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« Reply #24180 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 09:17:22 » |
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I'm only talking about my experiences from sunny Swindon😁
My apologies. I’ve never lived here so can’t offer any local opinion. That said when I would visit my grandparents in Moredon we used to have a treat from a chippy, I wish my memory was better, I can’t even tell you what area it was in, but it was quite close to where the drive through McDonalds now is, not that far from the station/football ground. |
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« Reply #24181 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 09:22:14 » |
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My apologies. I’ve never lived here so can’t offer any local opinion. That said when I would visit my grandparents in Moredon we used to have a treat from a chippy, I wish my memory was better, I can’t even tell you what area it was in, but it was quite close to where the drive through McDonalds now is, not that far from the station/football ground.
I think there was a chippy many years ago along station road close to where the White House pub & White House bride was which is roughly where you are talking about |
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« Reply #24182 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 09:25:16 » |
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Chips from a Chinese can be a glorious thing. When I lived in Leith our local Chinese would be visited regularly for a portion of chips. Heaven!!
The history of chips from the Chinese is interesting..... I'm going back into the 60's now, when it seemed that there was a surge of Chinese chippies in Swindon, however possibly my imagination.... the consensus seemed to be that their more vegetable based oils, produed a lighter chip than the industrial scale lard of the British chippie.... throw in such exotics as a battered sausage and spring rolls and away you went. |
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« Reply #24183 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 09:27:04 » |
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The history of chips from the Chinese is interesting..... I'm going back into the 60's now, when it seemed that there was a surge of Chinese chippies in Swindon, however possibly my imagination.... the consensus seemed to be that their more vegetable based oils, produed a lighter chip than the industrial scale lard of the British chippie.... throw in such exotics as a battered sausage and spring rolls and away you went.
I've always found them soggy so they obviously cook them in different oils or at a lower temperature maybe |
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« Reply #24184 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 10:13:01 » |
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Ah ok, that makes more sense.
They still can't make decenT chips tho can't get a decent Chinese from a Chinese in Swindon |
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« Reply #24185 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 10:15:39 » |
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They still can't make decenT chips tho
can't get a decent Chinese from a Chinese in Swindon
The Rendezvous in Abbeymeads isn't bad apart from the chips😃 |
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« Reply #24186 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 10:49:05 » |
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I'm only talking about my experiences from sunny Swindon😁
I can remember back around 1970 getting chips from Roper’s in Devizes Road, after a few bevvies in the Cross Keys. Roper’s is now a Chinese takeaway (has been for many years) but OMG Roper’s chips were truly ropey - floppy, dripping fat, not a crunchy bit in sight. |
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« Reply #24187 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 10:54:58 » |
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I can remember back around 1970 getting chips from Roper’s in Devizes Road, after a few bevvies in the Cross Keys. Roper’s is now a Chinese takeaway (has been for many years) but OMG Roper’s chips were truly ropey - floppy, dripping fat, not a crunchy bit in sight.
That's what my experiences have been in general and the Cosss Keys was a rough joint well it was in the early to mid 80's😁 |
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« Reply #24188 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 11:42:02 » |
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That's what my experiences have been in general and the Cosss Keys was a rough joint well it was in the early to mid 80's😁
Me and my mates had buggered off elsewhere by then, just in case you were thinking it was me making it a rough joint!! We went in there around 1970-72, mainly, and they didn’t seem to mind you being under age. Beer wasn’t up to much, though |
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« Reply #24189 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 11:45:02 » |
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Me and my mates had buggered off elsewhere by then, just in case you were thinking it was me making it a rough joint!! We went in there around 1970-72, mainly, and they didn’t seem to mind you being under age. Beer wasn’t up to much, though
No not at all plus you're probably 8 years or more older than me so I would have been at school when you were around! |
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« Reply #24191 on: Friday, September 4, 2020, 13:40:57 » |
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« Reply #24192 on: Friday, September 4, 2020, 13:41:30 » |
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Off to Lassi tonight - all cocktails €5!
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« Reply #24193 on: Friday, September 4, 2020, 13:42:51 » |
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« Reply #24194 on: Friday, September 4, 2020, 13:57:39 » |
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