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No doubt the folk praising the english pies have never been to one of the great 'Traditional' Fish & Chip Shops that used to fry the pies rather than put them in an oven to warm up...
true, why would I buy a pie at a fish&chips though?- what I never really understood with fish&chips though is, why the fish isn't seasoned, but the chips are salty and full of malt vinegar. Salt and pepper belongs on the fish and so does some lemon juice, and just let the chips be chips. But well, who am I to tell the brits how to eat their fish&chips. I got used to it though, even it could be so much better actually seasoned correctly. +duck and cover+
 
No doubt the folk praising the english pies have never been to one of the great 'Traditional' Fish & Chip Shops that used to fry the pies rather than put them in an oven to warm up...
Ok, the secret of Normandy cooking : add cream.
The secret of Spanish, Itialian and Mediterranean cooking : add olive oil.
The secret of many French places : add butter.
The secret of Alps and many mountain cooking : add melted cheese
 
Ok, the secret of Normandy cooking : add cream.
The secret of Spanish, Itialian and Mediterranean cooking : add olive oil.
The secret of many French places : add butter.
The secret of Alps and many mountain cooking : add melted cheese
the secret of the middle eastern cuisine - add tahini.
 
at least fish'n'chips aren't culturally biased somehow, surprisingly enough the best british curry i've ever had was in zambia, but that's no surprise then... colony and all...
or settle in a neighborhood with indian neighbors around - they make some great curry and always too much - so you can get it from them - but it's hawt-hawt then.
 
true, why would I buy a pie at a fish&chips though?- what I never really understood with fish&chips though is, why the fish isn't seasoned, but the chips are salty and full of malt vinegar. Salt and pepper belongs on the fish and so does some lemon juice, and just let the chips be chips. But well, who am I to tell the brits how to eat their fish&chips. I got used to it though, even it could be so much better actually seasoned correctly. +duck and cover+
I'm with you on those sentiments!
In general 'traditional' english cooking is "boil it until it is dead, then boil it to mush!" and lacking in any seasoning other that salt and (traditionally) white pepper.

When KFC first came to the UK (yes, I remember!) the chicken seasoning was like a bolt of lightning to the taste buds!

I don't cook 'traditional english' - having many Asian 'friends' over the years meant I learned to cook stuff that would bite one back 🥳
 
I'm with you on those sentiments!
In general 'traditional' english cooking is "boil it until it is dead, then boil it to mush!" and lacking in any seasoning other that salt and (traditionally) white pepper.

When KFC first came to the UK (yes, I remember!) the chicken seasoning was like a bolt of lightning to the taste buds!

I don't cook 'traditional english' - having many Asian 'friends' over the years meant I learned to cook stuff that would bite one back 🥳
KFC gets its zip from MSG really, the other herbs and spices are pretty standard.
 
I'm with you on those sentiments!
In general 'traditional' english cooking is "boil it until it is dead, then boil it to mush!" and lacking in any seasoning other that salt and (traditionally) white pepper.

When KFC first came to the UK (yes, I remember!) the chicken seasoning was like a bolt of lightning to the taste buds!

I don't cook 'traditional english' - having many Asian 'friends' over the years meant I learned to cook stuff that would bite one back 🥳
if you have a Nando's nearby, try peri-peri-fired chicken - they are great - it's a south african brand. Nando's has great salads as well.
 
true, why would I buy a pie at a fish&chips though?- what I never really understood with fish&chips though is, why the fish isn't seasoned, but the chips are salty and full of malt vinegar. Salt and pepper belongs on the fish and so does some lemon juice, and just let the chips be chips. But well, who am I to tell the brits how to eat their fish&chips. I got used to it though, even it could be so much better actually seasoned correctly. +duck and cover+
Chips without salt and vineger?!?!?
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i grow my own chilli's mate so don't talk to me about what's hawt and what's nought, there's just a constant supply of hawtness where i'm at... (the kind that makes you sweat)
this is a habit from south africa - which has quite a lot of indian people living there - when you buy from an indian street food service, they always asked me "hawt or hawt-hawt", with the latter being how they themselves prefer it - it's a little bit too spicy for my taste though.
 
true, why would I buy a pie at a fish&chips though?- what I never really understood with fish&chips though is, why the fish isn't seasoned, but the chips are salty and full of malt vinegar. Salt and pepper belongs on the fish and so does some lemon juice, and just let the chips be chips. But well, who am I to tell the brits how to eat their fish&chips. I got used to it though, even it could be so much better actually seasoned correctly. +duck and cover+
You get a slice of lemon on your fish, and salt and vinegar is optional.
 
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