English Chips

[Don Riggers]

I have been coming to Bangkok for many years and always have one meal at the Fish and Chip Shop in Sukhumvit soi 23. The business now has new ownership and the staff are polite and friendly, but the chips are just a soggy mess. Could anyone tell me where there are decent chips in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok, as this is the only time I eat chips.

Thank you

[i claudius]

Shame I know the place you mean ,used to go there when I'm Bangkok

[samsensam]

agree, though they are not always that soggy.... and better than nothing! i preferred the slimmer chips from the previous shop.

nothing worse than the frozen chips served in restaurants

would be interested if there are any other fish and chip shops in town... i've never seen one.

[pgrahmm]

Aren't chips just overgrown french fries? How hard can that be to make?

[cooked]

Spoken like a true food snob not. Chips being larger contain less fat from cooking. Not every potato type will make a good chip, I tend to buy the older, rougher looking potatoes when buying. They should be dried before cooking and last of all, lard should be used, not recycled palm oil. Easy? Sure. French fries aren't anywhere near.

[Bosscat]

Try Snapper on soi 11 behind cheap Charlie's bar. It's a New Zealand fish restaurant that serves many NZ varieties of fish and has nice chips. Mid priced but very good food.

[Don Riggers]

Thanks for the reply Bosscat, but I have tried chips from a New Zealand chip shop in Chiang Mai, but these are not proper ENGLISH chips.

[Razzler1973]

There is a fish and chip place in Rambuttri Village around Khao San Road area, if I recall. I seem to remember their stuff being decent, farang owner, etc

[Don Riggers]

Hi Razzler 1973,

The shop you mention was called "Oh My Cod," they had a fire and the owner opened up in Samsen Road. However he died about two years ago. They were good chips.

[Soutpeel]

the only real chips are those cooked in dripping

[mrtoad]

the only real chips are those cooked in dripping

Agreed

[cooked]

the only real chips are those cooked in dripping

Agreed

So you don't know what lard is, as I noted above?

[steve187]

Spoken like a true food snob not. Chips being larger contain less fat from cooking. Not every potato type will make a good chip, I tend to buy the older, rougher looking potatoes when buying. They should be dried before cooking and last of all, lard should be used, not recycled palm oil. Easy? Sure. French fries aren't anywhere near.

french fries are ok if done well with some things, but English chips are the best, (they do not come in a sealed bag with different flavourings added)

[Crazy chef 1]

Thanks for the reply Bosscat, but I have tried chips from a New Zealand chip shop in Chiang Mai, but these are not proper ENGLISH chips.

Then go to England....

[Soutpeel]

the only real chips are those cooked in dripping

Agreed

So you don't know what lard is, as I noted above?

I think you will find lard and dripping are not quite the same thing, I am no culinary expert, but think lard can come from any animal, cows, pigs etc, but dripping is exclusively beef fat hence it has more taste..

but one suspects my comment will start a heated debate and argument

[mrtoad]

Beef dripping is the best for taste

[marko kok prong]

As a English man who has lived 15 years in Australia and now 3 in Los,i feel i have to explain to our Aussie posters,we are talkin here about Hot chips,as opposed to chips in a packet that us pommies call crisps,i must say i always found hot chips in England to be a little soggy,but full of flavour,and teamed with a doner kebab,heaven after a heavy drinking session,a liberal dose of vinegar and salt,then after consuming this repast,my then girlfriend and i ,suitably restored by the victuals,would indulge in carnal activities until the sunrise,of course i was a younger man,then.

[marko kok prong]

As a English man who has lived 15 years in Australia and now 3 in Los,i feel i have to explain to our Aussie posters,we are talkin here about Hot chips,as opposed to chips in a packet that us pommies call crisps,i must say i always found hot chips in England to be a little soggy,but full of flavour,and teamed with a doner kebab,heaven after a heavy drinking session,a liberal dose of vinegar and salt,then after consuming this repast,my then girlfriend and i ,suitably restored by the victuals,would indulge in carnal activities until the sunrise,of course i was a younger man,then.

[marko kok prong]

Sorry double post,tried to delete.

[transam]

Was in BKK last week and went to "THE OLD OAK" pub, had chili con carne and asked for REAL chips, yai chips, I got 'em, fat and crispy......Dee ma............

[Crazy chef 1]

Beef dripping is the best for taste

Not Gerbil dripping???

[Soutpeel]

Beef dripping is the best for taste

Not Gerbil dripping???

you would need a lot of gerbils to fill a chip pan...

[mrtoad]

Beef dripping is the best for taste

Not Gerbil dripping???

Do you use it in your resteraunt ?