The most famous of all British take-aways is the salty, vinegary deliciousness that of which is fish & chips. The fish, usually cod or haddock, is deep-fried in batter, and the chips are just thickly sliced deep-fried potatoes, so basically fries.
Chip shops, or chippies, are all the same: small, semi-seedy, florescent lit hole in the walls, with minimal seating, and changeable letter menu boards. There's usually a glass covered grill area in the front to view small meat-filled Pukka Pies and round deep-fried fritters. Favorite Pukka Pie flavors include steak & kidney, chicken & mushroom, minced beef & onion. Common fritter fillings are pineapple, cheese, or mushy pea & mint, the most popular being the peas. Eeeew, right?! But English people sure do like their mushy peas, especially my boyfriend and his friends. I tried it and found it disgusting (sorry guys!).
I'm not that much of a fried fish fan so I usually go for a chip butty, which is simply thick salted chips, sprinkled with vinegar, sandwiched in-between soft buttered buns. Yummm. I have tried the fish before and didn't find it any better or more special than fried fish I've tried in the states.
Once you've selected and paid for the food it's wrapped in white paper and then put in a thin white plastic bag. Back in the day, fish & chips were traditionally wrapped in newspaper but the greasy snack was deemed a poor match for the black ink of people's daily gossip so over time the tradition faded.
>>> That's the chip butty I ate yesterday.
>>> Best way to eat chips is from the bag, using a nifty little wooden fork.
>>> This is a typical menu board for a chippie. Notice the item "Faggot" on the menu. A faggot is nothing more than a kind of meatball made of leftover parts of pig. eewww.
♡ - Kristen
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