fish n chips

there is nothing in the world like eating fresh FISH-N-CHIPS in Scotland!

i don't know exactly why...perhaps it's the type of fish, perhaps it's the type of batter they use, perhaps it's the type of oil they use, perhaps it's the size of the chips...perhaps it's the paper or the styrofoam container they use for you to eat them in? i don't know.

it might be the fact that yer actually in Scotland...and it just seems BETTER.

but i have fond memories of the chip shops in Glasgow. most were open late into the night. so if you felt peckish you could slip out of your flat, take a short walk down the street to the nearest chippy (every neighborhood had several) and order a fish supper or a bag of chips and an Irn Bru or a Fanta for a few quid and in a matter of moments you'd have a steaming hot container in your hands full of greasy goodness and something cold to wash it down with.

there are 2 chip shops in particular that stand out to me in my memory as being my favorites. in the Crosshill/Govan area i liked to go to Ramsey's Supper Shop, and in the Pollockshaws area i liked to go to the Blue Lagoon. there were many many others that i enjoyed, but those are the 2 that i can still remember.

one thing i know...i miss eating fish n chips.

this year on my birthday i decided that even though i wasn't anywhere near Scotland, i was feeling nostalgic and wanted to eat some. luckily we have a mobile chip shop in Boise, Idaho called "The Kilted Cod" http://www.kiltedcod.com/ Aye we do! the owners pride themselves on making fish n chips as authentic as they can...and i couldn't wait to try it out! so i put the word out to tons of my friends to come and join me for my birthday for some Scottish fish n chips. and that's exactly what we did. over 30 of my friends showed up. we queued up to the mobile chippy and ordered our fish suppers. and i gotta tell you...the taste was pretty darn close! if you click on that link in this paragraph it will take you to their website and you can see some photos of me and my friends.

it was really good and it helped to satisfy my craving. i know i'll go back to the Kilted Cod whenever i need a fish n chip fix. but there truly is nothing like eating the real thing IN Scotland.