Favorite Fast Food

[charlie8575]

I've never heard of peas, gravy or curry with fish 'n chips? Interesting. At least in New England, we usually serve it with cole slaw.

Charlie Larkin

[GT4494]

That looks like the real deal to me Norm, in my eyes you can't beat a nice piece of battered cod and fresh cut chips, with mushy peas, or leave the peas and have it with a chip shop style curry sauce (which tastes like no curry sauce you can imagine).  Personally I wouldn't have it with gravy that's a typically northern England style of fish n chips, they have gravy with everything !unlike us southerners. 

I've never had curry like this and its great.  It is not the straight sauce like we would think it is almost what we would call in the south a "Chutney". So it might be what you are talking about.  Its not Spicy hot just flavorful.   Normally get the peas and curry on the side and switch back and forth with each bite. All the stuff he has he imports from your side of the pond.  Including the  Sarson's malt vinegar and fresh North sea Cod delivered daily.  He stays open till 7:00pm or he runs out of fish for the day.  The gravy is great to dip the chips in. Not on the fish.

It taste the same as our favorite chippy in Dunoon, Scotland. Heading to the Codfather for dinner tonight.   

[GT4494]

I've never heard of peas, gravy or curry with fish 'n chips? Interesting. At least in New England, we usually serve it with cole slaw.

Charlie Larkin

Its hard describe but Mushy peas are what we would probably call split peas.  They make them into a spreadable paste and put it on fish.  Gravy is close to good old brown gravy that we would have on mashed potatoes and if you dip the fries in it, that's what it tastes like.   The curry is a curry sauce that does not have the spicy bite of Indian style curry but more of just the curry flavor.   With the malt vinegar you do not want or need tarter sauce.

This is about as close as I can get to a decent description.  It may not sound good to some but until you try it you can't understand how the flavors work together.  Its amazing.

 

[Mr Stock]

Its hard describe but Mushy peas are what we would probably call split peas.  They make them into a spreadable paste and put it on fish.  Gravy is close to good old brown gravy that we would have on mashed potatoes and if you dip the fries in it, that's what it tastes like.   The curry is a curry sauce that does not have the spicy bite of Indian style curry but more of just the curry flavor.   With the malt vinegar you do not want or need tarter sauce.

This is about as close as I can get to a decent description.  It may not sound good to some but until you try it you can't understand how the flavors work together.  Its amazing.

 

 

Perfectly described Norm, I couldn't have explained it better myself.In the UK Friday is normally the traditional night to have a "chippy tea" as we call it, guess what Im having tomorrow ?.......

[Ace-Garageguy]

No condiments?!? You should know better. Always keep a pack of them in your wallet. 

And body bags in the trunk...

[Rob Hall]

Its hard describe but Mushy peas are what we would probably call split peas.  They make them into a spreadable paste and put it on fish.  Gravy is close to good old brown gravy that we would have on mashed potatoes and if you dip the fries in it, that's what it tastes like.   The curry is a curry sauce that does not have the spicy bite of Indian style curry but more of just the curry flavor.   With the malt vinegar you do not want or need tarter sauce.

This is about as close as I can get to a decent description.  It may not sound good to some but until you try it you can't understand how the flavors work together.  Its amazing.

 

 

I've had mushy peas whilst in the UK on holiday before...it's interesting.   The curry sauce described above sounds like the ketchup-like product I've had with fries in German restaurants or with currywurst.  Love it.

Edited August 13, 2016 by Rob Hall

[Mike_G]

Not all Indian curries are hot, like korma for example

 

[Rob Hall]

Not all Indian curries are hot, like korma for example

 

True...and there so many types of curries... the German ketchup type, Japanese curries, Thai curries, the various Indian ones, etc.  Some of the spiciest/hottest curry I've ever had was a homemade Sri Lankan curry made by a Sri Lankan friend of mine. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

One of the things I miss most about London as I remember it is the Indian takeaways on almost every other block. I have to drive 10 miles to get any here, and the local stores that stocked Indian cooking sauces and spices have all removed them for some odd reason.

[10thumbs]

Oh my, Indian food.  What a wonderful creation!  May be worth a debate for sure, but seriously, my opinion is....one of the greatest foods available in our world today.

Let me say that I live Italian and Mediterranean food daily, more than 30 years now.  Very low cholesterol and fats, all is OK.  I eat well and drink a wine or two for sure and no overweight.  The food is healthy.  The taste is for me the greatest is the western world.  Enter India.

Indian food has to be my opinion, another of the world's greatest wonders ever.  Period.  such amazing tastes, and all so very different, what a wonderful way to spend time with. Just a dream for taste and sensational scents.  A true marvel in my opinion.

[crazyjim]

Yo Bill - do you have a Publix near you?  They'll try to get any food product for you.

[sjordan2]

One of the things I miss most about London as I remember it is the Indian takeaways on almost every other block. I have to drive 10 miles to get any here, and the local stores that stocked Indian cooking sauces and spices have all removed them for some odd reason.

I don't know if you have an Earth Fare or Sunrise Market, but those are the last two places around here that have Indian sauces and seasonings.

[10thumbs]

I just checked out deli sandwich shops and restaurants in NYC.  I want one now!

My wife is a German girl, and I have to really smile when I hear you "can take the German out of the country, but nor the country out of the German".  Here's proof;

Germany is a paradise for bread, cheeses and sausages.

300 different types of breads are baked and offered.  Hardly anyone buys bread from a supermarket, we go to a bakery for bread.  Daily.

150 different types of cheeses are produced and processed here.  Delicious.

1500 different types of sausages!   Unbelievable.  Bought fresh every couple of days.

The Germans' idea of a sandwich is, fresh slice of bread with a spread of butter, and a slice of ham on it.  A variable is also cheese, just not together, that won't work.  one thick slice of dark bread, one slice of sausage, or cheese.  That's it!

Geez,  I still can't handle this type of "sandwich" very well.  I'm grabbing for the pickles, onions, peppers (I love chilies), tomatoes, more of the sausage and lots of cheese, read lots of stuff on there, and then grill it in the oven.  A big fat open faced deal, love it.  Maybe even a fried egg on top.

A BLT over here is as good as unknown.

[SfanGoch]

Limberger on buttered black rye bread with sliced onions goes great with an ice cold Kautzen Pils

[10thumbs]

A slice of fresh dark bread from a bakery, the kind with a real dark and tasty crust, with some really smelly cheese on it is a dream!  I mean one of those cheeses when you open the fridge, the whole kitchen smells like something really gross, and a real thick slice of dark bread that makes you reel from some centuries old baking secrets, between the two a real spread of fat butter.  Yep, gimme a cheese sandwich.  These are open faced though in the Old World.  Great!

A beer along with this and I'm thinking life is good.  White wine is OK too.

Lots of cheese stuff here too, with onions and garlic and peppers mixed in to make excellent spreads.  Good stuff.

The wife loves to serve cheese platters with different bread sorts, maybe some grapes to go along, but really not much more offered.  Nothing is missing though, the taste is that good.

 

[SfanGoch]

My wife gets grossed out watching Junior and me chow down on Limberger sandwiches. Fmeep the Cat likes Limberger mixed in with his Meow Mix red snapper. Ball & Chain accuses us of animal cruelty, though. Fmeep ignores her, as only cats could.  

I told the counter guy at the gourmet supermarket downstairs to make me a Limberger and Nova Lox on an everything bagel with red onion. He thought I was nuts. I gave him half of the sandwich and told him to try it. He liked it. This guy makes custom ordered heroes for me. Piled high with multiple meats and all the trimmings. He's the Michelangelo of Sammiches. Once in a while, I'll make an Ed Norton hero. Black Forest ham, Genoa salami, roast beef, pepperoni, prosciutto, gabagool (that's capicola in Brooklynese guidotalian  ), provolone separating each layer of meat, shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber, capers, hot peppers, oil and vinegar, basil, oregano, salt, ground black pepper and spicy brown mustard loaded on a big loaf of Italian bread. And some kosher garlic dills with cole slaw on the side. Gotta eat healthy, right?

[10thumbs]

Good ingredients with your specialty!

Vinegar and oil is a must.

Here is the real thing where I live, near Frankfurt, Germany.   We're talking Hessen now, maybe the darling of all German states.  Forget Bavaria.  In Hessen we love Handkäs.  Hand cheese.  Yuk.  We like it with onions, vinegar and oil, on buttered dark bread,  with at least a quart per person, of apple cider.  Oh yeah;

Sensational!  Stinks to high heavens tough, really gross.  I had this yesterday for lunch in an outdoor restaurant. Excellent!

 

 

[SfanGoch]

That's what I'm talkin' about!

[Danno]

Danno, are you anywhere near Salida?

Nope.  Nowhere close any more.  But, I've been to Salida . . . many times . . . and I've stayed one night (ONLY one night) at a Holey-Dump Express there.

[10thumbs]

The wife and I had a great day today.  First off downtown to the market, Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Here a wide angle view of the place as seen other than market day;

We went there especially for the new kind of old fashioned tomatoes.  These are becoming very popular,  a bio-farmer outside of town cultivates these, he has now over 20 varieties, they're sensational.  We bought about 4 kilos worth, here a small overview;

The green and yellow sorts are less acidic, the various reds are totally meaty and are like none I've ever tasted;

It just so happened there's the annual wine fest going on.  1000 various wines from regional winemakers.  In my area, Riesling is King.  Soooo, it was just before noon,  we had a seat under a big sun umbrella (not a cloud in the sky and 83° today) and I just had to have one of these; 

Rostbratwurst freshly grilled;

The wife needed one of these, from a trailer-stand that is there on market day.  The stand;

Germany's favorite fast food, the curry wurst, with fries and runny mayonnaise.  Extra spicy curry powder, the sausage is a grilled beef sort, delicious;

A little later on an Italian antipasta plate and a wrap, of course a couple of white wines, and what a day!  We're going back to the wine fest probably tomorrow or Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SfanGoch]

Life is good!  

[Scott Colmer]

This qualifies as fast food. For many years I traveled annually to Segovia, Spain. It's a very old town (over 2000 years) that is also pretty small. Consequently, fast food was had on the patio outside a restaurant. This was one of my favorites. Sandwich mixto.

Hosted on Fotki

 

[10thumbs]

Scott, I know those!  My wife has an Italian girlfriend, she made me one of those from a slice of day old long white bread.  She spread some tomato paste on the bread with butter too,  and fried the slice in olive oil with a couple of olives and capers and a couple of tomato slices along with it.  The egg in the middle or thereabouts (many of those rustic white Italian breads have a hole somewhere).  The taste is sensational! 

Thanks for posting the pic and story.  I forgot all about how simple and excellent Euro sandwiches can be.

[GT4494]

We have the toast with egg in it almost every weekend.  Wife makes them and I love them. 

[Deathgoblin]

Let me see...

In descending order on each category:

Burgers: Culver's, Five Guys, BK, Wendy's.

Chicken: Popeye's, KFC, McDonald's for their nuggets once in a while.

Delivery Pizza: Flyer's (local chain, awesome when you can afford it), Papa John's/Pizza Hut/Domino's are kinda interchangeable.  Occasionally Little Caesar's when I'm on the cheap

Mexican: Taco Bell is really the only option for drive-thru, but Los Guachos when I'm really in the mood for traditional.

Donuts: Dunkin, Krispie Kreme, Tim Horton's.  But if I want a REAL donut, Honey Dip!

Surprisingly, I like Fazoli's a lot for a quick meal.  Decent Italian for the price. 

Yeah, I'm fat.