Regional Chippy Menus

[SystemParanoia]

Recently went way up north to blackpool, and outside of the touristy areas, i thought i'd grab some deep fried goodness from a random chippy.
On scanning the menu i noticed something called a Barm Cake ?!
so caution to the wind, i ordered one just so i could see what this mysterious thing would be..

Turns out its Chips in a burger bap. ... so an interesting diversion, but i still needed a bag of chips and a yorkie in my belly to sort my hunger out.

So this leads me to my question..

Can any of you PH'ers far and wide list the unique to your area regional specialities your chippies provide?

I know the scotts have deep fried mars bars or summat strange like that.
And we midlanders have our batterd chips.

any more?
the floor is yours!

[HTP99]

I've struggled to find saveloys when oop north.

Also when in Yorkshire in the summer I asked for cod and chips, however all the chippy did was one type of fish and chips; it was haddock, not sure if it is a regional thing or just that chippy though, however my chippy you can get cod, rock, plaice and haddock, usually I'll have saveloys though.

[yellowjack]

Rissole and chips.

A popular South Wales thing (and also in Yorkshire, according to t'internet)... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rissole

My sister had them served as small bite-sized rissoles after her wedding ceremony but before the photos and the main meal. Lush, they were ( ), but my wife had never heard of a rissole, and being a soft southern fairy she didn't much like 'em either. All washed down with a pint of Brains SA. She didn't like that either, preferring to stick to wine...

[thebraketester]

Scallops. Slice of potato deep fried in batter. Up north. Lancs.

[dudleybloke]

Still a few chippies selling faggots but not many these days.
And orange chips are great!

[cerbfan]

Scottish chippies have some strange stuff:
White Pudding
Haggis
Mock chop
Battered pizza
Battered mars bar
Pies are deep fried and not done in the oven
Fish is usually good though especially around Peterhead and the coastal towns

You can't get a steak and kidney pudding or mushy peas generally like you do in Lancashire either, I miss them.

[Ructions]

dudleybloke said:

And orange chips are great!

Nicest chips I ever had were 'orange chips' from a Chippy in Wednesfield.

[thebraketester]

Pea wet.

[4x4Tyke]

Patty and Chips with chip-spice in Hull and East Riding.

A patty is fried battered mash potatoes with herbs.
Chip spice is basically paprika, salt, powdered garlic and onion.

Edited by 4x4Tyke on Wednesday 1st November 10:21

[dudleybloke]

Chips and rice with gravy is called a split in the St Helens region.

[schmunk]

HTP99 said:

I've struggled to find saveloys when oop north.

Also when in Yorkshire in the summer I asked for cod and chips, however all the chippy did was one type of fish and chips; it was haddock, not sure if it is a regional thing or just that chippy though, however my chippy you can get cod, rock, plaice and haddock, usually I'll have saveloys though.

You must have been visiting the "Haddock Triangle".

(I'm not joking, it's a real phenomenon in West Yorkshire)

[technodup]

Pizza Crunch - deep fried battered pizza
Fritters - potato cake thing battered and deep fried, usually with chips for double carby goodness
Haggis/black pudding/sausage - battered and fried natch
Fish always haddock, 'special' is breadcrumbs instead of batter

You'll always get a round pie and sometimes a steak pie but for some reason they don't batter them. Always deep fried though for that extra grease dripping down your chin moment.

[anonymous-user]

Scraps

[schmunk]

The Spruce goose said:

Scraps

Bits

[bobbo89]

Not wanting to start an argument here but a barm cake is just another regional name for what everyone else should be calling a teacake and has nothing to do with chips. See also; cob, bap, breadcake, bun, stotty , scuffler, roll, batch etc

[Halmyre]

cerbfan said:

Scottish chippies have some strange stuff:
White Pudding
Haggis
Mock chop
Battered pizza
Battered mars bar
Pies are deep fried and not done in the oven
Fish is usually good though especially around Peterhead and the coastal towns

You can't get a steak and kidney pudding or mushy peas generally like you do in Lancashire either, I miss them.

I've never seen a 'mock chop'. Or a battered Mars Bar, come to that. Decent chippies will offer oven-baked steak pies. Fish is nearly always haddock, not that tasteless thing called 'cod'. The better chippies offer it fried in breadcrumbs rather than haddock.

Another Scottish thing is a 'single fish', which consists of two pieces of fish.

In the east of Scotland you get that disgusting option of 'salt and sauce' , the "sauce" being a brown sauce diluted with vinegar. Unfortunately my wife will not heed my disapproval of this deviant practice and continues to indulge in it.

[madcowman]

You'll see different pie manufacturers too - Hollands in the North and Pukka in the South is the true divide

[seyre1972]

bobbo89 said:

Not wanting to start an argument here but a barm cake is just another regional name for what everyone else should be calling a teacake and has nothing to do with chips. See also; cob, bap, breadcake, bun, stotty , scuffler, roll, batch etc

Previous thread where regional variations for Chip Butties were discussed:

Chip Butties

Being from the West Yorkshire Haddock triangle - Scallops (battered slice of potatoes), Scraps/Bits (Bits of Batter swept out of the fryer/kept in a huge pile in the warmer) Fish Cake (2 slices of potato with Fish in-between, battered and deep fried.

Nether got the Chip's'n Gravy northern stereotype - But Chips'n Curry Sauce is always a winner. Also a large Haddock is called a Special, regular haddock is just a haddock.

Specials were usually ordered/shouted to the fryer as you walked into the Shop.

[K50 DEL]

I went to University in Huddersfield, having lived all my life in Wiltshire....

The first time I went into a chippy and was introduced to chips and gravy gave me a taste that I still have more than 20 years later, not only that but I've passed it on to most of my family and friends as well.....

Can't get them to exhibit the same enthusiasm for hot chips dipped in cold Ambrosia custard though which is another fave of mine.

[HTP99]

4x4Tyke said:

Patty and Chips with chip-spice in Hull and East Riding.

A patty is fried battered mash potatoes with herbs.
Chip spice is basically paprika, salt, powdered garlic and onion.

Edited by 4x4Tyke on Wednesday 1st November 01:00

Why would you want potato and chips?