The Sad Decline of the British Fish and Chip Shop

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Fish and Chips. A meal so familiar with british culture that it's hard to imagine a town without a shop selling the food.
However, in recent years with rising energy costs and food supply issues, the cost of this once working class meal has risen to crazy levels, and become unafforable to those who used to look at this as a cheap meal.
I decided to hit the streets, and find the people running these shops to hear about the troubles first hand. And also ask the public, 'when was the last time you had fish and chips?'
It is estimated that in coming years there could be a drastic reduction in fish and chip shops all roun the UK.
A massive thank you to every who stopped and spoke to me, especially to Mr Thomas' at Hollingworth Lake and Tommyfield Chippy in Oldham market. Do check them out if you are near by.
Until Next Time,
W.T
#fishandchips #urban #decline #tradition #traditional

[@user-bk7to8gn5l]

Don't usually leave comments but just wanted to let you know that this made me walk 15 mins to my local chippy

[@wanderingturnip]

That’s the exact comment I wanted 😄 good on ya

[@DrJ4Y]

How much did it cost though? 😂

[@WendallExplores]

@@DrJ4Y I also went out and got £17 fish and chips

[@EarthPoets]

@@wanderingturnip I appreciate you mean well WT, wanting to support local businesses, however do you have no idea at all of what you are doing? ⌚ *2048 - WHEN THE OCEANS DIE - WE DIE*

[@SMega]

@@EarthPoets what do you mean

[@Raptorsified]

"gentrification of a working class meal" as a Japanese citizen i feel this when i see what Westerners are being charged for ramen. Similar to fish and chips it was a cheap way to get at least some protein, particularly in the postwar era. Even when i was a kid in the 00s i could get a ramen& fried rice in Tokyo for 800 jpy, i reckon about 4 gbp at the time. Then i go to the West and pay $20 for no toppings or rice and it don't feel right

[@borrellipatrick]

Went to a place in Brooklyn over the weekend, Tamashii ramen. Went to their website to see what they charged for what I ordered and it was $16. Live in eastern Massachusetts and usually pay $20 for a bowl in lowell or Boston. They kinda skimp on the noodles and always have to order extra noodles 👀👉👈

[@Doodoofart725]

The issue with japanese food is that it's very trendy right now, which means restaurants can afford to charge a lot for it. In reality ramen is neither a work intensive food, nor are the ingredients especially expensive. It should be cheap.

[@Rill_1]

Restaurant food is just more expensive in the US in general. For the size of the meal, 14$ Bowls of Ramen are relative to other types of restaurant food.

[@cykablyat1466]

Yeah unless you live on the coasts of the US you get ripped off on the price of Japanese food. Especially the teppenyaki/hibachi places. Some of the smaller restaurants are competitive if they aren't selling you the experience of the hibachi style food.

[@cheesi]

definitely experienced the gouge on japanese food in the UK. It's trendy and there's not a ton of places doing it (at least near me), so it's easy for them to charge high prices. Often high quality and I'm happy to pay for it as a treat, but it's a lot for what you're getting. Tip to any Japanese food fans in the west though--shop at Asian supermarkets!! You can probably find all the ingredients you could want to make your own far, far cheaper.

[@DanielLichthart]

'What are you taking pictures for?' While filming a historic piece. What a lady, good way to attract business.

[@xalexeastx]

'Orrible bint!

[@manuelpinto4809]

In EEUU they call she "Karen" , in Spain "Charo", in UK....¿?.

[@micknat1088]

​@@manuelpinto4809silly cow 😂

[@piotrw2108]

@@manuelpinto4809 in Poland it's Grażyna

[@glizzy2.O]

Should have walked out and said, "you hungry?" Lol

[@airypotty]

I'm glad I was a student in the UK during the 80s when a portion of chips wrapped in newspaper cost 20p and a fish and chips around a quid. But then, everything hovered around a quid. A pint of bitter, a donner kebab and egg fried rice. You could down 10 pints and have a curry after for a tenner up north. 😮

[@paulie153]

How much did you earn an hour? £4?

[@ShabaRanks-tg8qv]

I remember that time also

[@clancywiggam]

Yeah, but you'd be "up North", so you'd be paying in another, more painful, way

[@alexgamble4718]

Exactly, I doubt many were earning more than equivalent to 4 pints an hour.

[@morris9337]

Aye but it’s all relative, wages were also lower.

[@Finaldadoodle]

£4.90 is a steal for fish and chips! In and around my area they are probably £12 to £14 now.

[@beecee2205]

damn right its bloody unreal how much it costs nowadays

[@Trueo9re]

Depends on the fish though, it might have been a cheaper fish they were selling which is why the portion was the price it was. And yes the portion looked small but with the chips, peas and gravy, you'd be full in no time.

[@kaltenorden4278]

Less than a tenner in North Finchley, London. Good portions though

[@ArtJourneyUK]

£18 for Small Cod & Chips here in East London

[@grahampilkington252]

@@Finaldadoodle up north that’s a lunchtime offer of small fish and chips.

[@finnmeister]

This video is absolute truth. My family have owned a fish & chip shop for 58 years and I can put it into perspective for you. Before the war in Ukraine broke out, we were paying around £80 for a freshly frozen (at sea) box of fish. After the war, that went up to £250 PER BOX. That then came down to about £170, but it was still double the price and that's only one of the commodities that skyrocketed. Add to that the fact that our electricity bill went up by THOUSANDS and it kinda tells you why fish & chip shops have had no choice but to raise prices. We HATE having to do it, but it's just necessary. Businesses like ours are dropping like flies. You're absolutely right. It's not profiteering - it's survival. Plain and simple.

[@wanderingturnip]

Hey thanks for this 👍 it’s been great to hear from people within the business. I am actually going to be doing a follow up just on fish and the fishing industry, if you would be up for a chat do get in touch

[@davidhargreaves1728]

Nice one, so your blaming the America backed war in Ukraine 👍 thought after you voted to leave Europe we could catch our own fish, in our own waters again?

[@mcrand7887]

I understand the pain. But here is the 'elephant in the room' that no one is admitting the fact, that 'Ukraine war is not a UK's war'.🤔

[@finnmeister]

@mcrand7887 no it isn't. But that doesn't stop it from having a global effect.

[@garvielloken4114]

I see no connection between the war in ukraine and raising fish price in britain. In germany fish is still cheap. But our most favourite food the döner kebap became also very expensive recently with 7 to 10 € per unit depending on where you live. 5 years ago we would pay 5€ and 10 years ago one huge döner would be 3€. There has to be a different reason or since when would britain get his cod from the krim? I say its Brexit and Brexit alone.

[@hopefulpellinore5490]

I'm from NZ but I've been in the US for most of my life. Fish and chips are not very good here on average. I found a decent pub that's owned by an Englishman who uses recipes and techniques that are the nearest to what I had as a kid. Food prices here are insane as well, I pay over 22 USD for the meal. I still pay it because it's the best I've had in all my years here but damn...it hurts to hear that even in the land of fish and chips it's no longer a cheap meal. In NZ when I was a kid it was a weekly meal and the shops would use whatever the boats brought in, it was truly amazing. Helped to have a fisherman for a Dad. All the best to you guys over there, it sounds rough all over. Also, when I was growing up in NZ they still used newspaper in some chip shops. Not sure if they still do, but that was back in the late 80's!

[@MatthewDobson94]

Don't get them often in newspaper, i did go to greymouth in 2018 and they used newspaper, its about $14 for 2 scoops chips and and two fish in christchurch so it's more than 1/4 the price of UK, fish is never as good as UK though, unless you ask for a special fish. and sometimes chips can be frozen chips fried if depending on where you go.

[@gunner5125]

I was a yank stationed at RAF Upper Heyford back in 1981. Trips to Oxford ALWAYS INCLUDED hitting up the street vendor for fish and chips in the local newspaper! Gosh, loved that so much!!!!!

[@beautybev]

My mum and dad owned a fish and chip shop back in the 80s which was also our home. The 1990s recession hit and they lost their lovely business and our home. I came home from school one day and the bailiff’s had taken everything from our house. I was only 15 and it was so upsetting to see my parents go through that. I used to go to school, then come home and put my apron on and help serve. My dad made the best fish and chips and I don’t think he ever recovered mentally from loosing his life. Keep up your great work ❤

[@boudika100]

I'm really sorry to read that I hope he finds comfort from the fact he worked hard and done his best....very unfair

[@beautybev]

@@boudika100 thank you for your kind words. He worked so hard for his family and for a good quality of living. The council gave us a flat and it reality hit us hard. He went back to being a plumber but he’s heart just wasn’t in it at all. I know he took it personally and he thought he was a failure. He’s now 83 years old and he is always talking about the ‘chip shop’ days!

[@Orwic1]

That’s such a sad story; I’m so sorry. Those times were tough for many of us - and it seems those times are with us again, sadly. I remember buying fish and chips when I was young in the mid 1960s: it was cheap food then. Now my local chippy sells fish and chips “OAP” portion of smaller fish & chips costs £6:50. To be fair it’s good value, but for folk on low incomes, it’s no longer cheap for, say, a family of 4. We don’t live in a well-off area, and I know a lot of my neighbours are struggling.

[@cgas7344]

Buy your fish & potatoes and cook it at home you twats

[@beautybev]

@@Orwic1 thank you. Yes agreed the 90s were tough. Back then we were selling fish and chips for £1.40 and people were queuing outside most tea times, the atmosphere was so nice. My dad struggled to get a job after as they just wasn’t any. I started a YTS a year later on £25 per week and I got a bill for poll tax! I never paid it! I know everything is expensive now and it’s a luxury to have a take away dinner now. My dad’s favourite dinner is fish and chips to this day and always criticises the quality 😂

[@michaelhicks708]

I am 82 years old when I was a lad we used to knock on doors for used newspapers then take them to the local chip shop and they would give us 4 pence worth of chips for them, happy days !

[@ironhell813]

Great story, you earned your chops, and your chips!

[@randommodnar7141]

What a beautiful memory, thank you for sharing that with us

[@RedheadLondon]

I am in my sixties, and we used to get batter from the fish shop. It was pennies, and piping hot, so tasty and filling.

[@portalbuilder7021]

@@RedheadLondonjust straight batter?

[@RedheadLondon]

@@portalbuilder7021 Yes. I am from the north east, and as a kid in the 1960s, we would take our pennies to the fish shop, and they would give us scoops of batter, hot and wrapped in newspaper. We would sit outside, and eat it with our fingers. Deeeeeeeelih!

[@iambecomepaul]

KZbin just NOW decided to reveal this in the algorithm. How have I missed this?!? Some of the best content on the web! People ought watch this and learn.

[@poika22]

Oh no! You saw a video A WHOLE WEEK after it was uploaded? I bet the info is totally outdated. Damn algorithm!

[@iambecomepaul]

@@poika22 mmmmm. An attempt at snark. A little limp noodled when considered in context, though. He’s been producing content for about a year and I, myself, find the content compelling. A more finely-tuned retort might have tickled me enough to giggle quietly (at myself) but sadly, you just come off as an a-hole. But thanks for playing. Hope you enjoy your stupid prize.

[@suchanjv]

People are so friendly there, that's very nice. Except that one lady who didn't get your business hahaha.

[@donstewart5555]

This guy is more than a decent presenter, who would kick half the wannabee's on the box. Natural, engaging & genuinely authentic. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@wanderingturnip]

I really appreciate that thanks mate 😃

[@ChrisKirtley]

@@wanderingturnip Seconded - I watch all your videos!

[@shonkyboy]

Not bad that lad

[@andychapman3100]

Agreed.

[@12warrenpark]

Right on. Good on you, mate.

[@DJ-Daz]

"Gentrification of a working class meal." Loved it!

[@carltonlambert7608]

Working class food has long been gentrified to be something that the wealthy can only afford and exotic poor man's dinner you from abroad you end paying a bomb for.

[@MissWeezeyUSA]

@@DJ-Daz I would go even further and say it’s a FETISHIZED version of the working class dish 🍲

[@chaosflower4892]

I coined that. Gentrification of fish n chips. You can blame high rents for shops for much of this. A stall on the high street not even a shop might be paying £700 or more per week. A small shop might be paying +£1000 per week on the high street or more than +£600 per week way out of town. After wages and electricity etc how is anyone making a profit? No wonder shops come and go. And why so many are empty. Real working class food? Houses that were built for the working class. Little 2 up 2 downs. Now house doctors. Professional childless couples with a labradoodle. And students and migrants living multioccupancy.

[@Thedarkknight2244]

That implies big business has driven the price up. It’s our deteriorated relationship with the eu that’s driven the price up. Also…chicken is better I’m sorry. It has to be said

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

​@@Thedarkknight2244oh really? So the prizes have been going down for the last couple of years huh?...you might wanna ask people in the fishing industry what they think of brexit

[@lawrencegreenwood4002]

I was born in Australia to two parents from Oldham, lived in Oldham, my daughter was born in Oldham. Imagine my happiness when Tommyfield Chippy came up on a random KZbin clip. I miss Oldham and Saddleworth, where Diggle Chippy rules the roost. The winds of change are around in the UK at the moment, and I hope all come through it better and stronger. Thinking of Oldham always.

[@andywept]

I’m 57 yrs old. Chips cost 5p a bag when I was a kid, and they were always served in newspaper. I love chips. I now live in Ecuador and I am known as the kings of french fried (chips) by my friends. I learnt how to make them from my Greek chippy owner friends. I also make curry too. My friends say they’re blessed. I know I am to still have this wonderful dish here in south America 🤣👍

[@gavincooke3424]

That German guy and his appreciation for fish & chips, absolutely love it!

[@romber58]

He said "Remoulade sauce-which is French btw.A more accurate German equivalent would be Erbsenpuree which can be translated as mushy peas-Not the first time an English man like me has to teach a German correct use of his own language.haha.They even say "Home Office" to describe working from home-duh.

[@Anri6547]

⁠@@romber58?! He was right we eat Remoulade sauce with it and not erbsenpüree…

[@LibertyDino]

Mushy peas made him chuckle because in german it could mean something a little bit more sexual 😂

[@user-tm6pr6gv1y]

@@romber58 It is spelled "Püree" not "Puree" or if you can't use "Umlaute" then use "UE" instead -> "Pueree". I'm curious to know what's wrong about "home office", please explain.

[@heindaddel2531]

@@LibertyDino Yeah, because “mushy” sounds like „Muschi” in German (= brit. “fanny”) and “peas” sounds like… well, I guess I don’t need to go on here … 😂😂😂😂

[@AA18F]

I used to own a chippy, but it shut down during covid. The price of fish was around 80 quid for a box, then it more than doubled to over 200 quid and sometimes hit 210. Everything was getting increasingly expensive. I couldn't keep up with it, so I had no choice but to hang the blue apron for the last time. It was fun to do, but the price increases forced me out, and I bet it's much worse for the people who have been running their shops until now. Thanks for the video. :)

[@MbisonBalrog]

At that point you should become fisherman. If fish can fetch that price

[@bryanobrien2726]

@@MbisonBalrog It would be tempting .

[@ageautistic6957]

I bet you worked very hard too for many hours...

[@AA18F]

@@ageautistic6957 Too many hours way below minimum wage.

[@AA18F]

@@MbisonBalrog haha, i should have :D

[@Hallonbot]

What an excellent and well-researched video! I haven’t had fish & chips in years, as someone with coeliac disease I can’t just get it anywhere, so it’s an almost unimaginable treat to me.

[@truckdriver1982]

Me, a random born and bred swedish guy. Sitting here watching this video...and talking to myself in the most broad english accent. Thats a good lad isn't it...he is of getting his chippy....pardon me but what a delightful crisp you got there sonny boy

[@sbob17]

That 4.90 deal looks amazing.

[@Mounhas]

Doesn’t it just. Bet they have good custom…

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

Solid deal

[@t2p]

I would destroy that … getting a chippy tonight 🎉

[@BoboShmaggings]

4.90 for that is bonkers😮

[@bobrew461]

expensive tho. go to Iceland get two 1kg bags of McCain oven chips for £5 then go to Lidl and get their 4 Fish for £3 that will last a few weeks.

[@yiannivenizelos4839]

As a fish & chips shop owner myself it's good to see someone shedding light on our industry rather than just complaining about prices without context. It's always been the go-to food for working class families, and still to this day the vast majority are owned/run by working class families, you will find very few chains/franchises. There is definitely no profiteering going on, hence why so many shops have closed. Unfortunately it's a severe case of cost push inflation and I'm hoping the labour party can give our industry the help it needs, as it's another thing that working class families are losing!

[@geoffpoole483]

I paid £11for fish and chips, mushy peas and a soft drink yesterday. It's become a treat; when I was a young child in the 70s my family had fish and chips for lunch every Saturday. Although the industry is struggling it's refreshing to know most of the fish and chip shops are independent family businesses.

[@ToniTerrier]

@@geoffpoole483 I said same in my comment too, it's crazy prices now, and I'm not blaming the chippies for it, I'm guessing they're having to put their prices up so much now to cover the cost of running the places, just a shame that it's pricing working class people out of having it now unless for a special occasions.

[@yiannivenizelos4839]

@@geoffpoole483 unfortunately those days are long gone and it's definitely more of a treat now. Though I still find ourselves to be cheaper than other takeaways like chinese, indian etc.

[@Narrowboat.and.offgrid.living]

I simply won't pay the inflated prices on fish and chips now

[@yiannivenizelos4839]

@@Narrowboat.and.offgrid.living good for you

[@xalexeastx]

Amazing content this lad!! Real journalism on the streets of England. I love a good chippy, but here in Manchester it's bloody expensive!!! A great insight. Keep up the excellent content pal.

[@TheRealBozz]

In the States it's all about blaming the employees for needing a living wage for the price increases. No one mentions the prices doubling or tripling for EVERYTHING in the supply chain. Not to mention tilapia, a trash fish that all of the restaurants use and is utterly disgusting. No, no! The seas aren't fished out at all...! $6 bucks for an order of chips because potatoes are in short supply(?).

[@hazelleblanc8969]

My mom used to work in a fish and chips shop. She made us fish and chips in a bag the old-fashioned way - they weren't just put in the newspaper, they were put in a cone of waxed paper, then the newspaper was wrapped around the waxed paper to serve as insulation to keep the food hot. As a cone, you could eat the food from it while walking around, without burning your hands holding it. Thought you might like to know this.

[@unusedsub3003]

Don’t you mean your “mum”. We’re not American.

[@Patrick-tb9di]

@@unusedsub3003probably auto correct mine does it sometimes

[@godisbald784]

Informative indeed

[@johndrake2729]

When I was a kid, I used to think they just used newspaper, but of course, that was before I knew better.

[@somethingdifferentprobably]

​@@unusedsub3003could be from brum

[@johndell3642]

My memory of our nearest fish and chip shop in the early 1960s was that it only opened on a Friday and Saturday evening. They would put up a blackboard outside with "Frying Tonight" and a time - usually 6 or 7pm. - You went there at that time and there would be a queue of 50 to a hundred people outside. The owner would come out at opening time and quickly count up the number of people waiting and then go back inside. 5 minutes later the shutter would go up (you queued and were served outside, served through a hatch) and they'd start serving. The fish and chips were in two big cauldrons full of fat, heated by gas rings. Even with 100 people in the queue, everyone was served within 10 to 15 minutes because there were only three choices - Fish, Chips and a pickled egg. All wrapped in newspaper. No waiting around for strange orders or sauces or anything like that - it was really FAST food. At the back of the queue would always be a few lads hoping to scrounge the bits of batter left over, known as "bits", after that the shutter would come down and the shop would close up. Obviously, it cut costs because they were only open for half an hour at most and would have only had to heat the fat up for an hour, cutting fuel costs. Most people hurried off to eat their fish and chips at home, but youngsters in their late teens and 20s would sit on the benches nearby and eat theirs before getting the bus into town for a night out. They stacked the newspapers neatly by the side of a bin on the green nearby with a stone on top. The people from the prefabs nearby would come out and take them to put on their coal fires as extra fuel, an extra clean sheet might get torn up to use in the lavvy- nothing went to waste. I seem to remember Mum buying fish and chips for 3 with a ten shilling note (50p today) - but that still seemed an awful lot in those days, when a working man probably got only 15 to 20 pounds a week. It's certainly not something we could have afforded to do more than once a week.

[@gulfstream7235]

Nothing wasted back in the day...unlike today.

[@jeanpeuplu5570]

Awesome comment, thank you!

[@kenstevens5065]

Reminds me years ago of the time when my miserable but good local chippy was only 50 yards from the pub and it still closed at ten (pubs shut at 10.30 then). The landlady used to let the locals buy their supper and keep them warm in her oven so they could eat them when they got home after leaving at closing time. One Christmas day one of the locals wives stormed in with his Christmas dinner cos he was late for lunch! Who can afford Pub beer and chips nowadays though!

[@Shaker626]

If the ink from the paper hasn't left some absurd headline on that pickled egg, it really isn't the real thing. I presume as the economic decline of the UK continues, the old iron ladies are going to have to fire up those cauldrons again some day for 2-pound fish n' chips - wrapped it in advertising paper this time!

[@pimpozza]

@johndell3642 Wow, what a fantastic comment, John! I could really picture the scene.. thank you so much for sharing your memories with us..👍

[@robingreen9086]

In our village in the 1960s, we had a chip van came around 5;30pm on the day Corry was on so you could get the fish, chips and scratchings for about threepence or at the most sixpence, and be able to get home and watch it. great times..

[@carlosbardales4179]

That is your equivalent of our cheese burger and fries... it is getting out of hand over on this side of the pond as well... and the salaries are not even remotely keeping up with cost of living.

[@MargaretUK]

I'm old enough to remember fish and chips wrapped in newspaper. I grew up in Birmingham in the 60's and sometimes my nan would send me to the chippy for fish and chips, though I can't remember how much they cost, but I do remember the newspaper. She would pop them still wrapped in the gas oven to keep warm, how they didn't catch fire I don't know! We haven't bought fish and chips for many years now, there's four of us so it's too expensive. Pre Covid there used to be a mobile chippy that would come round every Thursday evening, but Covid was the end of that. Great video, thank you 😊

[@missinterpreted4923]

I'm from Australia and I remember the newspaper - we never even considered the unhygienic aspect of the newspaper - We are not far behind you in terms of cost of fish and chips. Love from Australia.

[@paultaylor7082]

According to Paul McCartney in the song Penny Lane, the fish and finger pie was 4 old pence (around 1.5 new pence) in 1967, when the song was released. I'm old enough to remember when the fish was 1 shilling (5 new pence) and the chips were 6 old pence (2 1/2 new pence), thst would be around, or just after, decimalisation of the UK currency in February 1971. Fish and chips from the chippy are now a luxury for many. In the same way, people now drink more beer at home, as pub prices, even at 'Spoons, are still relatively high, and are pricing themselves out of the market. The takeaways for Chinese and curry houses are now better value for money than a chippy.

[@richardthomson4693]

@@missinterpreted4923 I dont ever remember fish and chips in Aus in news paper it was always butchers paper. The one exception I can remember was either butcher paper or grease paper on the inner with newspaper as the outer. Asked my and he seems to think that it was the late 70's when they went from news paper to butchers paper

[@Luckydog661]

I’ve been running chip shops for twenty five years or so. Thanks for making this. You’ve nailed it. As an extra note, cod and haddock prices went through the roof post Brexit. Both the UK and EU had to renegotiate quotas with Greenland and Norway which is where a lot of it comes from. The only super trawler left in Hull was stuck in port for months and prices nearly tripled.

[@shelldie8523]

Yea well Europe helped UK with the war, and post war redevelopment and the citizenry forgot all that and the massive trade benifit and opted for brexit. Enjoy.

[@zootius]

EXACTLY, you don't see Farage now mentioning the crap he talked about how Brexit was going to be great for our fishing industry - or anybody holding any of those Brexiteers to task about it.

[@ramengurung9913]

@@shelldie8523I’m convinced Brexiteers voted out of pure racism or misinformation. I genuinely see no other reason why anyone could have voted for Brexit

[@enigmadrath1780]

​@@ramengurung9913They absolutely did. They tried to downplay it by saying it was about trade, but since Brexit they're all going "Oh we had no idea there would be economic downsides!" So they knew nothing about the economic side when they voted. They only cared about "keep foreigners out" and now they're stuffed

[@Kinsman7227]

​@@ramengurung9913 It's not "racism" when 30% of your country's children are born to foreign mothers and over 40% of your capital city is made up of non-English/British ethnic groups. The Cockneys are all but gone and we all know it's because they've been pushed out by migrants coming into London.

[@Scribe_Stories]

I honestly sat down to eat my fish and chips and KZbin suggested this video. perfect.

[@trith72]

I've been to England several times in my life, I'm a native of Louisiana. Last time I went back in 2010 I took my son and went spent a week in London and a week around the countryside and up to Scotland. The absolute best Fish and Chips we ever had was 100% by mistake. We got off the wrong tube station on the way back to our Hotel which was just outside Hyde park. We wandered for about an hour in a residential area, and it was getting late, probably close to 7 or 8pm. My son said hey let's just get something to eat and ask where the heck we were. Around the corner was a small Fish and Chips shop, completely not for tourists. We went in, and after the guy behind the counter after rightfully getting a bit frustrated with us finally understood what we wanted to order (we have traditional Southern Louisiana accents so I'm sure he was probably thinking where the heck did these two loons come from) we got our orders and proceeded to keep walking as we realized the futility of asking him to give us directions and we ate as we went. The fish came in the traditional newspaper and was to this day, some of the best non-Louisiana fried fish I have ever eaten. I loaded it up with vinegar before i left. The chips were amazing too. Eventually we wandered back to the tube station we accidentally exited from and made it back to our hotel. My son and I still mention it to this very day when we eat fish in a restaurant or something, "Hey remember when we had that amazing fish and chips in whatever-that-place-was somewhere in London?" Was a great memory.

[@jackstokes]

“A gentrification of the working class meal” is a great way to put it

[@sobolanul96]

Cheap fast/street food meant to fill one's gut, on the run to/from work has become some sort of exquisite gourmet shit. Hot dogs, fish&chips, hamburgers, Turkish kebabs and all the other stuff are meant to stop hunger, not be an expensive delicacy. They are for the working man, to keep him going through the day. We don't have many places like that remaining. In my country McDonalds which used to be obscenely expensive was surpassed in prices by the local market. Part of it is ingredient prices, part of it is greed.

[@ryanbales8116]

@@sobolanul96I mourn the days where I could buy tacos at any truck and spend $1.50 per taco.

[@BoreasCastel]

It's not gentrification. It's multiple wars against you that you fail to grasp. Covid tyranny was a war against you. Climate hysteria is a war against you. Globalization is a war against you. Censorship of "hate speech" is a war against you. Letting countless people into your country who hate you is a war against you. You're being destroyed and you call it "gentrification"?!

[@fabianustertius6460]

@@sobolanul96 mainly greed, capitalism always seek ways to make those green numbers go up

[@hiralykowalski6825]

@@fabianustertius6460 biggest irony,that greed make them earn less

[@voltare2amstereo]

Almost none of the chippies in Australia use real fresh cut chips. We're more a crumbed fish society. $10-15 with lemon and tartare sauce

[@innotech]

as a Louisiana cajun we have something similar but it uses catfish and is heavily seasoned including the fries. It also can come with sweet red beans and potato salad. Also we have some asian cajun fusion places that offer chinese fried rice and battered catfish. Such a comfort meal

[@MsMorgendorffer1]

I’m from Australia, but the cost of fish and chips here in Melbourne is ridiculously high! It’s almost $10 for a flake, when just a few years ago, you could get a flake, minimum chips, a potato cake and a dimmy for $10. Now it’ll cost around $20 for the exact same meal… $25 if you want to throw a soft drink in too. Fish and chips are no longer the , “poor man’s food” … it was a sad day, when I realised I’d been priced out of something I used to get once a week 😢

[@SeminarioMAE]

are koalas expensive

[@ChrisKirtley]

I pay $15 (£7) at my chippy on the Gold Coast, grilled hoki or flake (shark for Brits). I always have it grilled not battered.

[@Drobium77]

there are people further up in the chat, they say it's because of Brexit 😛

[@brendanhunter389]

Australia prices look crazy to me as someone from Scotland. Dominos in Oz is way cheaper than here for example

[@ChrisKirtley]

@@brendanhunter389 Used to be more expensive here, but from what I here the UK has caught up with us!

[@TimelordUK]

I've been waiting for someone to document this. Can't say cheap as chips anymore because it's no longer a poor man's meal, it's an absolute LUXURY

[@Beensash]

And the quality, the oils used nowadays etc. usually don't match those of yesteryear.

[@lookoutforchris]

Chips here before COVID were about $11-$12. Now they're $19-$20, or about £15.

[@gordonwilkinson5041]

since you reckon you are a timelord why don't you pop into your tardis and go back in time and buy your food and bring it to the present time

[@brians2733]

Your video reminded me of a trip I took with friends to Scotland around 6 years ago. Visited for 10 days and I think we ate fish and chips 3 times. Makes me want to make another trip back to the UK. Cheers from USA 🇺🇸

[@noelsteele]

My husband and his friend in their youth, flew to London from Toronto for a weekend just to have some fish and chips.

[@ishabrown]

£15 for Fish, chips and curry sauce is expensive. I normally pay £8 or £10. Normally, tourist areas are that pricey. Glad you went back to the market chip shop, they were so friendly and £4.90 for fish n chips is a bargain 👌 😋

[@Gabaja21]

From someone who remembers very well when fish and chips came wrapped in newspaper (long before they were colorised) you’re doing a grand job and keeping my faith in the next generations. Your positivity, obvious love of tradition and history of your local and wider areas are infectious. Keep up the good work! Here’s to a slightly brighter next 5 years 🫡

[@pimpozza]

What a great comment! 👍

[@pixie706]

We could ask for sixpence worth of chips. Curry sauce isn't traditional.

[@rob5197]

Health trumple traditions or haven't you noticed ? - - fried food especially one cooked endless time in the same oil untill it's dark no GOOD

[@charlesedwards7214]

Thing is you can get food from 33 different cultures delivered to your home in 30 minutes now. I wish chippy was still asleep cheap as it used to be. '99 grabbing a big bag with all my mates chipping in 30p each between five of us😂 but i do understand the general way its progressed. If Britain kept the fish from its waters rather than selling the majority of them I think that'd help.

[@geraldleuven169]

You can't keep your traditions alive if the native English become the absolute minority.

[@vitacit]

I am from Slovakia, I am quite often in England (actually, I am going there next week again) and everytime I am behind the Channel I am into fish and chips ! Regardless where, fish and chips is the must ! With vinegar, tartar sauce and beer in the other hand. Best served somewhere at the seaside, sitting on the bench, looking at the sea, some rain is fine, seagulls flying above... Yeah, can´t be more british !

[@malecus7664]

I grew up in Lakenheath village area between ‘79-‘86 and remember picking meals up for the family on my bicycle from the local chipee wrapped in newspaper. When my family moved to San Antonio, TX (USA) there were no fishnchips to be found much less a chippee although I cannot understate how wonderful fried catfish, hush puppies, and macncheese is. Two decades later, I moved to Stuttgart (Germany) and although there was fantastic cod, it was not prepared the same , not fried rather cooked but cold on a bun with skin and no mushie peas (Nordsea). I was able to get some fried cod eventually at the Hamburg fish fest which set up downtown once a year so a rare treat. After 9 years I moved to Charleston, SC (USA) and found a proper chippe run by two English men called “The Cod Father”. They eventually moved to a larger location closer to my house that could support a small pub where one could watch a football match. 5 years later I moved to Williamsburg, Virginia (USA) and most seafood restaurants have decent fishnchips (No mushy peas) but not a proper chippee which is truly a shame because I think one would do very well here being a tourist town with deep historical ties to England and the colonial period as Charleston. Yorktown, Gloucester, and Norfolk are all in the area. Can’t say I recall curry at any back in the 80s but could be that I lived in small sleepy village. Imagine my shock when I got to Germany and had curry wurst for the first time 😝

[@jordanrose8443]

"It's all work, work, work, just to pay the bills, and there's nothing at the end of it, is there?" This holds true here in the states also. It's horrible how much everything has gone up and keeps going up, but wages are mostly stagnating.

[@Goochen]

Aye its the same everywhere. Probably even worse for you guys in the US as employers can get away with treating people worse.

[@FilthyGaijin]

I'm mexican and I live at the border, last time i went to the US was in December 2019, then i went again on this year and I was baffled at the prices, some things even doubled in price and shrunk in size.

[@ao-111]

@@Goochen Depends, it's a weird comparison. It's probably better to be working class in the UK but it's definitely better to be middle class in the states.

[@curiousnomadic]

Then reverse Brexit damnit

[@louisbarningham]

It all stems down to corporate greed, there is no inflation! These costs could all be absorbed by multi billion dollar companies but they are too greedy to do so, so they pass it down to small business and us

[@JohnnyinCLE]

This saddens me. I don't know if you know this, but in the United States, we also have regions that are heavily influenced by the "UK Chip Shops". Famous Chef Marco Pierre White made a point to show "Fish and Chips" in The UK. And I think the mainstaple of Fish & Chips is what keeps us all going, be it here or there. In the United States, the cost of fish had also risen. It costs us about three times the amount of price that it used to pre-Covid. And it's not nearly the quality that you get in the UK (I love your Chip Shops). All the best from across the pond...

[@Devinn504]

Yea don’t speak for us on the gulf coast lol

[@Iban-Underground]

More fluff than substance, I was a little disappointed by lack of depth into the industry and the issue at hand. None the less, I do support the overall message and do enjoy seeing someone putting in the work to try and make a bit of a difference.

[@MATTE.U.K]

I have to say I'm nearly in tears about what the anonymous chip shop owner Andrew said, very well said, i really hope we see a similar era to the 60s or 80s where young people were loaded and could afford anything. Great video for my love the Chip ❤ Love you chips.

[@andrewjackson8089]

I remember the queues outside the chippy. I could buy chips and jumbo sausage with my school lunch money 😮

[@freemason4979]

Funny how nobody notices that as government gets bigger, life gets harder and vice versa ( up to a point of course)

[@bo_of3112]

@@freemason4979 thats true, but its also just the complete mismanagement of the government, and all of the mp's being in the pockets of gas / electric companies, while also doing nothing to combat the cost of living crisis, even though large retailers were making record profits during this period

[@stephenrochester6309]

I used to buy sausage and chips school lunch special for £1.

[@AapVanDieKaap]

I remember as a small child in the 90s in South Africa we would buy sweets with coins we found lying by the roadside

[@Slaking_]

​@@freemason4979the problem ain't "big government" the problem is the tories are corrupt wankers who spent 14 years siphoning away taxpayer money into the pockets of themselves and foreign billionaires

[@phanhuyduc2395]

I am a Vietnamese educated for 6 year in the UK. Fish and chips was one of my finest memory about my time there. It is sadden me alot knowing this, fish and chips shop were everywhere in the 2000s with very affordable price😢

[@rob5197]

There are worse thing in life - - majority of people drunk tea now is cappuccino - _it was mainly beer drinking now wine and prosecco - -

[@paultaylor7082]

@@rob5197 The reverse happened in the mid to late 1970s as regards tea and coffee. The harvest of coffee beans was terrible in 1976 and the price of coffee doubled in a year, so many people reverted back to tea. As I've always preferred tea to coffee, it didn't bother me. People now pay £3 plus for a cup of coffee, for something that can't cost 15% of that to make, rather than do the drink themselves.

[@nyan-cp5du]

Enjoy pho while you can. Who knows if maybe in ten, or twenty, or thirty, years the same will happen in Vietnam...

[@Lepocoloco]

I was in Vietnam and a banh mi was twice as cheap as now. Can barely afford my fake adidas bag there.

[@nyan-cp5du]

@@Lepocoloco I was in Vietnam earlier this year and a good flat white, whilst still cheaper than in London (3 quid and some), was about 65000 VND and rising

[@calymnis2204]

Had my first fish and chip roughly 20 years ago back when i was an uni student in US. Been eating it at least twice a week on local shop run by pair of seniors nearby my apartment. It's very simple lovely dishes with enough protein needed. Still fond in my mind the fresh fish with squish of lemon and tartar sauce. I'm not sure how it serves in UK but god this bring all the memories..

[@adamwiggins9865]

I went into a Canadian fish and chips shop “the Halibut house” and had to pay $46🇨🇦 for a two pieces of halibut with chips.

[@soso-zz9qf]

As a canadian you got robbed

[@80s_Film_Fan]

I vividly remember getting fish and chips in newspaper. I was born in 1978. I honestly think it was better out of newspaper. Those cartons they use now trap the steam and everything goes soggy. This fish batter used to keep its crisp in newspaper

[@mgthestrange9098]

Yes, the last time I had a chippie it was in a cardboard box and the silly cow put it in a plastic bag! It was a pizza crunch which was more of a pizza squidg when I got it home, I’ll know next time to make sure they don’t put it in a plastic bag.

[@80s_Film_Fan]

@@dansharpe2364 I assure you I did. You are absolutely incorrect

[@80s_Film_Fan]

@@dansharpe2364 now you're making it painfully obvious you're a troll with nothing better to do. I'm telling you for a fact I had it in newspaper. Its absolutely possible that was just the outer layers and there was grease proof paper on the inside. But it's not a manufactured memory. Done indulging you now. You're probably a 90s or 2000s kid who's going purely on what you read. But anyone who was around in the early 80s will confirm what I am saying. Fish and chips was definitely still coming in newspaper (even if there was Grease proof paper on the inner layer) well into the early to mid 80s. Enjoy the rest if your day

[@80s_Film_Fan]

@@dansharpe2364 I'm actually pretty sure I had fish and chips in newspaper in the late 80s to early 90s too when I did some work for my dad at the weekends. I have a memory of one of his van drivers fetching them and bringing back multiple bundles of fish and chips in newspaper for all guys. But again, it could be the outer layers which were newspaper for insulation.

[@dansharpe2364]

@@80s_Film_Fan If you were born in 1978 you can't possibly have had chips in newspaper because by then it was illegal. You daft muppet.

[@patrickdemarcevol]

I'm French but I have an English mum, back in the 60's we used to spend a lot of time with grandma in Tenterden Kent. The fish and chip shop was just off high street towards the train station, we used to go there and wait for our fish and chips to be ready and wrapped in a piece of newspaper which got greasy immediately. But it was heaven when we ate it back at grandma's. Great memories. Now I cook my own :)

[@DARKINBLADE.]

Wow, never thought I’d see my literal home town be mentioned here. That fish and chip shop near the train station is still there by the way! I go there every few months.

[@patrickdemarcevol]

@@DARKINBLADE. Great! Our house was Chancery house, down High street on the left a few yards before the old pub that used to be there (the William Caxton, if it still is?). Had a huge towering cedar tree that was chopped down by the following owners in the early 80's. Long long time ago...

[@DARKINBLADE.]

@@patrickdemarcevol William Caxton went a few years ago, there's a new pub there now but I haven't tried it. Really unique houses honestly, they always caught my attention when driving past. Should definitely make a visit here again, it's not really the thriving place it once was but then again what is in Britain haha

[@ChrisKirtley]

I recall eating fish & chips with my fingers out of paper in front of a Frenchman. At the end he looked totally disgusted and exclaimed "I can't believe you just... ate it!"

[@crumplezone1]

Firday night in the 1970s me and my two brothers will waiting for our mom to come home from work and getting all the family fish and chips and sometimes chicken as well and all wrapped in newspaper, I tell you you tasted better !, the best of times, we were a typical family,I miss those days and my mom and dad are still alive !

[@johnboy423]

Excellent presentation and very informative. I'm in my early 70s and fish & chips was our staple diet in our Nth Lincs village! Very affordable for our family. Local chippy was run by 'Greasy Grace' - the clue is in the name! Also available in her facility, meat pies rotating endlessly in a heated glass box - famous for having almost no meat in them. Sweet memories indeed!

[@mikko1360]

I live in a village and theres a travelling fish and chip van that does the rounds every wedsnesday, highlight of my week. Stroll down to the village hall at 6pm, chat with the locals whilst it's cooking, take it home and eat it infront of the tellie. Nothing better for your sanity than a midweek takeaway, fair prices too.

[@OnefiveATrappo]

😂😂

[@KiwiCatherineJemma]

I dunno how big your "village" is, but it is fantastic that the folks of the village support the travelling Chippy Van, and helps to keep that running as a financially viable business. It is important to maintain human "connections" like that as you describe, as local folks congregate outside the village hall and hang out together for awhile. We don't have "mushy peas" as a thing here in New Zealand though. Sometime I hope to visit England and give them a try.

[@stephnewman1357]

Snobs in the village we moved to got rid of the travelling fish and chips van. 😢

[@jerrywhitfill2236]

A “Chippy Van” swayed this yank to fall in love with this meal in 69-71 in Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Feltwell. Very fond memories and Benny Hill and Steptoe & Son also!

[@philiplbrown]

That's a great idea having a travelling chippie. Yes, there's petrol/diesel costs on top, but I fail to believe anyone cannot make money selling fish and chips. That lady at the market on this video must be making a profit selling at 4.90, so goes to show all those fish and chip shop owners complaining about their lot in life should go and take a few basic budgetting and pricing lessons from your travelling fish and chip van owner and the lady at the market.

[@dunki-dunki-dawg]

The best Fish&Chips I ever had was from my aunties shop in Skegness. Her partner was a chef in the army. The fish was either Cod or Haddock and the batter was homemade beer batter made up and cooled right down to a set temperature. Their potatoes were picked out by himself and were an expensive highest graded. Their chips were then blanched in water until part cooked in their centres. Then they were dried out in an oven. When ready the Chips were fried in very hot Beef dripping until golden. The fish was dipped in their very cold homemade beer batter and again fried in very hot beef dripping until it turned golden. The batter would expand evenly and the fish would be evenly cooked in its own steam pocket trapped by the batter in just a couple of minutes. No knobbly hard ends or uneven cooking or trapped oil deposits on the fish. Then their peas were had popped out of their pods and could be prepared either whole or mushy with lemon and white sauce condiments ect...The meal was dunked and cooked in like two and a half minutes and it was delicious beyond words. I could also have potatoes with their peels still on which was also delicious. I am not a foodie type guy but I would give good money to have that meal again. This is all over 20 yrs ago now. I think I will go and make my own meals in this way from now on.

[@Quadrant14]

my mouth is watering as I am reading this post , yum

[@KnarfStein]

What a description!

[@charlessturgeon8408]

Best Fish i had was in Skegness, wonder if it was the place. (Pardon the pun)

[@eleanorwalmsley635]

I'm stealing the method.. 😂😂😂😂 Thank you for sharing ❤

[@davidglenn6219]

The world fell down a slippery slope when beef dripping (tallow) was dropped for seed oil. Seed oil Leads to poor health. Tallow tasted great!

[@hookywookywithmalarkyman704]

as a kid in liverpool back late 50s we used to get the chips wrapped up in a sheet of the "liverpool echo" news paper YUMMY !

[@paulie153]

Scouse

[@remogaggi82]

I’m from the United States, the algorithm connected me to you. But I’ve always wanted to go to the UK to get fish and chips. Hope by the time I get there all the good places aren’t gone. I’ve been to Europe 2 times both times to Italy and a few days in Germany.

[@bluegoose7832]

I've not had proper fish and chips in around 10 years. Thanks to this video, tonight I'm going to go down to my local chippy. It's gloomy weather but there's nothing more British than walking out of a chippy, with the classic blue (or sometimes white) chippy bag in hand, and then speed-walking home in the rain, hoping that the paper-wrapped food in the bag doesn't get completely soaked before you get home. I did check their menu online and a portion of fish and chips is £9. I specifically remember being able to go into that same chippy with a fiver and come out with a large portion of chips, battered fish, a pie and a drink. So that's a shame that its so expensive now, but nonetheless I WILL get me a classic chippy meal

[@BeardedGuy_Tawhid]

The most popular/common food in the UK now is curry and rice.

[@doggomoredoggo6547]

that just sounds fucking misreable

[@anonymousanonym450]

​@@BeardedGuy_Tawhid🕋

[@BeardedGuy_Tawhid]

@@anonymousanonym450 assalam alikom, when will brits realise that their foood is bland and boring. It wasn’t until eastern spice started cooking that any food in UK became edible

[@einsam_aber_frei]

Sadly a lot of fish and chips are owned by Asian or Middle Eastern owners. Some of them are okay, but lots of them don’t know how to cook it. The batter is not crispy and chips are oily and mushy.

[@adonissherlock]

The same is happening here in Quebec. In Montreal, you used to be able to get a poutine with two steamed hot dogs (very cheap food aside from the cheese) for like 6-7 CAD (5 GBP) not even 10 years ago, and now you're lucky to find that for 15 bucks in many places. Just crazy

[@samt.1369]

Fish and chips ain't dog food

[@adonissherlock]

@@samt.1369 Well you can think what you want about poutine, but the point is that foods that are objectively cheap are becoming overly expensive.

[@gwarlow]

@@samt.1369 Poutine is “chips” cheese curds and gravy. Is this what you feed your dog? Hope not.😊

[@dinhoff583]

I agree about prices. Ive been searching in my area in Florida, US for fish and chips. The cheapest ive found them was 25USD, 20GBP.

[@nicklunness6862]

Well done for making a really interesting video. I like watching your content It is always interesting and informative. Please keep wandering and I will keep following you.

[@rajneeldin9581]

Growing up in Fiji and being part of the British commonwealth, fish and chips was an amazing experience for $2 wrapped in new paper. This was early 90s where my dad used to get this on our weekend market trip in Suva . When we lived in Australia , we used to get 1 kg of chips from Coles for $5 and make sandwiches of it with white bread with the cousins after a cricket or footie game with neighborhood kids in black town (western Sydney ) . My first trip to London in 2014, this was my first meal at the Heathrow Airport coming in from US. It is a shame how the cost of everything has gone up everywhere and everyone is struggling , thanks for the sharing this and this video definitely brought back memories - cheers

[@seanmurphy2365]

Everyone isn't struggling to eat judging by your obesity rate

[@PurebloodKnight]

@@seanmurphy2365 ?

[@Naftoor]

@@seanmurphy2365Same could be said about America but the majority of Americans would tell you they’re struggling over the past 10-20 years. Obesity is caused in large e part by ultra processed foods, which people don’t rely on when they’re doing well.

[@eleanorwalmsley635]

Wishing you all the very best.. Fish and chips all the way out in Fiji.. They get about those fish and chips, don't they 😂 Food of the Gods.. 😂😂😂😂😂 💖💖💖💖💖

[@dboyyarris4811]

I'm 47 and this just brought back memories of sitting at my grandparents house every weekend getting fish and chips wrapped in newspaper, bring back the 80s✌️ Cheers for that mate.

[@miamitten1123]

😂i was thinking of this guys channel the other day but couldn’t remember the name. Up pops KZbin with a recommendation 🎉

[@ericthiel4053]

Man, I thought I knew what good deep fried fish was until I went to the UK on vacation while living in Germany. Massive pieces of perfectly golden fish and massive golden chips dipped in malt vinegar. No other place ive been to has reproduced that flavor since.

[@charlieeinzig-pilling8495]

I was on holiday in Cornwall this year, so went to a local Fish and chips takeaway/restaurant with myself, my wife and my 3 year old. The bill came to £72 pounds for Large Haddock and Chips, Medium cod and chips and cod bites and chips. Plus the Haddock hadn't been skinned or boned and wasn't fresh, sadly I got the feeling they were trying to profiteer on the back tourists!

[@kitezzz360]

be cheaper to order caviar, what a joke

[@abbeyclock4650]

We had two chippies in St. Andrews with long lines of students every Sunday evening. We got two generous pieces of fish, a generous portion of chips, all fried in lard, a little salt, a lot of vinegar, wrapped in brown paper, then wrapped in newspaper, for GBP 1.00 (one Pound). The year was 1984. Thank you for the video. It sure brought back memories! So much has changed in the UK since I was there.

[@astroboirap]

lard? YUK

[@Viva-Cristo-Rey-]

@@astroboirap much better than the disgusting oxidised seed oils they use today

[@djscottdog1]

​@@astroboirapno it tastes better trust me

[@djscottdog1]

St andrews one is still ok

[@abbeyclock4650]

@@magpiefrogfrom2556 What I remember was how angry so many people were about the miners' strike. I remember the miners' strike as Thatcher's legacy.

[@Kerry-fw6jt]

There was a place in Albany, NY called Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry. They used a fish called Cusk. Similar to a Cod but it is a meatier dense meat. ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! They were there for decades until being taxed out by local & state governments.

[@smalldoggymike]

The way she asked, "what are you taking pictures for?" was enough to put me off that place.

[@James_Be]

Yh completely unfriendly demeanor

[@newpham957]

Scared me

[@bill9163]

And then businesses that talk to people like that will be like “NoBoDy BuYs OuR StUfF”.

[@xtommox]

I'm now fully convinced the first chippy was in London based off her attitude.

[@ayenul]

Right? Like okay, guess I won’t spend money and give you a free shoutout then 😂

[@flyhigh1998]

Back in the 1960"s as a 15/16 year old teenage dude! Me and me mates would end an evening at the Chippie and have "Six pennyworths of Chips!" A Gherkin, and a ton of Vinegar! Sometimes! Depending on the cash flow, we would share a lump of fish! (About 1 shilling and sixpence the lot!) All wrapped in yesterdays newspaper! Not one of us died of poisoning as the ink slid off the paper ad into the Chips! Happy days! Just saying! PS Great Vid!

[@phredflypogger4425]

Fish 'n' chips used to be a staple here in Australia when I was a kid but now they export so much of our fish that prices are so high that it has become a luxury.

[@freeagent8225]

The Greeks are long gone too.😅

[@phredflypogger4425]

@@freeagent8225 So true.

[@SK-kh2rs]

Why are people pretending they prefer fish and chips to other foods 😂 If i had to order im getting a pizza or a burger not a shabby fish and chips

[@phredflypogger4425]

@@SK-kh2rs You've never had real British fish 'n' chips.

[@Vordigon1]

Where is it being exported to?

[@mrdeafa25]

Fish and chip shops, like pubs, are in the last throes of existence. Great Britain isn't so great anymore.

[@sneedmasterflsh]

Britain isnt Britain anymore

[@oaga71625e]

Diversity is our strength

[@johnmitchell2269]

Because most of them are overpriced. Fish and chips is supposed to be cheap, it's very basic food, but now it seems to be a luxury. £15 for haddock and chips in Eyemouth (admittedly it's quite good). I'd rather pay £10 for a chicken tikka calzone from Waffles & Chill.

[@llamedosr7843]

Dont worry, it all gets better from today 😂

[@johnmitchell2269]

@@llamedosr7843 Yeah we all get to pay more taxes on our wages in April next year. 😭

[@acedracon1607]

thank you . I used to study and work in Donny, for a while and the fish chips was a community staple. I am flabbergasted to hear the prices but can't blame them, considering the rise in cost. Hope your video helps promote these corner stones of the community and get the registers ringing. cheers for this.

[@robertlevy9412]

Thanks for this informative and passionate video ! Inflation is killing small businesses on both sides of the Atlantic ! Yes there are large geopolitical struggles that can affect oil and food production logistics but you can’t put the blame on smaller families who are trying to run an honest business. Maybe it’s the government’s job to step in somewhere and help somehow. Some of best meals I’ve had including some great fish and chips meals throughout the UK have left me with a sense of how wonderful food can boost the spirits and make a person feel good no matter the problems in the world. We don’t need another multinational corporation serving bland food down our throats- we need local family run businesses that really care about their customers ! Thanks again for a wonderful video travelogue.

[@eleanorwalmsley635]

I agree, governments should step in to help small businesses, especially ones who are a focal point in the community like Fish and chip shops. We definitely need family run chippies, not conglomerate businesses... I 💖fish and chips

[@UncalBertExcretes]

I miss that smell of vinegar and newspaper when unwrapping a portion of chips.

[@BoboShmaggings]

Omg i remember when they was wrapped in newspaper😮😢

[@MsMesem]

I know people buy less newspapers but why not or just the newsprint paper rather than those horrible polystyrene plates? Very ugly.

[@AapVanDieKaap]

@@MsMesem I live in Cape Town. We love our fish and chips and they also used to wrap it in newspaper. But the ink comes off and it's actually toxic. Some places replaced it with fake newspaper but I think that was a bit expensive so they all use the polystyrene stuff.

[@RiceCubeTech]

@@AapVanDieKaapshould just use newspaper blanks with no printing on it. Probably cheaper in that case.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@RiceCubeTech there was a fish and chips shop in Pietermartizburg in South afrca that used to do that, might still do it but I haven't lived there in years.

[@grahampilkington252]

There is no better meal than fish and chips when they are made to crispy perfection. Trouble is you can go to most fish and chip shops hoping for a high standard and it is generally nowhere near. Greasy and stodgy and regret eating once finished

[@contactjd]

The batter on the lake one looked terrible, almost burnt on top then other parts bare

[@geoffas]

I like my haddock batter crispy and my chips soggy :-O

[@MKRM27]

Agree. Soggy batter, greasy and slimey undercooked fish. Of course it’s not going to seem good value, when the quality of low and the price is high.

[@Beensash]

Yep. When you find a good one, enjoy it while it lasts.

[@professormcclaine5738]

SQUIRES in Braunton best I've ever had and still reasonably priced considering 'super inflation'.

[@user-lf2ov1eu9y]

Your videos are amazing, anthropology of British culture

[@pimpozza]

🎉 665K views already.. Well done, David! This one's going to be up there with the boarded houses! 👏

[@wanderingturnip]

I know its bonkers. I didn't think people would be as interested in fish and chips as me

[@Wildcat220]

Great video, not just the eating part which was great but the well researched history. And the rude old woman with a face like a bag of spanners has been called out for everyone to see. Brilliant

[@Pearl-2099]

Face like a bag of spanners 😂👍

[@Verdoux007]

I'm amazed at how natural and relaxed you are in front of the camera, even when there are loads of people around.

[@benwinter2420]

A study was done that found most people would prefer death to public speaking . . true story

[@pimpozza]

@@benwinter2420 Very NOT TRUE story, like all your comments.. SMH

[@ScoobyDoober]

4:23 man put his hand on turnip’s neck like: listen ere’ buddy 😂

[@qxra8357]

Nice work on this topic man. More should be said about it in the wider media. It is so sad.

[@frankiewilde7791]

Same here in Ireland, the price of fish in take aways is so expensive compared to everything else on the menu. Can't remember the last time I had it. Its crazy that like the UK we are surrounded by seas but fish is so expensive.

[@MrSloika]

Yes, your not surrounded by seas but you're not surrounded by petroleum. You know who is up to their eyeballs in petroleum? Russia. Europe used to have nice gas pipeline that brought in cheap Russian gas, that is until the Americans blew it up. Enjoy being poor.

[@person.X.]

Enjoy the opportunity to eat fish at all while you can. It will all be fished out in a few more years.

[@hmu05366]

@@person.X.the stocks have apparently increased in recent years

[@hmu05366]

Most of the fish we catch is exported to mainland eu. Brits and Irish don’t eat anywhere near as much seafood as continentals. It’s a shame

[@ElBandito]

Mate, here in Mongolia we got cattle and sheep in tens of millions, enough to feed the 3.5 million population, yet the price of dairy foods is so damn expensive and still rising. Something needs to be done.

[@OldQueer]

This is one of my favourite channels on KZbin. The videos are always so interesting.

[@RachaelMorgan-om4xw]

Truth is I don't know if you're kidding, or not🤭

[@AKawalski]

@@RachaelMorgan-om4xwyou are kidding, yes?

[@AKawalski]

@TheGamesEmporium sad to hear. I am living in Canada 🇨🇦 and worry for friends and family living there…

[@funkyalfonso]

@@AKawalski Me too mate in BC. Great video.

[@AKawalski]

@@funkyalfonso greetings from N.S. I am a Londoner.

[@darrellspraggins7966]

Same situation here in the U.S. My favorite Chinese take out Store has doubled the price of almost every item on the menu. A small order of pork ramen use to be $4.25. Now it is $7.80. I bought my son a large drink from Wendy's yesterday costing $3.80. ETC. If I ever have the chance to travel to England, I will definitely try the fish and chips. They look gooood!! July in Alabama is brutal. Temps around 38 - 40 degrees celsius

[@tommee10533]

Im from the states , and I LOVE FISH N CHIPS! The prices have gone up here also. I can remember 12,13 years ago you could got to an all can eat night like a Friday for $10. Now a single setting is around 15.

[@asdreww]

£4.60 that's a bargain

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

€4.90

[@kutter_ttl6786]

​@@Kodakcompactdisc £4.90.

[@earthtaurus5515]

@@Kodakcompactdisc never the less, still a bargain.

[@hannes8835]

I would love to have some fish and chips now... The last time was 23 years ago, when we were on an excursion from school. We stayed five days in England. Is was great. Greetings from Germany.

[@AlexTheGerman]

Hello! What a great (and sad) video. I did business with the UK for roughly 20 years until Brexit forced us to cease it. I often enjoyed fisha and chips in many parts of the country since I as a person from Northern Germany identify with our coastal culture. We eat fried battered fish (haddock mostly) here too. It often comes along with fried potatos, chips your style or fried slices. What we don't have here, are two things: Malt vinegar and curry sauce. Both are delicious, I always get a Sarson's bottle in the UK and bring it home to Hamburg. With regard to the mushy peas: That German mate in your video stated that "we don't have them" here in Germany. Actually, it's wrong. In a cookbook that I found among grandma's stuff when she passed, I found a recipe for "Erbspüree" which is literally the translation of "mushy peas". Funny to mention, it says: "Add a dash of Worcester sauce to it". Yes, you can find Worcester sauce in all German supermarkets, it became famous and beloved after the Second Wolrd War. It is perfect for any kind of fish dish that's why we love it here, too. Back to the mushy peas, German-style: My mom said that it fell out of fashion in the 1960s as a side dish for our Sunday roasts. That's why you'll never find mushy peas on the menus today ... but it used to be famous in Germany, too. We should re-invent and re-discover mushy peas, they're delicious. Fish and chips German-style isn't that bad, it usually comes with sause Tatare or remoulade. Last toime, I paid 10 Euros for it and in London (!), I paid 18 Pounds. And it wasn't even tasty, to be honest.

[@eleanorwalmsley635]

Wow, Facinating to read, you crack on with the mushy peas.. 😂😂😂 Wishing you all the very best 💖

[@AlexTheGerman]

@@eleanorwalmsley635 Thank you for your very lovely comment, and all the best to you, too.

[@lafluerpeter9]

Same with pie & mash, used to be a staple for me growing up in London. I moved away down south, not many/any places doing P&M near me, but the last time I had some (maybe 5 years ago) prices were creeping then.

[@vriewfon1504]

Loved your video, I was born during WW2 and I remember in the early 50's it was my job on a Friday night to go and get our fish and chip super for the family, and give give Mum a night off from cooking. Three cod and one place and chips, for dad, I remember Dad giving me two half crowns or five bob and the change was my brother and I's pocket money. Wonderful days!!

[@garlicandchilipreppers8533]

My Grandad was a Widower with 5 children, his wife died in Childbirth, he was a Coal Miner and after his shifts he walked the streets selling chips from a barrow, his nickname was Chips.

[@Victoria-gq8gt]

Wow

[@stardancer4077]

❤

[@danieldurchtechnik6804]

Edgy banter that, mate.

[@MIGHTYRIVERS19]

WHAT A SWEET MAN HE WAS , MUCH LOVE

[@justinr9784]

Sounds like a madlad :p

[@redraiders]

I think it rained more in this video than all year in Texas. haha. But great video. I enjoyed it. Cheers

[@sonyavincent7450]

I can help with some historic pricing here in New Zealand. In 1970 a standard piece of fish was 8 cents. I have a photographic memory of a sign on the wall of my chikdhood fish and chips shop, which was Grants Road Fish Supply. The sign was written on a white paper bag sellotaped to the wall. Fish 8 cents. Minimum order fish and a half portion of chips 15 cents total. That same standard fish is now about $4/4.50 ish depending on where uou go. But 1970 was a little while ago.

[@richardcrowell284]

My eldest son was coerced in to buying his mother's second fish and chip shop in a small town on the coast just north of Sydney in Australia. He ended up in all sorts of financial trouble, he was trying to juggle part time university with the shop and play in a startup band. The cost of having a full time employee was out of the question but casuals are on a higher hourly rate, the next blow was the cost of electricity (in the thousands of AUD per month) . As is with most fish and chip shops he also had to sell hamburgers and all the other foods that most takeaway shops sell. As a fish and chip shop he used to keep some stock of local fish (flat head, barramundi and others) but these were expensive and the customers rarely wanted to pay the extra. His main supply of fish was commonly called bassa or nile perch. Imported cheap fish from the Mekong Delta. The busiest day of the year was Good Friday and the shop would run out of fish.

[@janusjones6519]

Shouls be using flake

[@Dazulolwarrior]

Who coerced him? The mom? That's shitty

[@andrewdunbar828]

@@janusjones6519 I love flake but it only seems to be sold in Victoria and Western Australia. Never see it in Queensland or New South Wales. Or when you do it's more expensive that whatever the regular fish is. Can't afford fish at all these days anyway!

[@MaxwellTornado]

​@@DazulolwarriorHe *did* say "his mother", and not "my wife".

[@grahambunton377]

Back in my day fish and chips was always wrapped in newspaper. Newspaper [clean] was a waste product so virtually free to the chippy owner and it had two very important advantages. Being virtually free they used plenty of it to wrap your meal so it provided excellent insulation to keep everything hot. Secondly it absorbed all the excess oil so your chips stayed crisp. I can assure you all , as an ex-printer, a bit of ink never hurt anybody !!!!!!!!!

[@quacker998]

It was the ink that made that special flavour! Yum!

[@Fazzmania64]

It's funny to think that there was all that paranoia about the ink and now we're getting regularly dosed with microplastics from all the 'safe and hygienic' packaging , meanwhile scientists can't find a human sperm sample on earth that doesn't have microplastics. We know it's happening and nothing changes

[@loufountain6846]

Can't believe a vid about chippy has shown the impact of the cost of living better than any politician could

[@jonsouth1545]

A lot of the costs are unecceserry, I am from the UK and live in Germany and have literally just made fish and chips in the traditional chippy style, the cod fillets cost me less than 5 Euros for a bag of 10 and I got 5 Kg of potatoes for less than 2-3 Euros and the flour eggs etc for the batter cost me less than 5 quid and that as enough to make fish and chips for 10 people for less than 20 Euros plus I paid about 6 Euros for 5 liters of Oil, obvisously there are other costs when operating a shop but if the shops got together and put pressure on the wholesalers they can reduce the costs by a significant margin there is no way it should cost as much as it does.