The price of Fish and Chips

[John W EParticipant @johnwe]

has anyone had shark soup? or octopus? wonder what they taste like, Ive read shark tastes a bit like chicken…but I still dont fancy it. On the web it says shark has to be soaked well before being prepared to be eaten…to put it mildly shark urinate through their skin. . yikes….

oysters very rich …I hear…but not for me thank you.

John

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

I'm put off from Octopus as they are so intelligent.

Colin

[neil hpParticipant @neilhp]

Posted by John W E on 02/10/2022 18:39:47:

has anyone had shark soup? or octopus? wonder what they taste like, Ive read shark tastes a bit like chicken…but I still dont fancy it. On the web it says shark has to be soaked well before being prepared to be eaten…to put it mildly shark urinate through their skin. . yikes….

oysters very rich …I hear…but not for me thank you.

John

shark used to be the staple fish in aussie chip shops in the 70's when i was over there……they called it "flake", and tasty in batter tbh meatier than normal fish……….a little like "john Dory" or monk fish, which i love

oysters taste like snott unless they are cooked……..and then they are nice, as are a speciality of the north west……"queenies"……..poached scallops

[Stephen GarradParticipant @stephengarrad28964]

Neil said: 

shark used to be the staple fish in aussie chip shops in the 70's when i was over there……they called it "flake", and tasty in batter tbh meatier than normal fish……….a little like "john Dory" or monk fish, which i love

When I was a lad in Ilfracombe, dogfish was served in the chippies as "flake" or "rock salmon" or "huss", anything but dogfish which is of course a member of the shark family.

Stephen

 

Edited By Stephen Garrad on 03/10/2022 21:51:32

[Kev.WParticipant @kev-w]

London's 'East end' was renown for 'Rock & Chips', spotted dog was so plentiful, & wages in those days, meant 'Rock' was a lot cheaper than cod or haddock.

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Nobody mentioned the price of Fish & Chips ?? Cod & Chips in Hastings is £12.00

Regards Ray

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Lunchtime special in Molesey £5.50. Ashley

[Richard SimpsonModerator @richardsimpson88330]

Posted by Ray Wood 2 on 04/10/2022 12:55:04:

Hi All,

Nobody mentioned the price of Fish & Chips ?? Cod & Chips in Hastings is £12.00

Regards Ray

When we treat ourselves at the local chippy we have a fish each, share a portion of chips and have a small pot of mushy peas for me. It used to cost bang on £11.00. Went for our usual a few days ago and it cost over £15.00. I really feel sorry for them because I know their ingredient costs are going through the roof but they are still going to loose customers who can no longer afford it.

[neil hpParticipant @neilhp]

We very seldom got those up north as they liked the warmer southern waters to breed and feed in.

The northern catches for white fish were haddock, cod and Hake with Fleetwood becoming the Premier Hake catching port in the British Isles and hake catches both out classed and out produced cod and haddock catches from the war time to the decline of our fishing fleets in the late 1970's and the 2nd Cod wars.

But going into a chippy only last night they had Hake on as a special….and so had one…………delicious.

Edited By neil howard-pritchard on 04/10/2022 17:34:20

[Stephen GarradParticipant @stephengarrad28964]

Posted by Ray Wood 2 on 04/10/2022 12:55:04:

Hi All,

Nobody mentioned the price of Fish & Chips ?? Cod & Chips in Hastings is £12.00

Regards Ray

2 Cod lots & a curry sauce £17-00 seems reasonable then.

Stephen

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