Portions

Seanachai

Am I just being sentimental or have fish portions in fish & chip joints become gradually smaller and smaller? I remember not so long ago the portion would be sticking up out of the top of the bag or hanging off the plate. Now it seems to be the size of a smart phone.

pleas advice

Do you ever notice how the size of smartphones seem to be getting bigger and bigger, years ago you'd easily fit one in the palm of your hand. These days you need two hands to work one...

Seanachai

pleas advice wrote: »

Do you ever notice how the size of smartphones seem to be getting bigger and bigger, years ago you'd easily fit one in the palm of your hand. These days you need two hands to work one...

In fairness there's a range of choice with smart phones, I can't say to the guy in the takeaway, 'make sure it's a large one now, think phablet, not iphone 5s'

Ubbquittious

Seanachai wrote: »

Am I just being sentimental or have fish portions in fish & chip joints become gradually smaller and smaller? I remember not so long ago the portion would be sticking up out of the top of the bag or hanging off the plate. Now it seems to be the size of a smart phone.

What really gets my goat is the shrinking and decreasing quality of fish fingers since the early 90's

kneemos

pleas advice wrote: »

Do you ever notice how the size of smartphones seem to be getting bigger and bigger, years ago you'd easily fit one in the palm of your hand. These days you need two hands to work one...

The smaller ones tend to be lower spec.
Something with decent speed and can fit comfortably in your pocket I'd definitely buy.

silverharp

Ubbquittious wrote: »

What really gets my goat is the shrinking and decreasing quality of fish fingers since the early 90's

and wagon wheels from when I was a kid, they were deffo bigger when I was little :pac:


what I don't like these days are supermarket portions for battered/breaded fish, 1 is too small but two is being a bit piggy, the chipper size is perfect. As supermarkets normally sell them in 4's it seems to be a gimmick to keep the price low so families will buy them.

Seanachai

silverharp wrote: »

and wagon wheels from when I was a kid, they were deffo bigger when I was little :pac:


what I don't like these days are supermarket portions for battered/breaded fish, 1 is too small but two is being a bit piggy, the chipper size is perfect. As supermarkets normally sell them in 4's it seems to be a gimmick to keep the price low so families will buy them.

Don't have a prob with that, I'd easily eat the two portions you get in a pack. Or else you can just keep one in the freezer, when I go to the chippers or a restaurant I want a piece that looks like someone has been posing with it for a photograph, not something you'd throw back in the water.

SEPT 23 1989

I remember when cod was cod

corner of hells

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I remember when cod was cod

I remember when Snickers bars were Marathons , I'm waiting for Mars bars to be called Snunderpants bars.

OP , are you sure you're not getting bigger and bigger ?

LadyMacBeth_

I remember when a cock was the size of a baby's arm.

kylith

COD numbers are seriously depleated so they use dogfish a lot which is a smaller fish.

wakka12

Its funny you mention that!
Was just reading the news and..
https://news.sky.com/story/climate-change-threatens-uks-favourite-foods-as-ingredients-increase-in-price-11297579
:P

corner of hells

kylith wrote: »

COD numbers are seriously depleated so they use dogfish a lot which is a smaller fish.

Pfft dogfish, next you'll be trying to tell us there's such a thing as a catfish.

silverharp

Seanachai wrote: »

Don't have a prob with that, I'd easily eat the two portions you get in a pack. Or else you can just keep one in the freezer, when I go to the chippers or a restaurant I want a piece that looks like someone has been posing with it for a photograph, not something you'd throw back in the water.

I agree but a chipper/restaurant is meant to be a treat so over sized portions are fine however the fish is about right. 1 fish portion from the freezer section of a supermarket just looks sad , for me about 1.5 current sized portions is about right.

Seanachai

corner of hells wrote: »

Pfft dogfish, next you'll be trying to tell us there's such a thing as a catfish.

The whiskers are an aphrodisiac

Seanachai

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

I remember when a cock was the size of a baby's arm.

Have you taken yaw into account?

donegaLroad

In an effort to cut costs and increase profits, businesses are reducing product sizes and increasing prices. I have noticed it over the last few years.

dan1895

donegaLroad wrote: »

In an effort to cut costs and increase profits, businesses are reducing product sizes and increasing prices. I have noticed it over the last few years.

If you have been keeping the quality street tins every year since the 80's then you are now the proud owner of some awesome Russian nesting hexagons

B0jangles

dan1895 wrote: »

If you have been keeping the quality street tins every year since the 80's then you are now the proud owner of some awesome Russian nesting hexagons

I've heard the proper name for them is Matrynoshka tins.

corner of hells

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

I remember when a cock was the size of a baby's arm.

Mother of Jesus and you call yourself a Lady.

Are Am Eye

donegaLroad wrote: »

In an effort to cut costs and increase profits, businesses are reducing product sizes and increasing prices. I have noticed it over the last few years.

The above scene is taking place inside the 70s tin. Which has been
kitted out with a nice deep pile carpet. And wired for electricity (from the local grid powering the whole 60s quality street tin town)

Kimbot

Cod portions have always been around that size, an actual cod on the other hand was and still is massive on a plate

Donald Trump

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

I remember when a cock was the size of a baby's arm.

Ah, you had Br. Murphy for maths too I see

Seanachai

jonnycivic wrote: »

Cod portions have always been around that size, an actual cod on the other hand was and still is massive on a plate

I'm not having it, in previous years the portion you got was more or less the fish minus the head and tail. I'm a hungry beast and I remember struggling to finish them. Now it's not much larger than a fish burger, I think there's some f**kers in Spain or Portugal sitting down to dinner with our proper size fish portions.