Fish and chips

Many people look down upon traditional British food,I don't.There is nothing more satisfying than good old fish and chips meal,but only in my specific way.Cod is usually what I order,I love it's flaky flesh,and of course the batter has to be light and crispy.Chips have to be fat and chunky,not necessarily crispy this time,in fact I prefer it a little soggy,but potatoes need to be good quality waxy ones.Also mushy peas,only made with dried peas,not fresh pea purée(like mine here,only I couldn't find dried peas here),and served with malt vinegar,and only that,no tartar sauce or lemon,or ketchup.
There are still a lot of details to pay attention at In order to make a good fish and chips,I am doing as good as I can while I am stuck in HK.
It's the one meal I wouldn't miss when I travel to U.K.,I hope it stays popular!

大きい😳
フィッシュ&チップスのカリカリで軽い衣をが難しい。ビールを混ぜたりして工夫するんだけど、なかなか完璧！という出来にはならない😭
リックのフィッシュ、サクサクで美味しそうだね〜
私は明日から年末年始の休みに入るよ。ホリデーのビールのおつまみにフィッシュ&チップスはぴったりだね！

I love fish and chips, too!
It's one of the British representative foods, and when I traveled Malta（former British Malta） this summer, I had a huge one like yours!

Hong Kong is once colonial, I'm sure you have good ones.

Yours looks so mouth-watering, the UK flag is fine!

Anyway, it go nowhere without malt vinegar!

That's standard size,Makiko!
I have been eating this since small,never get tired of it.The batter is nothing very special,just flour,beer,baking powder and a little oil,it's a Jamie Oliver's recipe,I just altered it a little.Came out super crispy,very straight forward.But I need a big enough wok to put the whole piece of fish in.Also cod is not a local fish,I had to buy frozen one,for you in Japan is much easier to get good quality fish!It's new year soon for you,very special time,please enjoy all those delicious food!

So glad you like this!The size is standard!
You might be surprised,even we were a British colony,most British food didn't get very popular here.Locals believes fish is best when steamed,and chunky fresh fish like this is hard to get.There may be one or two fish and chips places here,and it's only the expats that would go.This one is good enough to stop my craving,the vinegar is truly essential!
Had a box of flags sitting around,it was a chance to use!
British Malta,not an obvious choice for holidays,it sounds exotic,you must had a great time!

リック😊
細部にまでこだわったフィッシュ&チップスだね。イギリスに住んでいたんだっけ？（記憶違いならごめんなさい）
きっと再現率高い…いや、それ以上に美味しいフィッシュ&チップスなんだろうね😊

Hi Nami,thank you so much for the compliment!
No worries,but I did stay in UK for a few years,back then,fish and chips were popular and shops were everywhere,and very rare to find a bad one too,this is how it was made and served,and I love to stick to tradition.Of course mine doesn't even come close to the best one I had in UK,but it's good enough here!The batter was light and crisp,a Jamie Oliver recipe with a little alteration.
New year is coming,Nami must be very busy preparing,I look forward seeing your New Years food!

Oh! this looks so yummy!
It brought back some memories (both happy & not so)😅
Someone in my past made this for me!My first boyfriend (a British)
love to cook 😍
Yes, the fish must be crispy outside & flakey inside😋yum!yum!yum!
Feeling nostalgic...maybe, I should make some for old time sake...

Thanks so much!
This really is nostalgic food,and could easily brings back memories,I have lots of those!Sorry to hear some of them were not so happy,but let's focus on the good ones!
It's been awhile I made this,I looked at Jamie Oliver's recipe and it seemed convincing,I just made a little adjustment and it turned out super crispy!Cod is my favorite,lucky I got a pretty good one,I was very satisfied with this!
Please try as well,it should be a breeze for for you,lots of fish choices too!

た、食べたい❤️
I used to live on the next door of chips shop and I'd always seen people queued the shop on Friday. Since we lived too close, we rarely bought any fish in there but living near a chips chop was fun and safety. Nobody got lost if I told the name of the shop. Lol.

Hello Rick!
The Rick Chan said this should be a breeze for me???
Wooow! that's so generous of you😊I appreciate that but... never cook this before! hmmmn..,yeah , maybe I'll try to make this.
I try to focus on the good & happy phase of my life but... I never forget the sad ones too.They help me appreciate more the good life I have now & keep me to strive to stay here!😅
Oh! I always forget to tell you..I have 2 chinese co-workers, but they don't speak english (wont even try) diligent workers though.
You write beautiful english& can understand japanese too!
The way you write about you're ingredients & way of cooking ? they're just amazing! you're must be half in- love with cooking😊
I love cod too, but we only have them on fillets.Yes ,lots of fish choices but I guess nothing beats the cod's flakiness!so cod it should be...

Haha,I get the picture,very easy to give people direction to your house with a famous fish and chips shop next door!If I were you,I probably buy many take away from them,and eat it at home,it would still be fresh and hot!
Oh I really miss this food,there used to be a decent one at every corner,now I have to take the tube across the city to find one that is acceptable,such a pity....

I love soggy chips with black pepper sauce

Soggy,thick and made from waxy potatoes are best!