What percentage of fish-n-chips shops cook in rapeseed oil?
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I stumbled across this: http://www.federationoffishfriers.co.uk/pages/nutr... ...scroll down to 'Comparing Frying Mediums'.
It reinforced my fears about the amount of saturated fat involved, but how many shops cook using rapeseed oil, and does your f&c taste any different?
It reinforced my fears about the amount of saturated fat involved, but how many shops cook using rapeseed oil, and does your f&c taste any different?
Okay, so how does veg oil compare, regarding saturated fat? The same as rapeseed?
Found this:
Traditional frying uses beef dripping or lard; however, vegetable oils, such as peanut oil (used because of its relatively high smoke point) now predominate. A minority of vendors in the north of England and Scotland and the majority of vendors in Northern Ireland still use dripping or lard, as it imparts a different flavour to the dish, but it has the side effect of making the fried chips unsuitable for vegetarians and for adherents of certain faiths. Lard is used in some living industrial history museums, such as the Black Country Living Museum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_and_chips#Cookin...
Found this:
Traditional frying uses beef dripping or lard; however, vegetable oils, such as peanut oil (used because of its relatively high smoke point) now predominate. A minority of vendors in the north of England and Scotland and the majority of vendors in Northern Ireland still use dripping or lard, as it imparts a different flavour to the dish, but it has the side effect of making the fried chips unsuitable for vegetarians and for adherents of certain faiths. Lard is used in some living industrial history museums, such as the Black Country Living Museum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_and_chips#Cookin...
Edited by Deisel Weisel on Monday 25th November 19:35
Deisel Weisel said:
I stumbled across this: http://www.federationoffishfriers.co.uk/pages/nutr... ...scroll down to 'Comparing Frying Mediums'.
It reinforced my fears about the amount of saturated fat involved, but how many shops cook using rapeseed oil, and does your f&c taste any different?
Saturated wont hurt you. It reinforced my fears about the amount of saturated fat involved, but how many shops cook using rapeseed oil, and does your f&c taste any different?
t, but a few 'proper' places (few and far between and dying out) still make decent chips. I just get a fish and peas these days.The only folks here in Leeds that tend to use veg oil etc are the dodgy places that do kebabs , curries, burgers and fish and chips and to be honest in most cases are disgusting. Most traditional fish n chip shops use pure beef dripping. I wont have them done any other way to be honest. the flavour is a world apart from oil and the smell going past my local chippy (roberts next to the daisy pub stanningley road leeds) is mouth wateringly good. I dont care about the saturates, its not like i am munching them 7 days a week.
Years ago there was no such thing as rapeseed oil and palm fat and I notice the article refers to beef dripping. I wonder if this is 100% beef or a combination of other animals? Many years ago the constitution of dripping would have been different to today given the mix of animals being rendered has altered (horses 
) hence why old fogies like me say " F & C don't taste like they used to" 
) hence why old fogies like me say " F & C don't taste like they used to" evilmunkey said:
The only folks here in Leeds that tend to use veg oil etc are the dodgy places that do kebabs , curries, burgers and fish and chips and to be honest in most cases are disgusting. Most traditional fish n chip shops use pure beef dripping. I wont have them done any other way to be honest. the flavour is a world apart from oil and the smell going past my local chippy (roberts next to the daisy pub stanningley road leeds) is mouth wateringly good. I dont care about the saturates, its not like i am munching them 7 days a week.
Having something fried in animal fats is way better for you than veg or rapeseed oil 
Certainly tastes better. Theirs a poster in my local chippy showing average calorific values in comparison to other everyday takeaways. I have to say compared to a kebab , fish and chips is way lower. I was in my chippy tonight and speaking to Robert about it. He would not use anything else and says when done right the fat doesn't absorb into the potato and fish but should seal it , crisping up the outside while the inside virtually steams. What ever it does it tastes great and i had a nice tea , haddock, chips, mushy peas and a can of ben shaws dandelion and burdock 
mrpurple said:
Irony of ironies....we had Basa fish tonight (never looked on the box before I cooked it and MrsP had bought it)wish now I hadn't then looked at the box and subsequently googled it!!!
That'll be Pangasius bocourti then. ie Catfish.Forget the image, it's very nice white fish. And inexpensive.
Anyhow Mr P, I had you down as a Kipper eater!
dandarez said:
mrpurple said:
Irony of ironies....we had Basa fish tonight (never looked on the box before I cooked it and MrsP had bought it)wish now I hadn't then looked at the box and subsequently googled it!!!
That'll be Pangasius bocourti then. ie Catfish.Forget the image, it's very nice white fish. And inexpensive.
Anyhow Mr P, I had you down as a Kipper eater!
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