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My mum has said the same thing,,, well for over here anyway.. She said another reason (because she worked in a place that did F&C's) was that it's cheaper to run the vats of oil a little bit cooler that the optimal temperature.. Like, a lot cheaper.. So a lot of places don't have their oil quite hot enough, so the chips don't get cooked as good as they did back in the day either with the texture and what not.. probably effects that actual taste as well... Then you can probably go into the quality of the potato's and how they are probably give all sorts of chemicals to grow faster and bigger and are pulled out of the ground early etc..


It's just the way of the future as Howard Hughes says.... Less quality, Less quantity, more Money... It's everyone scurrying around to make an extra dollar at the expense of just about anything else.. Including a great Fish and Chip...

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Originally Posted by CGM

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Originally Posted by Scrap

CGM, Funny that the price of Cod over here is as expensive as Beef Steak, never use to be ;D

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I'm not sure I get the ;D, is this a mad cow reference or something? Must be, I would expect cod to be a more expensive than beef under normal circumstance.

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Ahh MAd cow ;D ;

two cows were in a paddock and one turned to the other and said "this mad cow disease is a real worry eh?"
the other one looked up and said "doesnt bother me Im a sheep." :lolhaha::Bannanacow:

Ours get cooked in oil but they are crap when the oil gets old and nice when its fresh.

I get grilled fish in bread crumbs now.

We get blue grenadier,flake ,orange roughy,flathead.

All good eating but the shark has mercury content that builds up in your system.

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Originally Posted by Scrap

Ive tried and Tried, Nowhere can I get decent Fish and Chips anymore in England what the Fuck is going on. The last good one I had was at Boston Mass at the Harbour 15 years ago, :confused:

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They fry them in palm oil and other assorted vegetable-based crap these days. Find somebody who fries in beef dripping, they'll taste just like they used to.

I would give my left leg to have a portion of chips with lots of salt and vingegar. Yum Yum. Made some chips the other day, but they were rubbish. Chips always tasted better down the chippy, and if the chippy is going to pot then that is not a good sign at all. Chips are cheap they shouldnt be trying to cut costs on oil if thats what they are doing.

The rotters, off with their heads!! :-\

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Originally Posted by Andre

Ours get cooked in oil but they are crap when the oil gets old and nice when its fresh.

I get grilled fish in bread crumbs now.

We get blue grenadier,flake ,orange roughy,flathead.

All good eating but the shark has mercury content that builds up in your system.

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I've still got to try that one down Frankston way which you said..
There is a good one, or used to be good, in South Melbourne along Clarendon street like way up past the casino heading East... I used to get them every time I was in St Kilda...

Also not sure how often you get down to surf on this side of town, but the best Fish & Chips i've had in probably 10 years were in a Fish & Chip shop in Torquay.. The chips and dim sims and everything had like a slight seafoodie/prawn taste.. Just slight, but was good enough that i've considered taking the 2 hour drive to go there just for their Fish and Chips again.. The beach is of course lovely down there too so you can make a day of it etc..