Fish and chips

[ebikeerwidnes]

Mushy Peas, non of this beans nonsense

Are you my wife??????

she suffers from this faulty thinking problem as well

I think it is genetic
our grand daughter (no genetic link to me) was criticising me the other day for having tomato ketchup on tomatoes

clearly a faulty wiring in the brain department

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Does anyone have an idea how the price of fish and chips has ridden over the recent years? Is this a trend? It just seems that the prices quoted are way above what I would have had to spend even 3 years ago in Cornwall.

Fish prices have risen massively due to stricter catch quotas, energy costs were a massive hit as chip shops use some of the highest amounts in a catering/hospitality sector. Labour costs and poor potato harvests have also added increased costs.

Long term I'm afraid, prices will unlikely ever come down again.

 

[markemark]

Kebabs are better.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Other than F&C's, what about sausages, are they readily available off a van? Maybe sausages in a bun?

Pork is still a cheap meat, but be aware it's a high food poisoning risk.
More so if you buy it from a van, do food vans get health and hygiene inspections? Who knows!
You don't want to be sick on tour.

Does anyone have an idea how the price of fish and chips has ridden over the recent years? Is this a trend? It just seems that the prices quoted are way above what I would have had to spend even 3 years ago in Cornwall.

Yes, I do.
There has been a shortage of Haddock for a few years now, live stock depletion.
Cod was always more expensive than haddock (nicer too imo), but now, because there's less haddock, cod has also increased in price.
Live stock shortage (too much fishing) is the main reason for the fish being expensive, another is revised fishing quotas, and another is the shortage of actual fisher-people, a hard job that doesn't pay much.
Something that went a bit under the radar, around 2018/19 iirc is that there was an agricultural issue that made potatoes more expensive, I can't remember if it was a disease or climate related.
The potato price for the next few harvests was predicted to increase - not sure if they stayed increased.

our grand daughter (no genetic link to me) was criticising me the other day for having tomato ketchup on tomatoes

She was right!

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Is there still a difference between asking for "fish and chips" or "cod and chips"?

I read a long time ago if you ask for fish and chips, then they could theoretically give you the cheapest fish so you have to specifically ask for cod, or haddock or whatever you want.

Every chippie my way only sells cod or haddock, listed as such, so you specifically ask for cod or haddock. Haddock always used to be pricier but cod is the more expensive these days.

Never seen a place that advertises a generic 'fish' but that is not to say they don't exist!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Daughter. Lives in Kent.

Recently paid £17.50 for one portion of regular chips plus Haddock from a local chippie.

Insane!

 

[steverob]

Buckinghamshire, so therefore still south-east but not quite London prices, my local chippy's menu lists £10 for regular haddock/cod and chips, then £2 to upgrade your fish to large and £1 more for the next size up in chips (which me and the wife find to be easily enough to share).

They also do a lunchtime special of "mini" fish and chips (which I believe is hake) for £7.

 

[blackrat]

There used to be chippy vans everywhere, mostly in busy pedestrian areas, is this still the case?

 

[Chris S]

Will you be riding with anyone? I find a portion of fish and chips is usually enough for two.

Two white mice.

 

[blackrat]

Pies, pasties, sausage rolls etc. Can be found in Greggs, filling stations, pubs, cafes etc. You might throw a quiche or scotch egg in there too. And pork pie.

Hungry now.

If I can find any or all of those in service stations/shops I think that will be helpful. In addition to the main meal, one of the drawbacks of touring and staying in hotels, GH's and B&B's is that breakfast is often served too late to be of any use, so needing to scavenge for the same once on the road is an issue.

 

[blackrat]

Will you be riding with anyone? I find a portion of fish and chips is usually enough for two.

Just me. I'll find room for the extra portion if it becomes the case.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Just me. I'll find room for the extra portion if it becomes the case.

Most chip shops do a smaller fish portion that people can view as a meal, not an investment in fish futures

 

[slowmotion]

Get an All Day Breakfast at a transport cafe. Usually excellent value for money and absolutely loaded with protein and carbs. Don't forget to pick up a couple of Mars Bars on the way out.

 

[DRM]

Most Town Centers seem to be awash with charity shops & take aways, Indian, Chinese, Pizza, Burgers & Kebabs, which seem to be, on the face of it, are money laundering enterprises by the lack of customers, and sheer number of them, so you should be able to get something in most stops, Greggs, or Supermarket Cafe at lunchtime, Take away for your tea

 

[annedonnelly]

What do people find to eat reasonably in towns and villages when cycling and on a budget these days?

I wouldn't bet on getting anything in many villages - there's nothing here in the evenings. A fish & chip van visits once a month but you need to book. During the day there's a post office/small shop and a weekly soup kitchen during the winter months.