British Reaction To Australian Fish and Chips (It's Better?!)

British Reaction To Australian Fish and Chips (It's Better?!) | Food in Australia
This is my reaction to Australian Fish and Chips | Food in Australia
In this video I react to Jolly trying Australian Fish and Chips in New South Wales, Australia
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[@sandgroperwookiee65]

If you're Australian and you haven't had chicken salt there is something very weird going on! 🙃

[@m2ad18]

It’s bloody Un-Australian 😂

[@thischubbyboislife7871]

10000% also if you choose to have normal salt over chicken salt on chips you are unaustralian

[@Elriuhilu]

I really don't like chicken salt. I can eat it if I have to, but I don't like the taste.

[@jogould1045]

@@m2ad18 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kaynec3079]

If you're Australian and haven't had chicken salt you're not Australian.

[@runawaylady1833]

I always feel deep sadness for people who don't know chicken salt. It is a gift that should be shared with the whole world.

[@suave-rider]

but et's nought made from chickinz 😔

[@ChewieLuke]

No chicken salt, no peace. Know chicken salt, know peace.

[@jessicarocks1329]

Wait I have a business idea🤣

[@bruuuuuhhhhhhh]

It’s shit though

[@raymondsmit344]

There’s a brand of chicken salt that I grew up with in South Africa. I’ve been living in Australia now most or my life. I’m sorry to say, but the SA brand is better than AUS chicken salt. Have a look for it in the international section! 😄

[@robg1247]

I’m an Aussie and have to say chicken salt on chips is awesome and the fish here is very good many people from around the world have had it and are very pleased by the quality

[@johnphelps9788]

I'm an Aussie and my small town has 3 fish and chip shops. The quality varies between shops and even the best sometimes have below average tucker. Overcooked chips and undercooked batter are the worst faults. One thing Aussie chippies do better than any Burger King or Maccas though is hamburgers. An Aussie hamburger with the lot from the local chippie is unbeatable. Chuck in some dimmies and a spring roll and you've got a real feed.

[@azmanabdula]

@@johnphelps9788 Its funny how we have the "lot" and the Hawaiian (Or it used to be the case) I always found it funny because the Hawaiian was the lot with pineapple So the real "the lot" Seriously though how good is beetroot on a hamburger It makes it Bring back the McOz Maccas please!

[@johnphelps9788]

@@azmanabdula it is funny, a burger with the lot isn't really with the lot if pineapple is extra. It's always been this way for some reason in whatever chippy I've ever been to in OZ. Re the beetroot, I love it too.

[@bulkheadineededthat1314]

Over in NZ we also love our chicken salt.

[@azmanabdula]

@@johnphelps9788 Still it makes sense Pineapple isnt a part of the original lot Who would have had pineapple? Wasnt it hard to keep back then

[@fullmetalcrusader]

Chicken salt is an immensely popular seasoning in its native Australia, where the Mitani family introduced the product in 1979. Its ingredient list might surprise you: Mitani's chicken salt does not contain actual chicken-rather it's a garlicky seasoning originally intended for rotisserie chickens.

[@Mav_F]

Mitani Family didn't invent it. They bought it off the inventor and yes it doesn't have Chicken in it. Its named Chicken Salt because it was put on Rotisserie chickens in a Fish and Chip shop in the inventor's shop. I know the story because I am from where it was invented in South Australia Chicken salt was originally developed in the 1970s by Peter Brinkworth in Gawler, South Australia to season chicken for rotisseries. This recipe was purchased by Mitani Group in 1979, and is now commonly used on chips throughout Australia.

[@TommyMoritz]

@@Mav_F wow I didn’t know. So what is it made of?

[@BarbaraMacDonald-bq1lb]

Mitani chicken salt is the best

[@3pipper]

@@TommyMoritzmade from decaying chicken carcasses tastes the same… shite…

[@Mav_F]

@TommyMoritz Salt,Rice Flour, Dextrose, Onion , Garlic Spices, Flavour enhances, Yeast, Vegetable Oil, Soy Sauce Powders, Anti-Caking Agent, Herbs, Acidity Regulator, and think turmeric ... every one makes it differently. Do a search

[@christinecoombs3536]

Thank you to the Greeks and Italians that made our food( including fish and chips ) and coffee next level here in Australia. 👏☺️

[@azmanabdula]

We have this local fish and chip shop Greek old lady and I believe chinese or korean lady? Anyways perfect combo The asian lady knows how to cook dim sims and scallops and whatnot and the greek lady knows how to make mean hamburgers A weird match made in fast food heaven -Aussie here

[@soozdundee]

I only wish I knew their recipe for batter though 😢

[@amazini8834]

100%! The amazing cuisine we have in aus is all due to immigration. Best place lets keep it going

[@TrinaMadeIt]

The best part of food in Australia is we have integrated every immigrant populations influences and made them apart of our food culture. A Bahn Mi is as amazing and part of our food culture now as fish and chips and also Spag bol.

[@dwindeyer]

Korean chicken places make the best chips IMO

[@rodpope7838]

We fry our fish at a higher temperature here in Australia than in the UK. It cooks the batter quickly and crispy and seals the fish in. Because the temp is lower in the UK it takes longer to cook and absorbs more oil which makes it seem oilier to the taste.

[@atorthefightingeagle9813]

And the fish in Australia is rubbery and undercooked as a consequence. My local chippy the fish is soft and flakes apart because they fry for 8 minutes. And the batter's not soggy or oily, they've been in business since the 1930s so know how to get it right. Soft, fat chips like they're supposed to be. Hot chips in Australia are dry French fries. Too dry.

[@rodpope7838]

Seriously? - you just watched a review done by Brits - and there are so many others out there - telling you how good our fish and chips are - and this is what you come back with - hilarious. My experience with fish and chips is exactly as I said. Was still happy to eat them - it is all just personal taste. If you were raised with soggy fish and chips then that is what you will go for.@@atorthefightingeagle9813

[@renzy5270]

​@@atorthefightingeagle9813not sure where you were buying your fish and chips,but theyre certainly not dry or rubbery where i get mine 🤔

[@dib000]

I lived in Australia for years and found the fish and chips to be very poor. However the chicken salt is amazing.

[@renzy5270]

@@dib000 i guess its hard to get used to high quality when youre so used to eating oil sodden fish flavoured batter 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@katsukirenka1629]

Having a fun inception moment here. You're from the UK, living in Malaysia, reacting to British youtubers trying Australian food. I'm an Australian who grew up in Malaysia, who has also lived in the UK, who regularly watches the same British youtubers but mostly their Korean content. I'm also trying to think of anywhere in Malaysia that may have chicken salt because it is an absolute game changer. Worst case scenario, I'm sure you can buy it online!

[@TheLyds01]

Mitani chicken salt is the original and best version of chicken salt out there. It started in South Australia. It’s not chicken, it’s the spices used on chicken. There is a KZbin vid out there on Mitani’s chicken salt.

[@republicofcasuals]

I used to love going to Matani's in Adelaide and buying things in oversized containers and bulk. There would always be a 1.9kg HUGE tin of Milo and big boxes of CHICKO ROLLS and Corn JACKS in the freezer and yes, the big shaker of CHICKEN SALT 😁

[@peter65zzfdfh]

Mitani bought the inventors shop, then removed the real dried chicken stock from the original recipe.

[@tonywright560]

That was a lovely, heartwarming video, both your own commentary and the original by the boys. Everyone in it was a gem. Aussies love welcoming well behaved, decent visitors like those guys. And they have great taste in food, except perhaps for the deep fried Mars bars.

[@jayweb51]

Chicken salt is mainly salt with sugar, garlic, onion and paprika favouring; many have suggested to have a taste similar to Umami. I have it everytime on chips, it tastes a lot better than plain salt; it was invented in the 1970's by Peter Brinkworth from Gawler in South Australia to season chicken for rotisserie. It was bought by Mitani Group in 1979.

[@DaveWhoa]

it's only approximately 50% sodium chloride... that makes it twice as healthy!

[@Dr_KAP]

@@DaveWhoayou just need to have twice as much then you’re at 100% right 😂

[@TommyMoritz]

😆😆 logical.

[@brunetteXer]

all the best things are from South Australia.... (except the fish, lol)

[@phenel]

sugar, garlic, onion and paprika? are you kidding? it's basically powdered chicken stock and normal slat at a 50/50 ratio.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Main differences - we use a lighter batter, it's freshly cooked, real fish grilled or fried, highly regulated choice and freshness of the actual cooking oils! Far more fish varieties! 😂👍

[@TimDoherty]

I'm from New Zealand and have loved chicken salt for a few decades of my life.

[@michaelmcgovern3769]

Chicken salt does not actually contain chicken. It's a seasoning that was originally developed by some guy who wanted to make a salt to go on the chicken he sold in his takeaway. It proved to be very popular.

[@lealand423]

I remember when I was kid in the early 80s trying chicken salt on chips for the first time here in Australia, that's how yummy it is I remember it lol

[@jmaros15]

Me too:)

[@Sharyn-x8e]

If you want to try chicken salt, it has to be Mitani brand. Invented in Adelaide Sth Aust and is probably in 90% of Aussie pantries.

[@brunetteXer]

actually mine is from Gaganis. another Adl institution.

[@TommyMoritz]

What’s more wholesome than a Scotsman comparing fish and chips around the world? 😊

[@jackeagles1637]

I am never without chicken salt in my pantry - a blend of salt and many different spices. I add it to grilled tomatoes, oven baked chips and other meals for the extra flavour. The chips served in my local tavern are soft on the inside but crisp on the outside with a coating of added seasoning. They offer a side bowl of mushroom, pepper and other sauces. These perfect chips dipped in sauce are just perfect.

[@Rosebud4u1]

Yep... I buy a tub of it at the takeaway & have it sitting on my bench in the kitchen... along with the other spices! It's like cheese... everything tastes better with chicken salt!

[@shmick6079]

Chicken salt is essential in one’s fish & chips order. On your chips, flake, potato cakes, dim sims… basically anything fried 😂

[@kel1985]

I also like calamari rings! 😃

[@lisc7204]

Oh no! Now you've started the great states war by saying "potato cakes" 😅.. potato scallops for me up here in Qld 😊

[@shmick6079]

@@lisc7204 as long as it’s garnished with chicken salt it need not matter!

[@shmick6079]

@@kel1985 wooo same here

[@marcuscook3852]

@@lisc7204 Potato fritter ... SA

[@comfyzenny]

fish and chip shops are amazing here in AU. Very quick, cheap, very fresh and flavourful. The chicken salt is more common than standard salt with chips. We also have lots of battered stuff at these stores like crumbed sausages, sweet chilli chicken strips, etc. But one thing you will also see at fish and chip shops is, with the burgers, we always have the option to have it with a slice of beetroot/pineapple. I don't know if it's common in the UK but omg the onion and beetroot go soooo good together. We've even had mcdonalds selling burgers with beetroot, onion, bbq sauce, etc.. the perfect burger lol

[@bibsp3556]

Beetroot is the best on burgers. it just ups that juicy factor so well

[@Sevicify]

Can't have a plain hamburger without beetroot. Any fish & chip shop worth their salt should include beetroot as standard on a plain hamburger, it should not be an optional thing (other than to remove) and especially not an extra charge like some places have the gall to do (which would instantly cause them to lose my business).

[@grandmasmagic3858]

Aussie here...on my last trip to the UK, 2017, I did a driving holiday in a campervan...one of my overnight stops was Stonehaven..my travel companion and I got chatting with a bartender in one of the pubs there and he told us the story of how the deep fried Mars bar came about..apparently one of the fish n chips shops spouted that they would fry anything...some lads showed up one day with a challenge..the asked him to deep fry a Mars bar, and the legend was born... what I DID try one night, when stopped at a friends in Falkirk, was deep fried haggis & black pudding...man !! they were so yum..alas, not a treat I can get down under.. you can make your own chicken salt..just need some chicken seasoning and ground salt..I made some myself to have at home..yum..

[@andrewlapham8249]

im a chef and can honestly say they lucked out. they went to a decent fish and chip shop and 90% of what they dissed about UK fish and chips applies to almost every corner suburb "wog shop" in aus. they were in fact eating what they referred to as "gourmet fish and chips" and that 100% would've been reflected in the price.

[@spinnymathingy3149]

The origins of chicken salt is, back in the 70s a local Adelaide fish-chicken shop accidentally put the marinade rub salt for seasoning chickens prior to roasting, into the salt shaker for the chips, it was a sensation !!! The rest is history

[@rjswas]

The secret to a good batter is, having the oil really hot, if it's not hot enough it will take longer to fry and soak up way more oil and make it soggy and really oily, basically if its hot enough it flash fries, plus there is the type of batter used.

[@michaelbaumert9533]

Chicken salt is so much better than regular salt. Check it out on google it shows the recipe.

[@brucelamberton8819]

Hoki is probably the most popular fish sold in New Zealand - lovely white flesh. In Australia a fantastic fish is barramundi, which is a tropical fish. As for chips, those ones are much thinner than ones from most fish & chips I've been too. Chicken salt is salt with chicken seasoning and is FANTASTIC, a real game changer.

[@LoBelly]

"I just need grease" - words to live by 👍

[@heyitsevie]

Australian here! Chicken salt is normally made from chicken stock bouillon or powered bouillon. Similar to the seasoning you get in chicken flavoured instant ramen

[@shirleyferguson6727]

i love the fact that a passerby can tell that they made a good choice

[@SiilanPies]

The four main fish used in Australian fish and chips shops are hoki (blue grenadier), barramundi, whiting, and flake (which is actually gummy shark).

[@RickyisSwan]

It depends where you go, I'm sure every country has good food shops and bad ones. In Oz it's not hard to find the good shops. In Melbourne we have potato cakes. That's a reasonably thin slice of potato in batter. In New South Wales they have the same thing except they call them potato scallops. First time in Sydney I asked for six scallops meaning the shellfish, but ended up with potato cakes. Then argued with the shop guy that scallops are the shellfish and what he served me was potato cakes. (I got my way eventually) In Sydney a pot of beer which it's called in Melbourne, is called a schooner. There are a few different names for things in the various states. Most of us know what soft drink is, I.e. Coca-Cola/Pepsi is soft drink, however in Tasmania they call it cordial. To Melburnians, cordial is the stuff you mix with water. Cheers mate .

[@ElectricPansies]

As an Australian, I don’t get chips and potato cakes if there’s no chicken salt. The chicken salt slaps.

[@Throa98]

Chicken salt comes from charcoal chicken places where they collect all the drippings and trimmings from charcoal chicken, then they bang all that chicken grease and stuffing and skin flakes and bake it in the oven and mix it in with salt, and pop it in a shaker, and that's chicken salt. Now I don't know of any places that make fresh chicken salt like that anymore, usually just comes from a pre-made tub at the supermarket, but yeah it's really delicious and it's available everywhere and in many cases is the default salt used on chippies.

[@rebeccapryde5426]

LOVE chicken salt! And I love how fish and chip shops sell such a large variety of food from all different world regions. :)

[@valchris]

In Perth Western Australia, most fish and chip shops have a variety of fish .... premium fish like snapper, barramundi, cobbler, etc. Of course, you also get shark and the like.

[@paulabourke6666]

Chicken salt will change your life.

[@continental_drift]

They should have also bought crumbed fish. Never chips without chicken salt, yum.

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

Hoki is a deep sea New Zealand fish. It’s awesome for take away because the fillets have no bones

[@nevyn_karres]

"Chicken Salt" another great South Australian invention. Sadly Hake is mostly school shark, but it tastes nice, also called Butter Fish.

[@generationproductions1154]

@MSTV Chicken Salt is like the Chicken flavor on Crisps /Bagged Chips chicken salt is basically as iconic as Salt and Vinegar on Chips or Tomato and BQQ sauce . chicken salt is the seasoning you need in your life and on your snacks. Dudley’s in New York City makes their own chicken salt, starting with actual fresh chicken. After rendering out the chicken skin’s fat in an oven, Dudley’s chef Thomas Lim braises the skin in chicken stock for an hour and some change, then dehydrates the skins in the oven overnight. He then blends the chicken with dehydrated mushroom powder (in case there wasn't enough umami from the chicken, this pushes you over the edge into savory flavor oblivion) two types of salt (kosher and sea), white pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Lim sells it by the jar at the deli counter. It is made from ingredients similar to Dudley's. (It contains chicken meat and skin, chicken broth, salt, rosemary extract, salt, paprika, garlic, onion, celery seeds, turmeric, arrowroot, chanterelle mushroom powder, mustard seeds, white pepper, tomato powder, fenugreek seeds, cinnamon, allspice, and ginger, to be specific!) You can buy it easily online at Savory Spice Shop. And you won't regret it.

[@PeteV.53]

The origin of old school Aussie fish ‘n chip shops is usually attributed to Greek migrants who started these Takeaways back in the ‘50s and ‘60s. These days it’s rare to find an OG Greek-owned fish ‘n chip shop … but they do exist. The Greeks and their descendants have moved on to other business ventures.

[@johnussss]

Chicken salt has no chicken or chicken bi-products, it is a seasoning salt, the main flavoring is onion in most commercial offerings, some have garlic.

[@soozdundee]

Australian fish & chips with chicken salt is amazing. ❤

[@Kris-fd4vz]

It is Peter Brinkworth from South Australia we have to thank for chicken salt. Remember having chicken salt on my chips in the very late 70's from Chicken Chef in Adelaide, not only did they make great chips but the addition of chicken salt only made them better, don't know if it was their own recipe or Peter's though.

[@IceBreakBottle]

Mate chicken salt is amazing! It adds so much flavour and once you have had it, you won't want regular salt

[@WendyKay84]

Chicken salt has a little more flavour than plain salt. A little added sweetness and chicken stocky flavour. I don't know if it's the same in the UK, but it's what they use on the chips at KFC here. In a lot of establishments in Australia, you actually have to specify if you don't want chicken salt, because otherwise they just assume. It's that popular.

[@Rionnagan]

You'd be lucky if KFC in the UK even put salt on their chips. They certainly don't use chicken salt!

[@anthonykot]

Chicken salt= Salt (40%), Rice Flour, Dextrose, Onion (7%), Garlic (6%), Spices, Flavour [Contains Flavour Enhancers (627, 631)], Yeast, Vegetable Oil, Soy Sauce Powder (Contains Soy, Wheat), Anti-Caking Agent (551), Herbs, Acidity Regulator (330), Colour (160c). Packed in Australia from imported and Australian ingredients.

[@KayveePlays]

When i first watched this video i had no idea Chicken Salt was basically just Australian. I've never felt so honored that people actually like something (unlike Vegemite. but thats down to portions.)

[@adriandavies4787]

You want an Australian Christmas song, Tim Minchin "white wine in the sun" And yes, chicken salt is the only way to do chips

[@fan-i-am]

We created our own chicken salt at home by combining chicken stock powder and salt!😅

[@TheKrispyfort]

Of course it looks better, Australia has food standards. Once chicken salt took off it pretty much became mandatory. Alas - gluten. Chips & gravy. Chip sandwich (squashed is best) with tomato sauce, BBQ sauce, or gravy. Chip & gravy roll.

[@Deadlynedlee]

They don’t sell deep fried mars bars anywhere here, that’s a one off

[@madlaugher3300]

Chicken salt is basically chicken flavoured salt, it’s a must have on anything fried, crumbed, battered or in general chips I have it on chicken chips/ chicken fingers which is just crumbed chicken in the shape of chips if you don’t know. It’s noticeable difference to regular salt by it’s yellow colouring

[@Redgarrr]

Chicken Salt is absolutely amazing. A gift from the gods

[@lellyluv302]

Chicken salt is the best! Also as Aust is surrounded by so much coast we generally have good quality seafood. Interestingly we say crumbed instead of breaded. I personally like fish crumbed better but it isn't as common in fish & chip shops. Chips very from shop to shop but generally soggy chips really such a thing here. I like mine crunchy 😊

[@GentlemensClubHolyEdition]

Chicken salt is salt that has melted chicken fat in it, it's really good (although tbh I prefer regular salt), and yeah it's really easy for a chicken & chips shop to make because you just gotta leave a tray of salt under the hot chicken, and once it's dried you get chicken salt so it got big really fast

[@MelodyMan69]

I have not had Fish n Chips for many years but back in the 1960s the most Popular Fish was FLAKE which I believe was Shark! Very nice with a Pickled Onion.

[@imdaniimok]

As an Australian, it's crazy to me nowhere else has chicken salt! It's so good

[@louiseciur316]

If you do come to Australian and have fish and chips try the cod batter fish it is delicious and the chicken salt is yummy I put it on all most everything when you try it you will never turn back.

[@stephaniebell4272]

This has been a really amusing episode😂

[@machinegunn15]

back in west aus you can't pick your fish it's just fish and chips and they usually use whatever fish (sometimes shark) they have at the time but here in victoria its usually blue grenadier, flake, barramundi and a few others still havent picked my favorite yet

[@WarauTR]

Idk where they filmed it but 100% batter fish over crumbs. Also Chicken salt is amazing. Glad they liked it.

[@MrSporkster]

Chicken salt is the seasoning of the gods.

[@ExAussieNavalAircrew]

Chicken salt can be used to improve the flavour of many foods, for example ordinary sausages from the supermarket are transformed into little wonders of deliciousness when cooked on the BBQ with a liberal sprinkling of chicken salt.

[@Aearonjer]

Chicken salt is amazing, remember when it was introduced. Never went back.

[@crazysnadds5468]

If you want to make chicken salt it’s easy just mix salt Paprika and chicken stock mess with how much of each till you find what’s best.

[@suelynch]

Chicken Salt was invented by a guy in South Australia. If memory serves the guy lives/d in Gawler (small satellite town just outside of Adelaide). It is a combination of different spices which became a primary condiment. As far as I know there is no chicken in the salt. There are different brands of Chicken Salt. Where I live (Adelaide) most fish and chip shops will ask you if you want regular salt or chicken salt. I am sure one of us has already mailed some chicken salt to you by the time of my comment. Most of our seafood is local. The size of the portion is about normal for a shop like that one. 😎

[@davymark4376]

If you grind the chicken flavouring from 2 minute noodles and normal salt together, then that's basically what chicken salt would taste like.

[@wendygroves8296]

Masterfoods chicken salt. Ingredients Salt 75%, Chicken Flavour 10%, Paprika 3.5%, Onion, Food Acid (Citric), Garlic, Rice Flour, Pepper, Celery Seed.

[@bozzie83]

Fish and chips are so delicious in Australia! ❤❤

[@MusicThatMakesYouFeelSoGood]

I’ve been to this fish and chips shop the food is good while I was hiking I popped in here for my lunch break no complaints

[@leafyboyisdabomb]

In Australia we have these things called dim sims and there like a big dim sum but at fish and chip shops they sell deep fried ones

[@Magikct]

Mate chicken salt is amazing and almost every different fish n chip shop has a unique version of chicken salt I drive past that shop all time always packed with lines of people outside never been though

[@salenseadancer]

I'm aussie and damn I didn't even know hoki n chicken salt was aussie, rest of the world is missing out Also as an aussie I have not seen deep fried mars bar but now I wanna that sounds like it could be nice! Also damn after watching this video I'm really hungry for some fish and chips

[@trykolo_indercrin]

To describe to you the taste of chicken salt its salty but also slightly sweet so it adds a nice flavour to most things you put it on

[@mikeadams5141]

To see people eating fish in chips in Australia without any Flake (Gummy Shark) is crazy to me

[@madcatlady]

I use garlic salt on mine but I am a freak, drain and then refry is secret for a crisp chip, I like the butterfish (shark) too

[@LindsayWilson-vj1wc]

They didn't even get to try the dim sims (distant relative of some dim sum) or the Australian spring roll. great snacks you can eat while walking home half drunk.

[@scarlettwoman7880]

Asian fry technique was taught to Aussies many years ago.

[@auntymimmi8399]

I live in far North Queensland and we have THE BEST reef fish for fish and chips! Coral trout is the king of fish!! 🤤 🤤

[@gillianbrookwell1678]

I always enjoyed English fish and chips when I was living there; By the way, I love your Scottish accent.

[@DBerrySmith]

Where’s the Flake? As a victorian it was always Flake (gummy shark) and chips…. other fish choices existed but you rarely asked for them. And… I’d never heard of chicken salt until Nandos appeared on the scene, but it is now my go to salt for chips!

[@DavidPola1961]

Crikey i would starve overseas chicken salt on chippies is a must with Malt vinegar and fresh lemons, my Pom mates tell me ours is fresh and the meat is thicker softer and has better flavour , and there is way more variety . Flat head Bream John dory whiting jew fish Barramundi fillets and shark varieties plus many more i have forgot.

[@Ghost_moto_WPN]

Chicken salt gets its name because A gentleman created it to essentially season/marinade rotisserie roast chickens. People loved it, So he put it in a jar and that’s chicken salt. Every takeaway shop has it here and if they don’t they’re a front for money laundering and not a real takeaway shop.

[@notPConPC]

most chicken salt doesn't actually have chicken in it. it was originally designed to season roast chicken.

[@stewartwaterman7837]

My wife and I had fish and chips in Devon yeras ago and it was quite tasteless. Our local fish and chip shop is very good, but as with most things, some are better than others. In Australian waters there are scores of different fish caught that would be great to see in our fish and chip shops, but unfortunately most of them get sold overseas, so we end up with only 2 or 3 to choose from; unless you buy it from a fish market to cook for yourself. Chicken salt was invented in Oz, but there is no chicken in it. But I love it.

[@Venoch_]

I'm Australian and can confirm chicken salt is mandatory!

[@Unknown_Narrator]

Chicken salt is a savory seasoning used in Australia and New Zealand, mainly on dishes like french fries and chicken. Despite the name, it doesn't contain chicken but offers a tasty, chicken-like flavor. It's a mix of salt, herbs, spices, and sometimes MSG for that umami kick. It's a popular condiment in these regions, especially at fish and chip shops. Hope this explains it for you my British friend

[@ori-yorudan]

Grew up in Australia, then lived in London, then Glasgow for a few years in my late 20's. Australian fish and chips definitey feel more gourmet and fresh, for the same price. But, there's something about the sog and dirtiness of UK fish and chips that I also appreciate. Luckily, because we have so many brits here (now that I'm back in Australia), we also have UK style fish and chip shops here, with the standard fish or battered sausage suppers you get in the UK. Both are good, I definitely prefer Australian style, but if you want it you can get a good old fashioned British fish and chips meal here too. Both are good, they're just different.

[@kcc-karenschroniccorner9432]

I think one of the questions on the psychopath test is “do you prefer chips with or without, chicken salt?”

[@aftonline]

Most fish and chip shops in Australia serve the fish and chips with slices of lemon so you can squeeze the lemon juice on the fish. That's generally our alternative to vinegar. But yeah, chicken salt is basically that chicken stock concentrate you use to make up chicken stock, mixed with some salt. Very tasty.

[@susanlisson7066]

That is a newer thing I’ve noticed because as a kid growing up in the 70’s it was always vinegar.

[@Rionnagan]

A lot of comments about the origins of chicken salt already; but just to add I buy it online from Amazon so I can enjoy it here in the Highlands (Scotland). As to the chips, a local food truck does Aussie chips that are super crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I add my own chicken salt of course. I believe also Australian fish shop fry battered fish at higher temperature for shorter amounts of time, so its nowhere near as oily as it is in the UK. Australia has different types of fish. My family used to get flake (a kind of shark), and cod mostly, but if they had any spare cash rather than fish and chips, they'd opt for barramundi. As coastal dwellers, we also had our own crab pots, and prawns were not in short supply either freshly cooked in the pot.

[@stevemurrell6167]

All fish'n'chip shops in Australia will offer you salt or chicken salt....most people pick chicken salt. Chips with chicken salt is a no brainer.....takes a good chip to the next level. You will love it!

[@matthewpetersen4541]

its like a seasoning we use for roast chicken thats fucking amazing on everything

[@jordanpaton9082]

As an Australian, I will confirm chicken salt is a 10 once you've had it. Normal salt is like a 4 I never put normal salt on anything I never buy it i never use it. I only use chicken salt. It is the biggest game changer I've ever had for food. I've never had something that has completely replaced something that I loved.

[@lnk3503]

Chicken salt varies, by essentially it's salt, and powdered chicken stock.

[@Aussy-Gaming]

Yes you can buy the chicken salt in the supermarket my family use to own a fish and chips store it’s yummy Some guy in Australia made it than stated to sell it an it took off Look up on youtube or google

[@thomasheberling9651]

Chicken salt doesnt taste like chicken, its the ingredients that charcoal chicken shops used to season their chickens, one wholesaler to the shops noticed all the chicken shops were using similar ingredients to season their chooks and he went to make chicken salt

[@James-kv6kb]

We don't have mushy peas we get the standard fish and chips but will often have them with potato cakes which have many names or dim Sims even a chick o roll

[@andrewhall9175]

Agree with the observation that the batter is crispier in Australia than the UK, but I do like UK fish and chips very much. I find the taste and texture of haddock to be unlike anything we have here. There’s also the mushy peas and curry sauce that we don’t get here (except for a British fish and chip shop that I know of here in Brisbane) that I really like about UK fish and chips.

[@Rionnagan]

I remember being able to purchase tinned mushy peas, plain or minted, in Australia (Brisbane) growing up, but that may not longer being the case given the introduction of more international cuisines over the years.

[@andrewhall9175]

@@Rionnagan PMU brand peas is what I remember. No longer available but there is a British import available at the supermarket here these days. Intended for fish and chips but I have them on my meat pie

[@evanflynn4680]

If you're curious about the prices, the pound will get you just under two Australian dollars (1.91). So, halve the price on the board and you'll be close enough to converting it to pounds.