Cheesy Chips

[Geordie Spark]

No it's not just a northern thing, although down south most people have chips as a side order rather than as the main meal - fish & chips, steak & chips, burger & chips etc. Cheesy chips as a main meal (especially in a restaurant) is considered a bit chavvy.

Snob!! :19:

 

[Adam W]

Snob!! :19:

Is that acceptable up north, or do you just object to my use of the 'c' word?

 

[tazz]

You cant beat fish n chips out of old newspaper, just seem to taste better....and if you were luck to get page 3...a pair of juggs thrown in for free....well at 14 that was the highlight of our fridays nights out...lol

 

[Andy78]

I'm sure old newsprint was stopped from being used because of toxic metals or something in the inks. It used to come off as dust and give newsagents lung diseases I think, so wasn't thought to be that great as a dinner plate. Probably nowt wrong with it though.

And you can't have cheesy chips without gravy !

 

[SYKRAPS]

I'm sure old newsprint was stopped from being used because of toxic metals or something in the inks. It used to come off as dust and give newsagents lung diseases I think, so wasn't thought to be that great as a dinner plate. Probably nowt wrong with it though.

And you can't have cheesy chips without gravy !

Quite right Andy cheesey chips require lashings of gravy.......................and vinegar

 

[tazz]

I'm sure old newsprint was stopped from being used because of toxic metals or something in the inks. It used to come off as dust and give newsagents lung diseases I think, so wasn't thought to be that great as a dinner plate. Probably nowt wrong with it though.

Think it was something to do with the ink.....Always remember having The Liverpool Echo inprinted on my backside...so can imagine what it did to the greasy chips...!!

 

[bigbaddave]

Regular thing up here as well. Chips and cheese wiyh salt and vinager. More a drunken munchie though

Aye fair enoungh in Glasgow.. Dont they deep fried kebab and battered pizza up your way?

Now thats a life expectancy reducer..

 

[scotsparky]

they deep fry everything up here but i dont eat it.
Drunken munchie of choice for me is sweet and sour pork balls. but Cheesy chips will sufice.

 

[ipf]

I assumed they were the unsold ones which the newsagent let them have FOC. The read ones went to the local primary school which they covered the tables with when they did painting, aka 'B grade old newspaper'.

Probably right, but they certainly seemed to taste better from newspaper.

 

[ga8ry]

Cheesy chip with curry over the top. It's the way forward

 

[Resu]

Aye fair enoungh in Glasgow.. Dont they deep fried kebab and battered pizza up your way?

Now thats a life expectancy reducer..

Pizza crunch! They're so greasy but so good!

Our local burger van does chips, cheese and Cajun sauce, perfection!

 

[rocker]

Cheese chips and mayonnaise is the one in Wales. Asked for it in Birmingham once and the guy looked at me like i'd just shagged his dog.

 

[scotsparky]

Rocker its a Dutch and german as well thing but are fantastic

 

[Guest55]

i'm now hungry lol

*goes to look in fridge........

 

[JD6400]

The chippy just down the back road from me still uses old news papers to wrap them up in , they do use plain paper on the first wrap though .
It has been in the same wooden shed on the side of the road or 75 years apparently , and then the one in the next village down is coal fired with the one in our local town ( Slilsby ) cooks in drippin fat !
The chips in the last one are really brown and just swimming in fat , so much so they make me sick after eating them !