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Post by geoffers997 on Nov 21, 2021 9:09:17 GMT 1
As a spin off from ‘unpopular opinions’:
Regional variations in food / culture / stuff:
I was doing a job west of Glasgow and went to a local chippy for my tea.
It was a busy Friday and the place was jumping. I asked for large cod and chips. The young girl looked at me blankly and I repeated myself.
She turned to her older colleague who uttered something unintelligible and then said to me ‘wedinnaesellthatshiteherejimny’’
5 minutes later the young girl put a bag on the counter and shouted ‘largefishsupper’.
I took no notice until the older lady pointed at me and growled ‘seeyoujimmythatsyairtea’
Seems they only sold haddock, it was called fish supper and it was brilliant.
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Post by tonyd123 on Nov 21, 2021 10:06:35 GMT 1
Why do Southerners say "I brought a bike" when they mean "bought"? They should speak the Queens English like us Northerners  |
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Post by jon on Nov 21, 2021 10:31:28 GMT 1
Why do Southerners say "I brought a bike" when they mean "bought"? They should speak the Queens English like us Northerners Not quite on topic for this thread, but apt for above. My pet hate is people pronouncing the letter H as Haitch, instead of Aitch. Think is more of an uneducated thing rather than regional? What’s more people are ever more helped by ‘tech’. My iPad has even underlined the word Haitch above as incorrect spelling. I sort of understand the phonetics bit, but it’s not difficult. Another one is putting an S on the end of supermarket names. Again I sort of understand as many do, but when people say they are going to ASDAS or TESCOS or Marks and Spencers. I just quietly shake my head. Funnily enough I’ve yet to hear someone saying they are going to Co-ops. Jon |
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Post by Dave B on Nov 21, 2021 10:58:24 GMT 1
We lived on the East Yorkshire coast for a time. They have two types of chip shop there, East Yorks ones, and one for "Wezzies", that's people from West Yorkshire. The difference is that in West Yorkshire, the skin is removed from the fish, in a civilised manner. However, those heathen savages from East Yorkshire leave the skin on. Of course I'm not going to mention which side of the question I would support,  and I have to say that the quality of fish is superb there, since it was swimming about a few hours earlier. |
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Post by 4l04ever on Nov 21, 2021 12:08:41 GMT 1
The battered slices of potato are called scallops in most chip shops around the West Midlands apart from one in Bilston, where they are called Klondykes???
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Post by shaunthe2nd on Nov 21, 2021 12:11:43 GMT 1
The battered slices of potato are called scallops in most chip shops around the West Midlands apart from one in Bilston, where they are called Klondykes??? They called patties in East Yorks |
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Post by Gunny on Nov 21, 2021 12:32:03 GMT 1
The battered slices of potato are called scallops in most chip shops around the West Midlands apart from one in Bilston, where they are called Klondykes??? Fritters in Scotland |
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Post by sbscnor on Nov 21, 2021 12:37:43 GMT 1
Scrumps, scraps, or batter bits, rolls, baps, or cobbs ??
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Nov 21, 2021 12:40:57 GMT 1
Chippy in Glasgow - salt and vinegar 😀
Chippy in Edinburgh- salt and sauce ☹ (like watered down brown sauce, no feckin vinegar)
Chippy in Scotland - sausage supper - yum, yum 😋
Chippy in England - do you want it battered 🤔. I'm in a feckin chippy, course I want it battered 😤
Steve
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Nov 21, 2021 12:44:18 GMT 1
Chippy in England - scraps  In Scotland that's just the shit floating in the frier, throw it in the bloody bin, if you want batter, buy something in batter Us Scots get a bad rep for battering everything, at least we don't eat the batter crud alone 😁 Steve |
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Post by JonW on Nov 21, 2021 13:10:22 GMT 1
In Aus there is almost never vinegar, but we do have Chicken Salt. How on earth the UK hasnt adopted that is a wonder to me, it will take the place by storm one day.
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Post by veg on Nov 21, 2021 13:13:38 GMT 1
Big fan of Aussie master chef so I dig all the stuff out where and when I can.
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Post by geoffers997 on Nov 21, 2021 14:08:09 GMT 1
Whitaker’s Peanut Slab - a fabulous delicacy from New Zealand I think
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Post by markhoopy on Nov 21, 2021 14:53:16 GMT 1
We lived on the East Yorkshire coast for a time. They have two types of chip shop there, East Yorks ones, and one for "Wezzies", that's people from West Yorkshire. The difference is that in West Yorkshire, the skin is removed from the fish, in a civilised manner. However, those heathen savages from East Yorkshire leave the skin on. Of course I'm not going to mention which side of the question I would support, and I have to say that the quality of fish is superb there, since it was swimming about a few hours earlier. I'm West Yorkshire and hate the skin-on and watch-out-for-bones fish and chips they serve on the coast, but we sometimes drive all the way to Whitby just to call at the Magpie then up to the Cook monument and eat theirs with a lovely view - skin-on but gorgeous. |
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Post by kirkhd on Nov 21, 2021 15:18:10 GMT 1
Remember being in Newquay (Cornwall) many years ago and went to the chippy by the Train Station and asked for Pudding, Chips,Peas and Gravy only to be told that they don't do Gravy!! Seems to be a common thing this "No Gravy" South of Stafford.
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Post by 4l04ever on Nov 21, 2021 15:30:28 GMT 1
What sort of pudding???
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Post by stirling11 on Nov 21, 2021 15:45:29 GMT 1
Why do Southerners say "I brought a bike" when they mean "bought"? They should speak the Queens English like us Northerners Not quite on topic for this thread, but apt for above. My pet hate is people pronouncing the letter H as Haitch, instead of Aitch. Think is more of an uneducated thing rather than regional? What’s more people are ever more helped by ‘tech’. My iPad has even underlined the word Haitch above as incorrect spelling. I sort of understand the phonetics bit, but it’s not difficult. Another one is putting an S on the end of supermarket names. Again I sort of understand as many do, but when people say they are going to ASDAS or TESCOS or Marks and Spencers. I just quietly shake my head. Funnily enough I’ve yet to hear someone saying they are going to Co-ops. Jon In certain parts of the world how you pronounce H could get you in a whole lot of bother from people of the opposite religion |
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Post by stirling11 on Nov 21, 2021 15:48:09 GMT 1
Adding to JinW’s post, Aussies almost always add an S to their abbreviations
For example vegetables are shortened to veggies
Then we have the thong debate, are they a pair of underwear or footwear
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Nov 21, 2021 17:34:14 GMT 1
There only is black, stop talking crazy 😆 Steve |
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Post by veg on Nov 21, 2021 18:16:56 GMT 1
Suet, steak and kidney 👍, loads of rich gravy unctuously covering large melt in the mouth kidney with the finest slow cooked beef shin. Dollop of ketchup. Mushy peas and triple cooked chips that crack as you bite into them.
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Post by kirkhd on Nov 21, 2021 18:17:39 GMT 1
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Post by andy748 on Nov 21, 2021 19:46:39 GMT 1
Chippy in England - scraps In Scotland that's just the shit floating in the frier, throw it in the bloody bin, if you want batter, buy something in batter Us Scots get a bad rep for battering everything, at least we don't eat the batter crud alone 😁 Steve Scraps were always available in our local chippy, usually just after the pubs kicked out. North East England. Andy. |
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Post by chrisg on Nov 21, 2021 21:07:01 GMT 1
Chippy in England - scraps In Scotland that's just the shit floating in the frier, throw it in the bloody bin, if you want batter, buy something in batter Us Scots get a bad rep for battering everything, at least we don't eat the batter crud alone 😁 Steve You don't know what your missing. When I was a youth, we used to go to the chippy for chips,peas,gravy and scraps (with the lovely fishy flavour). Loads of salt n vinegar. A pet hate for me if when people pronounce F instead of TH , so I Fink so, instead of think so. Mike Brewer on wheeler Dealers is a big culprit. |
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Post by tonyd123 on Nov 21, 2021 21:33:11 GMT 1
Made me chuckle when I went into a chippy in Wigan, and someone asked for chips and "pea wet".
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Post by veg on Nov 21, 2021 21:35:50 GMT 1
Pacific instead of specific. It’s not the ocean you fecking tool!!!!
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Post by donkeychomp on Nov 21, 2021 22:34:35 GMT 1
And it's not called expresso. And Maryland is not pronounced properly by anyone in this country. Except me maybe Alex |
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Post by JonW on Nov 21, 2021 23:20:00 GMT 1
Pronunciation complaints from the country with Leicester and other place names. Tho it does keep the yanks out a bit (lol), dont have to watch too many cooking shows to see them struggle over worcestershire sauce haha.
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Post by donkeychomp on Nov 21, 2021 23:23:00 GMT 1
War sister shyer source.
Alex
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Post by veg on Nov 21, 2021 23:34:38 GMT 1
I live in Leicestershire and we have them all Loughborough should be pronounced looga ba rooga 😁
Shawell sho ell, beauchamp Beecham, hothorpe o’ orp belvoiur beaver loads of them
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Post by steve h on Nov 22, 2021 0:15:21 GMT 1
As a spin off from ‘unpopular opinions’: Regional variations in food / culture / stuff: I was doing a job west of Glasgow and went to a local chippy for my tea. It was a busy Friday and the place was jumping. I asked for large cod and chips. The young girl looked at me blankly and I repeated myself. She turned to her older colleague who uttered something unintelligible and then said to me ‘wedinnaesellthatshiteherejimny’’ 5 minutes later the young girl put a bag on the counter and shouted ‘largefishsupper’. I took no notice until the older lady pointed at me and growled ‘seeyoujimmythatsyairtea’ Seems they only sold haddock, it was called fish supper and it was brilliant. Aye it's a fish bar, and they only sell fish suppers, cant get fish and chips. That confusion is probably down to Buckfast consumption.... If you ask for a fish supper in my provincial backwater you get 10 black lug. |
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