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I was in the UK recently and got fish and chips from a local chippy at the seaside thinking, well, I should try something local outside of the fancy seafood cho
by telesilla 8y ago
I was in the UK recently and got fish and chips from a local chippy at the seaside thinking, well, I should try something local outside of the fancy seafood chowder at the restaurants lining the bay. I was horrified that vinegar was not used but some fake invention called "non-brewed condiment" I'd never heard of before. Apparently this is normal now?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-brewed_condiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-brewed_condiment
- janekm 8y agoBut non-brewed condiment is traditional for a proper fish & chips ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=642x2Y3Zla0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=642x2Y3Zla0
- telesilla 8y agoI really don't like it! It doesn't have the full flavour that malt vinegar has. Perhaps the british are just used to it now. That video forgot to say, the reason the chippies are using it is because it's a lot cheaper. I'll pay an extra 25c for proper vinegar please.
- entity345 8y agoEverything is that way in the UK: Substitute for cheaper everywhere you can. That's why food is not great in general. Just using proper ingredients immediately improves things massively.
- quickthrower2 8y ago25p
- jfk13 8y agoIt's not normal anywhere I've eaten - though I don't frequent local chippies very often, admittedly. (Maybe here in rural south-eastern parts, our standards are higher?)
- welly 8y agoNever seen it in any fish and chip shop I've ever been to. But then again perhaps that's all I've been putting on my fish and chips. Pretty sure it's more often than not proper Sarson's malt vinegar.
- bopbop 8y agoI can't comment nationally, but I've been having fish and chips a couple of times at our local and near my parents, both in London, and they're all using vinegar.