North / South divide question...

[biggs682]

A bit extravagant, gravy and chips.

or even better curry gravy

 

[Oldbloke]

You can get deep fried mars bars at one Northampton chippy (the one next to the BP at Great Billing) so the North does encroach fair way down.

When I was last visiting my native Essex I saw this culinary delight on the menu in the local chippie (run by Poles)

 

[Dec66]

It's because we've got things called 'taste' and 'discernment'. Unheard of in the North...

Serving food on pieces of slate?

You sure about that?

 

[PeteXXX]

You can get deep fried mars bars at the Northampton chippy (the one next to the BP at Great Billing) so the North does encroach fair way down.

I've only ever bought ice cream from there. I will have to conduct further research as it's only a mile down the road from me.

 

[PeteXXX]

Serving food on pieces of slate?

You sure about that?

Sadly, yes...

 

[PeteXXX]

It used to be what is now lunchtime, and teatime is now dinner time (but still occasionally 'tea' at our house).

Elevenses, high tea and supper can go and do one.

You missed out 'Tiffin'!

 

[nickyboy]

I'm about to make some porridge for breakfast but now I'm dreaming about chips

FWIW, chips and gravy (with plenty of salt) is just great. I'm from North Lancashire and it's popular there. When I moved to Manchester I was amazed to find the culinary delight of "half fried rice half chips" available. Two meals in one....what's not to like?

 

[Oldfentiger]

Been living up here for 12 years now, and have mostly accommodated these northern culinary delights.
Gravy on chips, mushy peas, pickled red cabbage wi' me 'otpot, teacakes without currants. Still can't get my head round all the chippies closing at 7pm

It's the local type chippies I'm talking about, cos you can still get pretend chips from Chinese takeaways or Bannies.

 

[nickyboy]

chippies closing at 7pm

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There's the delineation between (not to put too fine a point on it) "English chippies" and "Chinese chippies". Chinese chippies stay open way later

 

[outlash]

Cliche I know, but it was pie & mash growing up for me (2 pie, 1 mash & liquor). None of that jellied Eels business though. Just grim. Later in years if there was chips, there was curry sauce.

 

[martint235]

And to be clear, the gravy has to have bits in it big enough to chew otherwise it doesn't count as chippy gravy!

And what is it with this southern thing of eating "dinner" at 7pm? I'd be feckin wasted away if I waited till 7pm, it's bad enough this not having a proper dinner at noon malarkey.

 

[mybike]

Gravy is for a roast dinner, sausage and mash and that's it !!!!

Never, ever with sausages.

And squashed peas, yuck.

 

[rugby bloke]

You can get deep fried mars bars at one Northampton chippy (the one next to the BP at Great Billing) so the North does encroach fair way down.

My local chippy !! In fairness they will deep fry pretty much anything there ... Pizza, Mince Pie etc

 

[pplpilot]

Chips cooked in Beef fat, then a slight dusting with salt and vinegar. End of. Anything else is poncey.

 

[Jody]

I reckon anything further south than Nottingham is the cut off point for chips and gravy. Remember going into a chippy in London and getting a look of disgust when asking for gravy. Worst part is they didn’t do anything, be it gravy, peas, curry or beans. It’s dying out these days but mushy peas have to be proper steeped peas and not that crap from a can. Supermarkets stopped selling them some years ago.