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I was involuntarily listening to two old ladies talking loudly to each other the other day.

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  • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

    @wynke It would be your basic cabbage here, typically.

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    @Nickiquote Yeah. That would probably be in the 'similar yet very different' category in terms of taste and texture.

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    • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

      Just as an aside, in Scotland when you sit in at a chip shop you can order a “fish tea”. This is fish, chips, a pot of tea and buttered bread, essentially inviting you to make chip butties.

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      @Nickiquote as a 56yr old Scotsman living in exile in London I've had my fair share of chip butties and fish teas.

      Since marriage moved me to Englandshire they've been few and far between.

      As an aside I haven't had butteries (Aberdeenshire rolls or "rowies") in over a decade either. I miss those too.

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      • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

        Just as an aside, in Scotland when you sit in at a chip shop you can order a “fish tea”. This is fish, chips, a pot of tea and buttered bread, essentially inviting you to make chip butties.

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        What the Hell is Fish Tea?

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        @Nickiquote I love that the headline starts 'what the hell is'

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        • ciarani@mastodon.greenC ciarani@mastodon.green

          @Nickiquote I love that the headline starts 'what the hell is'

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          @CiaraNi When googling it I discovered that the main thing people call “fish tea” is a Caribbean fish soup.

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          • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

            I was involuntarily listening to two old ladies talking loudly to each other the other day. One, to the astonishment of the other, said she had never had a chip butty.

            Being a true man of the world, I have had many chip butties in my time.

            FYI, if needed, a chip butty is chips (ie french fries, NOT crisps) sandwiched between bread slices or in a bap/bun. Arguably it should be buttered, but we will ignore that for the purposes of the following poll:

            Q. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A CHIP BUTTY?

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            @Nickiquote

            Had a roommate from Edinburgh in San Francisco who made chip buttys. Also, salad sandwiches, which I'd never heard of, either 🙂

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            • axomamma@mastodon.onlineA axomamma@mastodon.online

              @sbourne Not what I'd call "decadent" but have you tried a peanut butter and bacon sandwich on toast? Or a bagel works well too.

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              @Axomamma Oh yes! An excellent application of bacon!

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              • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

                @CiaraNi When googling it I discovered that the main thing people call “fish tea” is a Caribbean fish soup.

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                @Nickiquote I did not know that. Two fish teas, each at the opposite extremity of the spice spectrum. Unless vinegar counts, which might push the chipper-chips chip-butty version a little farther in from the edge.

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                • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

                  @swisslet @sdarlington We can’t start talking about scraps, it’ll break the internet.

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                  @Nickiquote @sdarlington let’s do it!

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                  • theeddieshow@beige.partyT theeddieshow@beige.party

                    @Nickiquote

                    Had a roommate from Edinburgh in San Francisco who made chip buttys. Also, salad sandwiches, which I'd never heard of, either 🙂

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                    @TheEddieShow

                    @Nickiquote

                    Whoa! You're telling me salad sandwiches are a Brit thing??!?!?

                    #MindBlown

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                    • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

                      Just as an aside, in Scotland when you sit in at a chip shop you can order a “fish tea”. This is fish, chips, a pot of tea and buttered bread, essentially inviting you to make chip butties.

                      Link Preview Image
                      What the Hell is Fish Tea?

                      Followers will know of our penchant for Fish and Chips, well, here we give you, the savvy traveller, the correct patois for your visi...

                      favicon

                      (outlandish-spirits.blogspot.com)

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                      @Nickiquote Can you guess where the fish goes?

                      Me: Ooh, ooh, I know! It goes...

                      That's right. Fish goes on the side.

                      Me: ...

                      And where do the chips go?

                      Me: ... on the ...?

                      You guessed it. Chips go on the bun.

                      Me: 😭

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                      • rodbod@mastodon.roflcopter.frR rodbod@mastodon.roflcopter.fr

                        @TheEddieShow

                        @Nickiquote

                        Whoa! You're telling me salad sandwiches are a Brit thing??!?!?

                        #MindBlown

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                        @rodbod @Nickiquote

                        🤷‍♂️ A friend from Christchurch also ate them.

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                        • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

                          I was involuntarily listening to two old ladies talking loudly to each other the other day. One, to the astonishment of the other, said she had never had a chip butty.

                          Being a true man of the world, I have had many chip butties in my time.

                          FYI, if needed, a chip butty is chips (ie french fries, NOT crisps) sandwiched between bread slices or in a bap/bun. Arguably it should be buttered, but we will ignore that for the purposes of the following poll:

                          Q. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A CHIP BUTTY?

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                          @Nickiquote
                          Never heard of it, I think. But last summer, I saw someone eating that in France at a roadside restaurant / gas station.

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                            @Knitronomicon @Nickiquote
                            1) sugar isn't starch even though it started life as starch.

                            Chemically starch + heat (or other process) -> sugar.

                            Starch and sugar taste differently and stimulate different taste buds.

                            2) closest I've got to sugar or golden syrup or condensed milk sandwiches was '"fairy bread"
                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_bread

                            I tried it but even as a child it wasn't my thing.

                            I don't like sugar or jam with peanut butter either.

                            Maybe I'm in a minority and it you love all thise foods, go you! I don't. Maybe my taste buds are different?

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                            • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

                              I was involuntarily listening to two old ladies talking loudly to each other the other day. One, to the astonishment of the other, said she had never had a chip butty.

                              Being a true man of the world, I have had many chip butties in my time.

                              FYI, if needed, a chip butty is chips (ie french fries, NOT crisps) sandwiched between bread slices or in a bap/bun. Arguably it should be buttered, but we will ignore that for the purposes of the following poll:

                              Q. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A CHIP BUTTY?

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                              @Nickiquote
                              I don't think that a Pomm-#döner qualifies, as it does include meat…

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                              • petelittle@autistics.lifeP petelittle@autistics.life

                                @Nickiquote as a 56yr old Scotsman living in exile in London I've had my fair share of chip butties and fish teas.

                                Since marriage moved me to Englandshire they've been few and far between.

                                As an aside I haven't had butteries (Aberdeenshire rolls or "rowies") in over a decade either. I miss those too.

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                                @PeteLittle miss those too. Even the shitty ones in Glasgow Tesco. Some similar things here but more on the sweet side than the savoury end of flavours.

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                                • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

                                  I was involuntarily listening to two old ladies talking loudly to each other the other day. One, to the astonishment of the other, said she had never had a chip butty.

                                  Being a true man of the world, I have had many chip butties in my time.

                                  FYI, if needed, a chip butty is chips (ie french fries, NOT crisps) sandwiched between bread slices or in a bap/bun. Arguably it should be buttered, but we will ignore that for the purposes of the following poll:

                                  Q. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A CHIP BUTTY?

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                                  @Nickiquote only a fool makes a chip butty with french fries, big thick chips or gtfo

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                                  • nickiquote@mstdn.socialN nickiquote@mstdn.social

                                    I was involuntarily listening to two old ladies talking loudly to each other the other day. One, to the astonishment of the other, said she had never had a chip butty.

                                    Being a true man of the world, I have had many chip butties in my time.

                                    FYI, if needed, a chip butty is chips (ie french fries, NOT crisps) sandwiched between bread slices or in a bap/bun. Arguably it should be buttered, but we will ignore that for the purposes of the following poll:

                                    Q. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A CHIP BUTTY?

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                                    @Nickiquote no, but Döner Kebap with French fries. They call it a ”Döner Américain"

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                                    • markhburton@mstdn.socialM markhburton@mstdn.social

                                      @bodluricon @Nickiquote
                                      North Manchester: muffins.
                                      South Manchester: barm cakes
                                      Probably the Mercia/Northumbria border.
                                      Boundary a bit blurred these days.

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                                      @markhburton @Nickiquote
                                      For those interested ... I did a spot of searching last night and there is an unexpected amount of research on who calls a "bun" what and where across the UK... Including regional distribution maps. People have put an impressive amount of work in to this...

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                                      Different words for a bread roll across the U.K.

                                      One of the things I really like and am interested in are the different quirks and vagaries of every day life and language. Whilst countries such as France celebrate their regions and differences, too often in the U.K. such things are watered down or ignored leading to widespread ignorance of ancient traditions, foods and cultures.…

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                                      Cobs, buns, baps or barm cakes: what do people call bread rolls?

                                      New data from YouGov Profiles reveals the regional differences in the names used for a bread roll

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                                      Barm vs cob: Why Britain has so many names for a bread roll

                                      Over centuries, Britons have been divided over just what to call a bread roll. The patchwork of alternative names say much about its history and how the English language evolved

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                                      A roll? A cob? A barm? What do you call yours? - BBC Bitesize

                                      An explanation into why different regions have different names for a bread roll

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                                      BBC Bitesize (www.bbc.co.uk)

                                      Apologies if BBC articles are geo-blocked

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                                      • tmangnall@mstdn.socialT tmangnall@mstdn.social

                                        @Nickiquote The key to a good chip barm is mushy peas.

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                                        @TMangnall @Nickiquote Bonus Points for the use of the correct terminology: Barm. 👍

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                                        • markhburton@mstdn.socialM markhburton@mstdn.social

                                          @Verovitry @Nickiquote
                                          And those are real chips, not silly 'French fries'!

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                                          @markhburton @Nickiquote of course. This is Belgium!

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