seacow

[Louisa]

When I went to the seacow, I noticed they did not sell battered sausages, peters pies or fishcakes, is this wrong? Or was I just not looking properly? :)

[macroban]

What were the logistics for delivering daily fresh fish to the Glastonbury pitch?

[snorky]

BTW, Beef dripping "turns" very quickly and taints the food once its overdone- it also needs filtered to get the shite out of it daily - - it takes a great deal of monitoring to get the best out of beef dripping - oil is cheaper, lasts longer and takes more abuse, so is the logical answer to the frying question.

There will be a mouth feel difference between BD & Oil and chips have a slightly different texture also.

[Louisa]

The chip shops up north and in the midlands still use BD, so whats the issue with it in London? :)

[snorky]

Most these days dont - they may use block vegetable oil which looks like lard , but in terms of pure cashflow, its more efficient to use veg based oils for a busy chippy.

As I said, if its serviced correctly, then BD can work well, but maybe London are slapdash with their cooking and dont take the care tthat they shoud, hence veg. is easier ?

90% of F&C I have had in London is grim rancid mushy fish and sloppy chips.

[mockney piers]

Well I've just spoken to these guys http://www.anstrutherfishbar.co.uk/ and can say their product was second to none that I've tried anywhere. Light batter, clean and absolutely delicious, fish straight out the sea that morning.

They use beef dripping, change it completely daily and keep everything conspicuously clean. You may pay a quid or two more, but it's worth it. Frankly it's worth a trip to scotland alone.

[SimonM]

>>When I went to the seacow, I noticed they did not sell battered sausages, peters pies or fishcakes, is this wrong? <<

I bet these arriviste fancy-dans don't do saveloys or curry sauce either? "Gourmet Fish And Chips" indeed! :))

[Jimbo]

The Best fish and chips are to be found at the Fishermen's Mission in Kinlochbervie.

Anyone fancy arranging a trip?

[Keef]

Oi oi savaloy >:D

[SeanMacGabhann]

Peters pies are, i believe, served in g and b. Along with pie minster pies

[Nero]

But what about the mushy/slushy peas? Nero

[Keef]

Oi oi savaloy >:D

[Michael Palaeologus]

What about "The Soviet" idea (dreamed up in a pub funnily enough)- a separate area for political debates. That would allow threads that have veered off onto a political debate/slanging match to be deposited in the Soviet (or "Gulaged") to allow those that can be arsed to continue to fight the class war while the rest of us worry about mushy peas, white stuff and the real issues of life.

[ben]

Loosely connected to a F&C theme - went to the Forest Hill Sainsburys and noticed that they sell prepackaged Spam Fritters, very rarely sighted in a F&C shop these days.

[Nero]

Just been to SeaCow. Mushy peas mushier. Not as mushy as I would like, but still OK. Chips were fewer and farther between than on previous occasions. Nice haddock. Fish cakes good, apparently. Nero

[Keef]

Oi oi savaloy >:D

[mockney piers]

Ooh, barbed words keef, barbed words. As you well now I'm a nine-stone weakling, so hardly throwing weight around.

I just happen to think a lounge is a place to relax, where I can avoid the people shouting at each other in the street. It'd be nice to do be able to do it in this lounge.

If people constantly wish to offtopicate by slagging each other off for being posh/chavs festering cling-ons/arrogant blow-ins, that's entirely their prerogative. I for one am sick to death of it and think it'd be a good idea to have a separate room for it.

Did you think a wanted... section was a bad idea because people should be able to advertise their needs and wants on the main thread?

[SeanMacGabhann]

Sean, I didn't understand what your post was on about, but the Steak and Kidney is wicked!

Keef: which post didn't you get? the opne about the pies being available in Green & Blue? Agreed on the steak n kidney

[Keef]

Oi oi savaloy >:D

[Fear 'n boozin]

Reading this, I didn't realise I was in the Lounge - It's only Fish and Chips for fucks sake.

[Fear 'n boozin]

hehe. Didn't think it would do that. Personally, I prefer a battered suasage.

[Asset]

it's only fish & chips but I like it, like it, yes I do. I said I like it.

[Keef]

Oi oi savaloy!!!!!! >:D

[Fear 'n boozin]

I haven't really had much since I were a wee lad, but I didn't think about it the other day. Now I know (after reading four pages of love) we're in the lounge, can I ask, why do we eat fish on Fridays? What's God's plan with that one?

[Keef]

Oi oi savaloy >:D