North/South Divide......

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As I have already mentioned during another post, I am a huge fan of chip shop dining, which probably goes half way to explaining my level of fitness.

After writing the post, a few of Tipple & Takeaway readers left comments, some of which concerned ordering habits at chips shops. Looking through them I wondered...... "Does what people order depend on where they come from?".

As most people know, thanks to Peter Kay, people up north, such as myself, have quite an obsession with gravy. He's absolutely spot on, and this is echoed resoundingly by bascially every northerner I've ever met.

Another dish which seems to be quintessentialy northern are puddings (here is a recipe if you fancy a bit of culture). Which if you don't know is basically suet pastry with pie filling inside it. Dabs (which is simply a slice of potato battered) also seem to be an unknown any further south than Manchester.

I'm curious...... what do you order at the chippy?

Please comment.

Soup....

I am bloody sick of soup.

The last few weeks have seen me with little or no money, which is probably down to a combination of student life and weekends trips to Amsterdam (it was completely worth it though). So for the last couple of weeks I've been living off the charity of my parents(soup, beans and cous cous and some beautiful black pudding), my housemates (providing me with the odd pint) and one of my very sympathetic course mates (leftovers).

Fortunately, I am back in the prosperity of my home town, Blackburn, which means proper food. By which I mean bacon butties, milk, cheese, hot pot, shepards pie, gravy etc. etc. Jesus Christ, its no wonder I'm in the shape I'm in.

So until my return to the desperate life of the poverty striken student, there will be no more soup. Not unless its a starter to a steak as big as my hand.

Chippy Tea....

I made a wonderful decision this evening...... to have a chippy tea! I went for fish, chips and gravy. It went down a treat, as these pictures illustrate.

Going....

going....

gone!

And if these pictures aren't a good enough excuse to get yourself a chippy, I'm sure the Lancashire Hotpots will convince you.......