Somwhat related to the "Polish shops" thread..

Tha Gopher

Have you ever seen a black, Asian or East European buy food in a chipper?

It just struck me today but.....I havent. Ever. Any reason why immigrants eat in McDonalds, BK, KFC etc etc as much as the Irish, but seemingly never a chipper?

Biggins

If this is a half serious thread, one reason is on religious grounds.

Certain foods contain contents that go against their faith.
Contains meat, alcohol, etc in the ingredients. This is not to explain all but I know a few that stay away for these reasons alone.
(McDonald's, if I remember right, in India had to change their cooking oil in their fryers because of this alone last year)

shenanigans1982

If I was in a strange country I would be more likely eat in a fast food place than a chipper....or maybe the fast food employee's make them feel a little less homesick.

tony1kenobi

They know what we are eating.

Holsten

Nope.

Then again I'm not usually in chippers.

Saibh

They prefer to eat healthier food?

dsmythy

Chippers are more a British/Irish "delicacy" aren't they?

Honey-ec

Biggins wrote: »

If this is a half serious thread, one reason is on religious grounds.

Certain foods contain contents that go against their faith.
Contains meat, alcohol, etc in the ingredients. This is not to explain all but I know a few that stay away for these reasons alone.
(McDonald's, if I remember right, in India had to change their cooking oil in their fryers because of this alone last year)

There's one chipper on Clanbrassil St. with the slogan "Fresh N Halal" on their sign.

As a catchline, I don't think it's in danger of putting "I'm Lovin' It" into the Ha'penny place.

Jet Black

I work with some eastern europeans and Asians. I very very rarely see them eat fast food. I asked and they just say that food is disgusting, they alway bring in there own lunch.

owenmakken

I used to work in a coleslaw factory and one of the blacks there would eat a big mash of coleslaw potato salad and tuna salad, The china lad would bring in all this weird fish **** wrapped in rice and microwave it - the steam would be everywhere and stank rotten.
Luckily though the owner was a fierce republican so he would separate the immigrant workers lunchtime from the Irish ones.

Kintarō Hattori

Tha Gopher wrote: »

Have you ever seen a black, Asian or East European buy food in a chipper?

It just struck me today but.....I havent. Ever. Any reason why immigrants eat in McDonalds, BK, KFC etc etc as much as the Irish, but seemingly never a chipper?

Why yes.... yes I have and on many occasions, the hungry fecker.

herya

I do, and the lads in our chipper know my order before I even open my mouth! But I am also looking after my figure so it's only once a week and no other big meals on this day.

RealEstateKing

Because the food in the average Irish/English chipper, is , by international standards, absolutely filthy grease-soaked muck that you wouldn't feed to a dog that you really, really didnt like.

Now granted, McDonalds is crap too, but its nowhere near as bad as the food we like to consider our national cuisine.

Irish food is generally best consumed after large amounts of alcohol, and forgotten about the next day.

ejmaztec

Best country in the world for a guaranteed heart-attack chipper is Scotland. They push their grease-soaked barely beating hearts around in wheelbarrows.

phasers

I see immigants in the chipper all the time, unfortunately it's always the same 3 guys begging for change...

I wouldn't eat in a chipper if I was in another country, like Scotland (I ordered this cheeseburger, but instead they put a frozen slab of meat in a deep fat fryer and served it to me in a tissue.)

minidazzler

RealEstateKing wrote: »

Because the food in the average Irish/English chipper, is , by international standards, absolutely filthy grease-soaked muck that you wouldn't feed to a dog that you really, really didnt like.

Now granted, McDonalds is crap too, but its nowhere near as bad as the food we like to consider our national cuisine.

Irish food is generally best consumed after large amounts of alcohol, and forgotten about the next day.

Our national cuisine is bacon and Cabbage!!!!


There is NOTHING Better than a big HUGE thick cut of bacon on your plate smothered in Cabbage and Potatoes!!!!

ScumLord

RealEstateKing wrote: »

Irish food is generally best consumed after large amounts of alcohol, and forgotten about the next day.

Easily forgotten as long as you don't step in it the next day.

Nodin

RealEstateKing wrote: »

Because the food in the average Irish/English chipper, is , by international standards, absolutely filthy grease-soaked muck that you wouldn't feed to a dog that you really, really didnt like.

Now granted, McDonalds is crap too, but its nowhere near as bad as the food we like to consider our national cuisine.

Irish food is generally best consumed after large amounts of alcohol, and forgotten about the next day.

Yep. Generally continental people eat well and put a bit more thought into it. We just aren't used to the concept. Though I suppose now and again some Polish fella gets a few too many in him, staggers in and goes 'give us a batter-burger....'

Nodin

ScumLord wrote: »

Easily forgotten as long as you don't step in it the next day.

...but quickly brought back to mind when you start to scrape it off the side off your face, boots, and t-shirt...Ahh, the days of my youth....

Duck's hoop

If this is true it's either the price or they don't fancy the food. Or they don't fancy that food at that price.

Kintarō Hattori

Duck's hoop wrote: »

If this is true it's either the price or they don't fancy the food. Or they don't fancy that food at that price.

That'd be my guess. The few I know who eat chipper food are few and far between. I love a good quarter pounder with cheese so the missus is well used to me eating chipper food but I can never tempt her with a burger or a battered sausage etc simply because it just isn't her thing.

Tha Gopher

But the original point is, why not the local chipper, yet there are loads of EE eating in my local McDonalds, and Chinese and black people seem to eat KFC by the (litreally) bucketload.

Whats so suspicious looking about the local chippers?

minidazzler

anladmór wrote: »

i'd say if it wasn't for the brits we'd be the least obese nation in europe.

we'd eat fish and healthy food and it would have been so better.

*Searches for Sarcasm*....
*Sarcasm not found*
*Check with poster to see if there is Sarcasm*


Are you being sarcastic???

Duck's hoop

Duck's hoop wrote: »

If this is true it's either the price or they don't fancy the food. Or they don't fancy that food at that price.

Them 'n us eh? Oops. Anyway they're right. I do like good chips though.

mikemac

RealEstateKing wrote: »

Because the food in the average Irish/English chipper, is , by international standards, absolutely filthy grease-soaked muck that you wouldn't feed to a dog that you really, really didnt like.

But many were setup by Italians?

ejmaztec wrote: »

Best country in the world for a guaranteed heart-attack chipper is Scotland. They push their grease-soaked barely beating hearts around in wheelbarrows.

Indeed, I've seen many selling fried Mars bars. Now possibly these are on sale in Ireland but I've not seen them.
They practically batter any food in Scotland, ewwwww

herya

Tha Gopher wrote: »

But the original point is, why not the local chipper, yet there are loads of EE eating in my local McDonalds, and Chinese and black people seem to eat KFC by the (litreally) bucketload.

Whats so suspicious looking about the local chippers?

It could be portion size. Honestly your average 1/4 Pounder with chips from a local chipper could easily feed two, if you eat all of it you're either bloated or have to throw something away. I don't take standard size meals anymore cause I would die, switched to a small salad burger or a kid's meal but not all chippers offer kid's meals. I guess that fast food chains offer more realistic size meals?

phasers

herya wrote: »

It could be portion size. Honestly your average 1/4 Pounder with chips from a local chipper could easily feed two, if you eat all of it you're either bloated or have to throw something away. I don't take standard size meals anymore cause I would die, switched to a small salad burger or kid's meal but not all chippers offer kid's meals. I guess that fast food chains offer more realistic size meals?

Doesn't that mean you're getting more for your money in the chipper? I generally find them cheaper

herya

phasers wrote: »

Doesn't that mean you're getting more for your money in the chipper? I generally find them cheaper

True but what's the point in getting more food if it's too much anyway? Kind of Supersize Me effect! I find portions in chippers huge...
And I think that the chains are actually cheaper with the offers they now seem to have - work near Grafton St!

syklops

Another Us and Them thread.

OP, is it possible the only time you are in a chipper, your so pissed that Barack Obama could walk in and you wouldnt notice?

OP:"Will ay give us erm, a batter burger, and erm, chips, ah no make that curry chips, and erm..
Barack: Excuse me....
OP:"Listen pal I am not finished!"
Barack:"I am just looking for change sir."
OP: Who do you think you are?? The president of america? Wait your turn.
Barack leaves. Everyone in shop is gobsmacked.
OP:Who was that fella? So ya, a curry burger, and batter chips plz." Burp!

No offence OP, but I have seen many a foddener in chippies.

minidazzler

minidazzler wrote: »

*Searches for Sarcasm*....
*Sarcasm not found*
*Check with poster to see if there is Sarcasm*


Are you being sarcastic???

I think he is referenceing the downfall that is potato lust.

Kintarō Hattori

Tha Gopher wrote: »

But the original point is, why not the local chipper, yet there are loads of EE eating in my local McDonalds, and Chinese and black people seem to eat KFC by the (litreally) bucketload.

Whats so suspicious looking about the local chippers?

Perhaps they've seen you through the window? :eek:

pcardin

We don't like the chipper food because 1) it is s**t and not food and 2) it is very expensive for most foreingers as theire salary level is not as high as yours.

RandolphEsq

Tha Gopher wrote: »

Have you ever seen a black, Asian or East European buy food in a chipper?

It just struck me today but.....I havent. Ever. Any reason why immigrants eat in McDonalds, BK, KFC etc etc as much as the Irish, but seemingly never a chipper?

All the time!

phasers

pcardin wrote: »

We don't like the chipper food because 1) it is s**t and not food and 2) it is very expensive for most foreingers as theire salary level is not as high as yours.

Since when is 2 quid for a huge bag of chips expensive?

Kintarō Hattori

phasers wrote: »

Since when is 2 quid for a huge bag of chips expensive?

Bag of chips - €2.20
Burger - €4.50
Bottle of coke - €2

Nearly €10 for what is essentially a shoite meal.... some would indeed consider that expensive.

Duck's hoop

anladmór wrote: »

irish people are not british, but they enforced their culture on us and irish people were led to believe this was the 'proper' way.

It is. We're all WestBrits. We got shown. Move on.


To 28th Feb.

ejmaztec

anladmór wrote: »

no. the uk held ireland back and to this day we are still facing the backlash of their reign here.

irish people are not british, but they enforced their culture on us and irish people were led to believe this was the 'proper' way.

Did they drag people into the chippers and force-feed them? That's pure evil. They were flipping bad indeed. Perhaps they had a guilt complex over the famine and didn't want any more people to starve on their watch.

phasers

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Bag of chips - €2.20
Burger - €4.50
Bottle of coke - €2

Nearly €10 for what is essentially a shoite meal.... some would indeed consider that expensive.

sure you don't buy drinks in the chipper, they taste funny

Kintarō Hattori

phasers wrote: »

sure you don't buy drinks in the chipper, they taste funny

Perhaps wherever you might be sir, but not in Guilio's on Capel street (now called Jacks I think) or Benneys on Parnell street- they taste just grand there.

OOhhhh Benneys, now there's a damn fine quarter pounder. Though I have to say I was shocked, though pleasantly so when I got a burger from the deli in Centra on Manor street recently and it turned out to be one of the best fuppin burgers I ever had. In CENTRA of all places, it was very very good.

carlop

anladmór wrote: »

but isnt the chipper an italian invention? would make sense considering obesidy is rampant in italia.

scotland in the uk takes chippers to a whole new level. sooooooooo unhealthy.

Chipper's don't exist in Italy, I think its just that some of them came to Ireland and saw a niche in the market, word spread back home and voila, the Italian chipper was born.

Duck's hoop

carlop wrote: »

Chipper's don't exist in Italy, I think its just that some of them came to Ireland and saw a niche in the market, word spread back home and voila, the Italian chipper was born.

Yeah I'm from Italy too and they don' ea da d chipza somucha.

syklops

carlop wrote: »

Chipper's don't exist in Italy, I think its just that some of them came to Ireland and saw a niche in the market, word spread back home and voila, the Italian chipper was born.

And scotland.

Where my granny used to live the best chippy in town was italian. They were famous for 2 things. The actual chips and the ice cream. What I would do for a carry oot from there now!

Boskowski

Not much in it for me. Most chippers have big, fat soaked, pale, soggy chips that I don't like at all. I like it a bit on the crispy side. Then the other stuff like battered sausages and all that are just crap and it doesn't even taste nice. Only have a fish (with chips I admit, but then my local chipper has nice brown, crispy chips - one of the very few) every now and again and that's actually pretty expensive for junk food.

I don't think that the Irish cuisine is bad, only a bit bland. The only two 'spices' the Irish seem to know are salt & vinegar. But chipper? bah...

Boskowski

phasers wrote: »

Since when is 2 quid for a huge bag of chips expensive?

I'm not going to start a rant on what I got for 2 Euro (or the equivalent) when I was a kid. But I still can't help myself and think that for what it actually is, it is pretty expensive.

OneForTheRoad

ON a related note, I was in a chipper on Parkgate St the other day, and they had a 'wurlie burger' on the menu.

Anyone know what that is?

Oh, and there was a bloke from Poland in the queue ahead of me.