broughton St, with pink neon out the front, it was an eye-opener.
Meal for him: Fish, chips and a pint.
Meal for her: Fish, chips and a glass of house white.
They did the best deep-fried mars-bar we've had so far.

Damn you all!

Now I really want fish and chips

However my local two suck balls - the last portion I ate could have laid the foundations for the Shard

There's no beating Beer Battered Fish - that's how all fish should be battered. Period.

I also have to have pickled onions and/or beetroot with mine, maybe a squeeze of lemon instead of vinegar, though that's damn tasty too...mmmm....fish...

I'm stuck with left over pie tonight though - I can't stand wasting food...

Battered onion rings are my side of choice.

There has been a lot of talk of replacing cod with haddock in fish and chip shops for a long time but still now it is rare you will find a chip shop which doesn't mainly serve cod.

For me it is always either haggis and chips or chips, cheese and gravy.

Never could get away with chips, cheese and gravy. Battered Haggis is awesome, though.

It's not really fish and chips, but for anyone up near Stockport, I do not recommend 'Wok's Cooking' in Bramhall. Acting mainly as a Chinese takeaway, it seems competatively priced for its Chinese dishes (although probably a little overpriced in some cases) but for other dishes such as chips and cheeseburgers, it charges upwards of £1.30 for a fairly average portion of sub-par chips, and £1.80 for a rather tasteless burger that wouldn't be out of place coming from McDonalds, with the caveat that McDonalds actually acknowledges the taste (or lack thereof) in its cheap price.

Again, not chip shop, but I DO recommend the takeaway Flamez in Stockport. Its donner meat is lovely, and a tray of donner meat and chips (cut as fries) only sets you back £3.50 for a generous portion of chips and donner. The fries can be a bit touch and go quality-wise, but they're generally fairly good.

Their pizzas are also very well priced, with a 12" pepperoni setting you back only £6.50, which is cheaper than most of the local chains and even some independents, and the quality of it isn't reduced, either.

They also do burgers (Beef, Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Veggie, and Fish), £2.50 for a quarter-pounder, and £3.50 for a half-pounder. It might seem a bit much at first, but they don't skimp on the beef, or on the tomato and lettuce, and the burgers themselves are packed with flavour.

As far as independent takeaways go, Flamez is one that I'd recommend to just about anybody.

 Albatross wrote:
Never could get away with chips, cheese and gravy. Battered Haggis is awesome, though.

They serve poutine in the UK?

I'm pretty chips cheese and gravy has been eaten in the UK since time began.

 Snrub wrote:
I'm pretty chips cheese and gravy has been eaten in the UK since time began.

It would be pretty funny to find out a popular Quebec dish was inspired by English cuisine.

Was that a friendly jab at English cooking? Or were you being serious?

I can never tell over the interwebs...

I've heard it's a popular dish in Quebec but I assumed it was in some way different from chips, cheese and gravy...

 purplefood wrote:
I've heard it's a popular dish in Quebec but I assumed it was in some way different from chips, cheese and gravy...

The only difference is we use cheese curds instead of cheese.


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 Snrub wrote:
Was that a friendly jab at English cooking? Or were you being serious?

I can never tell over the interwebs...

No, it's just there is a stereotype that Quebeckers aren't fond of English speakers.

Ah ok. French is the other main language spoken in Canada yeah?

 Snrub wrote:
Ah ok. French is the other main language spoken in Canada yeah?

In Quebec and some parts of other Canadian provinces (like Winnipeg and New Brunswick) but yeah were a bilingual country, mind you my experience with people in Quebec is that if you make some effort to speak french they'll be polite about it and switch to English if they see you're

struggling I mean anytime I tried speaking French to them they just switched to English so they don't have to hear me butcher there much prettier language.

I grew up in Wisconsin, we ate cod

I live in Oregon, we eat salmon and halibut

Up here in the north of Scotland we have a ready source of fish.

When we order fish n' chips its generally Cod or Haddock. However some offer other alternatives like Plaice.

Also Chips and Cheese is an institution, however in Scotland if something isn't stuffed with cheese or at the least incredibly bad for you we don't eat it.

What about having horse meat burgers from tesco with the fish and chips?...mmmm tasty...(joke)

orkdestroyer1 wrote:
What about having horse meat burgers from tesco with the fish and chips?...mmmm tasty...(joke)

Probably as tasty as the other types of burgers they sell Ratburgers...... I mean Rustlers Microwave Burgers. Honest mistake.

If I -ever- make it to the UK. I'm living off of fish and chips. Going to see the castles. text removed. reds8n Staying hammered out of my Thor-damned brains and playing WHFB errry day.

That seems like a perfectly noble pursuit...

I've been planning that vacation there since...Ever really. Bloody teeth having holes in 'em and my woman have set me back though.

Try to aim for the sunny week...

 purplefood wrote:
Try to aim for the sunny week...

I thought those didn't exist.

Sun? -SUN-?!. I live in the mountains. Either fog or the great rocks themselves choke out any sunlight. And when it's not snowing it's raining.


I have no qualms with adapting to rainy English weather in fact it wouldn't even be an adaptation.

 Cheesecat wrote:

 purplefood wrote:
Try to aim for the sunny week...

I thought those didn't exist.

It doesn't...
It's like a national in-joke...

If you wanna live in the UK choose the countryside of kent as we have many fish and chip shops that are very tasty...also it snows a bit and when you stand on the hilly area near the south coast of kent and it is sunny the view is outstanding...and nice people (like me) live there..also visit bluewater shopping center (there is a games workshop there)

 purplefood wrote:

 Cheesecat wrote:

 purplefood wrote:
Try to aim for the sunny week...

I thought those didn't exist.

It doesn't...
It's like a national in-joke...

The jokes on me because Canada doesn't get sunlight, only snow.

I wouldn't live in another country. I'd visit many. But I'm happy to live and die eventually in BC.

 Cheesecat wrote:

 purplefood wrote:

 Cheesecat wrote:

 purplefood wrote:
Try to aim for the sunny week...

I thought those didn't exist.

It doesn't...
It's like a national in-joke...

The jokes on me because Canada doesn't get sunlight, only snow.

At least snow would be fun...
I've gotten to the point where I get a bit on edge if it doesn't rain for a while...

orkdestroyer1 wrote:
If you wanna live in the UK choose the countryside of kent as we have many fish and chip shops that are very tasty...

Don't listen to him Shadowbrand, F+C down south is a pale imitation of its northern relative. The best place in the country to get a nice piece of battered cod with chips is Whitby, plus it's the most goth town in the UK. Must be the Dracula thing...

The torbay of hythe fish and chip shop is the best around where I live as they have a HUGE portion of chips for 90p and the chips are crunchy and very tasty...just the way they should be. (visit kent....you wont regret it!)

orkdestroyer1 wrote:
(visit kent....you wont regret it!)

I have. I did.

Its very hard to find a decent chippy. Most of them serve scorched bags of fat instead of chips and sad little bits of over cooked fish in overly crisp batter. This seems to be the case all over the country unfortunately, the chippy that I went to in Whitby certainly wasn't good. By and large the best ones that I have been to were in small fishing villages.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/the-50-best-fish-and-chip-shops-2184928.html?action=gallery

orkdestroyer1 wrote:The torbay of hythe fish and chip shop is the best around where I live as they have a HUGE portion of chips for 90p and the chips are crunchy and very tasty...just the way they should be. (visit kent....you wont regret it!)

Palindrome wrote:

orkdestroyer1 wrote:
(visit kent....you wont regret it!)

I have. I did.

Its very hard to find a decent chippy. Most of them serve scorched bags of fat instead of chips and sad little bits of over cooked fish in overly crisp batter. This seems to be the case all over the country unfortunately, the chippy that I went to in Whitby certainly wasn't good. By and large the best ones that I have been to were in small fishing villages.

Fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight.



Seriously though, if anyone living in the Scottish high lands or near Gloustershire wants to move to sunny Australia I'll gladly trade with you. Its currently a horrendous 39 degrees Celsius today and i hate it. I'll gladly abandon family and friends if it means i get to live in a permanently cold and raining place.

The best fish and chips are clearly from the south coast of Cornwall or Devon...

Cornwall is nice...

 Snrub wrote:

orkdestroyer1 wrote:The torbay of hythe fish and chip shop is the best around where I live as they have a HUGE portion of chips for 90p and the chips are crunchy and very tasty...just the way they should be. (visit kent....you wont regret it!)

Palindrome wrote:

orkdestroyer1 wrote:
(visit kent....you wont regret it!)

I have. I did.

Its very hard to find a decent chippy. Most of them serve scorched bags of fat instead of chips and sad little bits of over cooked fish in overly crisp batter. This seems to be the case all over the country unfortunately, the chippy that I went to in Whitby certainly wasn't good. By and large the best ones that I have been to were in small fishing villages.

Fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight.



Seriously though, if anyone living in the Scottish high lands or near Gloustershire wants to move to sunny Australia I'll gladly trade with you. Its currently a horrendous 39 degrees Celsius today and i hate it. I'll gladly abandon family and friends if it means i get to live in a permanently cold and raining place.

The last time I was in 39 Degree heat, I think I'll keep my lovely rain and wind