happyjillin Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 2 hours ago, gringohombre said: I must admit that I was a little skeptical, but finally got around to giving it a try...WOW...THE REAL DEAL!!! 4 rounded strips, each about 4" - 5" long and 1"+ diameter, coating crisp but not too thick. Inside flakey white fish cooked perfectly. Size great for finger food dipping in the very good tarter sauce and of course the real "fish and chip" vinegar to give it the final touch. Chips served in separate basket are very thin but crispy as I like it. Do not like fat chips with mushy interior. My new "go to" fish n' chip spot that has the real "fish shack" ambiance also. Malt vinegar which is made from beer if it's real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Ironically, all the places in Canada that served chips when I was a kid used white vinegar. School days, hitting a Dairy Queen for lunch, we might have been able to afford a single plate of chips... we'd eat them and then just mix vinegar and salt on the plate and dip our fingers in it to pretend. There were no fish'n'chips shops really, in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, ComputerGuy said: Ironically, all the places in Canada that served chips when I was a kid used white vinegar. School days, hitting a Dairy Queen for lunch, we might have been able to afford a single plate of chips... we'd eat them and then just mix vinegar and salt on the plate and dip our fingers in it to pretend. There were no fish'n'chips shops really, in those days. Ah yes, the old brassiere burger at the Diarrhea Queen. Where I lived the Chinese restaurants did a booming trade making "chips" with gravy. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfglass Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 OK, so I think that the best fish and chips I had was in a pub in the borough of Leith Scotland.Teuchters Landing. Oh what a night. Good food, good beer and great people. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Teuchters+Landing/@55.9773176,-3.1710281,19.5z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x4861e2c403f2a19f:0xe7c1fad809c30714!2sScotland,+UK!3b1!8m2!3d56.4906712!4d-4.2026458!3m4!1s0x0:0xfea3469ed190c678!8m2!3d55.9774693!4d-3.1713826 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Greenwood Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Looks marvelous....but where’s the mushy peas ? In the North of England ...the original home of the “ chippy “ tradition dictates mushy peas and malt vinegar . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 In Ireland, in Irish pubs and chippers, fish and chips means fish and chips. Plenty of mushy peas too, but they are served with other meals, not fish and chips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfglass Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 OK, here are the peas. Oh, and the mussels too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 One: most Brits I know don't even like mushy peas (my own lady being one). Two: Peas pictured by Halfglass are not "mushy". I think it's one of those weird cross-cultural things, like they don't really celebrate St. Patrick's day in Ireland, and Mexico doesn't really care about cinqo de Mayo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 44 minutes ago, ComputerGuy said: One: most Brits I know don't even like mushy peas (my own lady being one). Two: Peas pictured by Halfglass are not "mushy". I think it's one of those weird cross-cultural things, like they don't really celebrate St. Patrick's day in Ireland, and Mexico doesn't really care about cinqo de Mayo. But but Mr. Greenwood is a renowned chef who knows everything there is to know about food no matter what the culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Greenwood Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 They are sorta ...an acquired taste ,maybe it’s the sweetness and the vinegar combo , could also be their “ lovely “ iridescent green mush “ appearance. That’s how England used to cook most of its veggies. Personally I only miss them until I taste them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Peas grow well in the English climate and are served with most meals. I don't remember getting them with my fish and chips though. Good memories of getting great fish and chips all over the country. Fish and chips and an English breakfast were highlights of my tour there. Most other English meals, I didn't much care for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivore Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Real traditional mushy peas are made using dried marrowfat peas that require an overnight soaking and long slow cooking. ... Bicarbonate or baking soda is added to the peas during cooking; this causes the peas to explode and create the required mush.Sep 9, 2019 The Spruce Eats › traditional-mushy-peas-recipe-435950 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Never even heard let alone seen mushy peas with fish and chips but then again I am not the second coming of Anthony Bourdain. nor have I been to jolly old. I'll ask my son who has lived in London for years and even worked in a pub or two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Greenwood Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Unhappyjillin.....save yourself some precious time , look up “ mushy peas “ on Wikipedia...go on ...you can do it...but be prepared to eat your words , as well as a little bit of sh..t .As for my food knowledge you are correct..it’s a matter of education , exposure and experience not B . S . I also lived in the U K for over twenty years . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Being a brit, ian and carnivore are both correct. Mushy peas tend to be more popular in the Midlands upwards to the border. Those peas in the photos are fresh peas, but no doubt frozen. Cod, Those fisn n chips in the photos look great. Hard to find these days from an authentic chippy and restaurants and pubs seem to be best plaice for them. We used to haddock it all way back when. Newspaper wrapping, scraps, fishcakes ,patties. dandelion and burdock to flush it down and in scotland fried mars bar , a bread roll,and irn brew.plus a picked egg. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Greenwood Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Even in the North of England traditional chippies are not the easiest thing to find . However ,just a short drive from my hometown is the oldest continually operating chippy in Britain . It has been operational since 1865 .Barcelonaman...I’d forgotten about “ scraps and bits “ As kids when we couldn’t afford fish we would ask for a bag of bits , which were the scraps of fried batter that fell off the fish . Soo healthy we would scatter the bits over the chips and douse it with malt vinegar and of course ..eat it with our fingers out of newspaper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Im from the north east and for many years the traditional chippy has been dying out. Those that are are owned by chinese and they haven't got the knack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivore Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 In Canada where immigration has always been (and will always be) significant factor in the development of the country, the availability of products from the United Kingdom, the original home for many Canadian citizens today, the availability of boxes of dried Marrowfat Peas was expected and not difficult to find.. We've never had a problem in obtaining the product and have, in years since, found the easily identifiable boxes in Florida, New York State and Arizona. We have not actually looked lately, but on Thursday when we visit La Casita on Terranova in Providencia/Guadalajara, we'll take a look. Unless you have the "real deal" there is no other true way of obtaining anything close to a true dish of "Mushy Peas" at least that we know of. Many Canadian grocery stores always had the product. If you have Canadian friends who'll arrive here soon and ask if they can bring you something worthwhile, then forget about asking for: a Shaw t.v. receiver or more "accommodating bed mate" and simply ask them to pick up a couple (or more) boxes of dried Marrowfat peas. Could change your life and initiate a more meaningful appreciation of all that you've been missing! Oh, and before I forget....Canada would be at a sorrowful loss without the contributions of their Polish immigrants. Who on earth could really enjoy life without Polish Sausage, Perogi (Polish Dumplings), Rosói (Broth/Chicken broth), Golgbki (Cabbage Roll) or Polskie nalésniki (Polish Pancakes). As a matter of fact, why do we see so many posts by those who are concerned about why they can't get a certain food item here in Mexico from elsewhere easily? Why, because it's Mexico with it's abundance of offerings from a whole new and exciting world of food............food that has a far more developed history than in many other countries. We who live here are incredibly blessed and lucky! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Back to the original post... We ate there today for the first time. We both had Fish and Chips. We couldn't find it at first on the menu but, that is because we were looking in the wrong place. Fish and Chips is listed as an appetizer for 120 pesos. The order came with 4 pieces of fish, rectangle, about 4 inches long by about 1 inch wide. It also came with a lot of french fries, too many actually. We both had enough to eat but decided to splurge and split a brownie with vanilla ice cream. It was delicious. We think they may be using Ghiradelli Brownie Mix from Costco. We will being going back soon~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Yes, its a triple whammy here in Mexico. Good tasting, firm fish is hard to find. Marrowfat peas are hard to find, but they were revelation to me when I put on some British mint sauce (tea, sugar and mint leaves). But biggest whammy, according to a friend who wanted to open a chippie in Puerto Vallarta, is that the varieties of potato used in Europe, the U.K. or Ireland are not available at any price. He told me the name of the variety he used in Canada, but the name is long forgotten. What about faggots, peas and chips - they always seemed to served as a triple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 I couldn't have squeezed another thing in my suitcase last week in Canada but this discussion of Marrofat (mushy) peas has me salivating. I was born in Newton-le-Willows which is half way between Liverpool and Manchester. Mushy peas always came with the fish and chips and we enjoyed them many times while visiting. Wrapped in newspaper and doused with malt vinegar. Yummmmmm! Why so many Brits live as long as they do constantly amazes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringohombre Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, CHILLIN said: Yes, its a triple whammy here in Mexico. Good tasting, firm fish is hard to find. Marrowfat peas are hard to find, but they were revelation to me when I put on some British mint sauce (tea, sugar and mint leaves). But biggest whammy, according to a friend who wanted to open a chippie in Puerto Vallarta, is that the varieties of potato used in Europe, the U.K. or Ireland are not available at any price. He told me the name of the variety he used in Canada, but the name is long forgotten. What about faggots, peas and chips - they always seemed to served as a triple. " What about faggots, peas and chips - they always seemed to served as a triple." PLEASE...lets be Politically Correct here! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 13 minutes ago, gringohombre said: " What about faggots, peas and chips - they always seemed to served as a triple." PLEASE...lets be Politically Correct here! faggot noun (FOOD) [ C usually plural ] UK a ball of meat mixed with bread and herbs, fried or cooked in sauce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, AngusMactavish said: faggot noun (FOOD) [ C usually plural ] UK a ball of meat mixed with bread and herbs, fried or cooked in sauce And cigarettes and firewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringohombre Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 PLEASE...do you not think that my tongue was planted firmly in my cheek here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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