Show HN: Discover what locals eat all around the world

Re:Show HN: Discover what locals eat all around the world by telesilla on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @05:13AM (#19262244)

I was in the UK recently and got fish and chips from a local chippy at the seaside thinking, well, I should try something local outside of the fancy seafood chowder at the restaurants lining the bay. I was horrified that vinegar was not used but some fake invention called "non-brewed condiment" I'd never heard of before. Apparently this is normal now?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-brewed_condiment

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Re:Show HN: Discover what locals eat all around the world by jfk13 on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @05:48AM (#19262379)

It's not normal anywhere I've eaten - though I don't frequent local chippies very often, admittedly. (Maybe here in rural south-eastern parts, our standards are higher?)

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Re:Show HN: Discover what locals eat all around the world by janekm on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @05:16AM (#19262251)

But non-brewed condiment is traditional for a proper fish & chips ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=642x2Y3Zla0

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Re:Show HN: Discover what locals eat all around the world by telesilla on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @05:21AM (#19262271)

I really don't like it! It doesn't have the full flavour that malt vinegar has. Perhaps the british are just used to it now. That video forgot to say, the reason the chippies are using it is because it's a lot cheaper. I'll pay an extra 25c for proper vinegar please.

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Re:Show HN: Discover what locals eat all around the world by quickthrower2 on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @05:40AM (#19262336)

25p

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Re:Show HN: Discover what locals eat all around the world by entity345 on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @05:37AM (#19262326)

Everything is that way in the UK: Substitute for cheaper everywhere you can.

That's why food is not great in general. Just using proper ingredients immediately improves things massively.

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Re:Show HN: Discover what locals eat all around the world by welly on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @07:16AM (#19262751)

Never seen it in any fish and chip shop I've ever been to.

But then again perhaps that's all I've been putting on my fish and chips.

Pretty sure it's more often than not proper Sarson's malt vinegar.

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Re:Show HN: Discover what locals eat all around the world by bopbop on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @07:35AM (#19262829)

I can't comment nationally, but I've been having fish and chips a couple of times at our local and near my parents, both in London, and they're all using vinegar.

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