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It would appear to be anything the chippy wants it to be! I love haddock myself and here I am in an area that only does cod!
The fact that "Rock" isn't considered kosher is an interesting point. In simple terms the rules are that to be edible anything that swims in the sea must have both fins and scales.
Some of what's sold as "Rock" is a species of shark. They have fins but their skin is smooth, so the rabbi doesn't like "Rock" (and I can't say I blame him!).
Blink Bonny wrote:Ay up!
It would appear to be anything the chippy wants it to be! I love haddock myself and here I am in an area that only does cod!
hi BB , brought up in a fried chippy till the compulsive act purchased the streets (1960) , yes ours was the front room of a large bay windowed terrace house , we only did cod , chips (and Bits!) - Haddock was fried when customer asked , Skate was a rarity ,
no fishcakes , burgers , sausage , fish Pattie , curry or gravy and deff no stay white - all cut fresh .
And a coal fired range using dripping .
Did a spell on the road working for a Potato Merchant.
Basically if we delivered to a chippy I would never go there.
Boss bought the cheapest possible spuds he could from a farmer or the market.
When we carried them in we often had to turn the bags round to hide the wet patches soaking through the paper.
They smelt a bit as well.
Understandably the firm closed down not long after.
Sorry to say I found the title, a bit misleading, knowing that the Midlands are un-civilized, we all know that the locals wear bin liners and have bits of rubber tyres on there feet, but to be talking about fish and chips, well, as for Bara and chips, that's a bit of a no no, Bara has a very delicate flavour, the chips would overpower it. Local Ozzy fish and chips is usually Butterfish and chips, Butterfish, is actually Mulloway, and before you ask, I have no idea why they have renamed Mulloway, Butterfish, by the time it gets to the chippie, but it is a good frying fish and reminds me of Cod.
Another misnamed fish is 'Shark' which has been renamed 'Flake' in the shop, a way of getting our own back on 'Jaws' !!!!!!
When I was a teenager the best chips locally came from a chippie called; "The Yorkshire Fish Bar".
It, sadly, disappeared many years ago when the area was redeveloped.
I have recently discovered that they were fried in "dripping" rather than oil.
I rarely cook fried chips (and never make oven chips), but perhaps I should try dripping chips.
It would appear to be anything the chippy wants it to be! I love haddock myself and here I am in an area that only does cod!
The fact that "Rock" isn't considered kosher is an interesting point. In simple terms the rules are that to be edible anything that swims in the sea must have both fins and scales.
Some of what's sold as "Rock" is a species of shark. They have fins but their skin is smooth, so the rabbi doesn't like "Rock" (and I can't say I blame him!).
I can remember rock salmon (and skate) being available at our local chippy in London centuries ago, along with cod, the default choice. Whatever rock salmon was, it wasn't particularly nice but it was cheap. But I'm interested to learn it isn't kosher. I believe this traditional English fare is Portugese Jewish in origin.
Now this sounds a bit 'python-esque', but as a young child in South Wales I clearly remember our local chippy was on old fella with one leg. He used to hobble around behind the counter with the aid of his walking stick and, to the proclamation of all, his fish and chips were the finest in all of the valleys.
Probably owing to the fact that he always used dripping and always, but always, stirred the vats with that walking stick. The secret ingredient, so to speak. And I'm still here to tell the tale.
I've found three more proper chippies wot do haddock and proper bits!
2 in Bridgnorth and one in Wombourne. At least the Wombourne one is get-at-able for a Friday feast! I just wish that they wouldn't shovel the chips in. 2 portions must contain nearly a full sack of spuds!
If I ain't here, I'm in Bilston, scoffing decent chips at last!!!!
Rock salmon, also called rock eel, flake, huss or Sweet William, is a dish popular in Britain, often served as part of a fish and chips supper.
The dish can be one of many species of small shark, including the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), Rough-hound (Scyliorhinus canicula) or the bull huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris).
Rock salmon is consumed in many European countries. However, the spiny dogfish is now an endangered species due to overfishing, and is classed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List[1] and the North East Atlantic population is Critically Endangered.[2]
Rock Salmon is not kosher, i.e. it is not a permitted type of fish according to Jewish dietary laws.
I was in my local chippy the other day in SY there was a huge heap of bits being kept warm behind the glass. My thought was, if only BB could see all of these bits he wouldn't go home for a week.
