Having a lazy day today... have not left the house at all... The weather didn’t help much really, it was a dull day until an hour or two ago when the sky has finally cleared into a lovely baby blue with fluffy white patches, otherwise known as... clouds.
Sitting, thinking, surfing the net, I have remembered something... just a couple of weeks ago, on the 25th of May we celebrated (did we?) the National Fish and Chips day... you know... the stuff you must try when visiting Ireland and asking for ‘’local cuisine’’. : ) Either that or Irish Stew (but I’d go for the fish & chips).
Wiki: In Ireland, the first fish and chips were sold by an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Cervi, who had stepped off an America-bound ship at Cobh and walked to Dublin. He started by selling fish and chips outside pubs from a handcart. He then found a permanent spot in Great Brunswick Street (now Pearse Street). His wife Palma would ask customers "Uno di questa, uno di quella?" This phrase (meaning "one of this, one of the other") entered the vernacular in Dublin as "one and one", which is still a way of referring to fish and chips in the city. Is it? I have to try that *laughs, picturing some very confused faces across the counter*
I had some today too. A bit greasy, not enough vinegar on the chips and not the best potatoes for them. Just your local chipper type of thing... so I’ve decided to have a look online and see what are people saying, which is the best fish & chips place in Dublin.
But what makes a fish & chip meal... best?
Well... fresh and tasty fish (cod maybe), crispy, well cooked batter (not too thick either), tasty and not so oily chips, good vinegar... all served.. hot. : )
And where would one find the best fish and chips? Well seems like the most mentioned ones are: Burdocks - Christ Church, Beshoffs – Howth, Apriles – Stillorgan, Borza, Fuscardi, Matassa and some more but blah.. I got bored with looking. Suggest some maybe?
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I have observed significant differences between British and Irish fish & chip experiences. 1. Chipper in Ireland=chippy in Britain. 2. Curry sauce and gravy are standard accompaniments in Ireland but rare in Britain. 3. Smoked haddock often to be found on Irish menus (truly yummers) but I've never seen here. There may be others - if I think of any I'll be sure to let you know...
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