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Gwathagor · 07-12-2008, 11:54 AM

It's been a while since I've been to England, so I can't really compare this place to the chippies over there, but I can maintain that they make some of the very best fish and chips I've ever had. It's certainly as good as what I've had in British Columbia.

Mithalwen · 07-12-2008, 12:02 PM

ah well chips should ideally be twice fried and eaten with fingers from the paper on a seafront. Or made by my late grandmother.... but I am sure they will be fine - it is just the phrase "think of England" always makes me smile

Gwathagor · 07-12-2008, 12:06 PM

Well, naturally, one can't replicate the proper atmosphere.

Not in the USA, at any rate. We lack a sufficient appreciation for the ordinary and seemingly trivial.

Mithalwen · 07-12-2008, 12:21 PM

Not necessarily - I did have the interesting and memorable experience of eating Clams and chips with a view of Puget Sound - but in general the American "fry" is a poor thing compared to an English chip.. Maybe it is my Irish ancestry but the spud and it's byproducts are not trivial - and fish and chips? With Shakespeare they are our cultural gifts to the world!!!!

ah well .. I hear the patter of skwerlz so I will shut up, save to hope that what remains of your day is pleasant.

Gwathagor · 07-12-2008, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Maybe it is my Irish ancestry but the spud and it's byproducts are not trivial - and fish and chips? With Shakespeare they are our cultural gifts to the world!!!!

Hence my use of the qualifier "seemingly".

07-12-2008, 11:54 AM	#1
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	It's been a while since I've been to England, so I can't really compare this place to the chippies over there, but I can maintain that they make some of the very best fish and chips I've ever had. It's certainly as good as what I've had in British Columbia. __________________ Stories and songs. Last edited by Gwathagor; 07-12-2008 at 12:00 PM.

07-12-2008, 12:02 PM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	ah well chips should ideally be twice fried and eaten with fingers from the paper on a seafront. Or made by my late grandmother.... but I am sure they will be fine - it is just the phrase "think of England" always makes me smile __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

07-12-2008, 12:06 PM	#3
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	Well, naturally, one can't replicate the proper atmosphere. Not in the USA, at any rate. We lack a sufficient appreciation for the ordinary and seemingly trivial. __________________ Stories and songs.

07-12-2008, 12:21 PM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Not necessarily - I did have the interesting and memorable experience of eating Clams and chips with a view of Puget Sound - but in general the American "fry" is a poor thing compared to an English chip.. Maybe it is my Irish ancestry but the spud and it's byproducts are not trivial - and fish and chips? With Shakespeare they are our cultural gifts to the world!!!! ah well .. I hear the patter of skwerlz so I will shut up, save to hope that what remains of your day is pleasant. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace