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Chinese Chips

  • 19-03-2012 09:54PM
    #1
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭


    I've heard from quite a few people that chips from a Chinese takeaway are "mank" (I think that's bad - judging from the expressions on their faces when they say it. "Massive" seems to mean "fantastic" instead of "of a very large size"). This seems to be a commonly held opinion. I've sampled them myself and agree they are not the best, but surely some people like them. Maybe even prefer them? What do you AH'ers think?


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  • #2
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 37,139 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    They're crap. As is Chinese takeaway food.


  • #3
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    I've never tried them.

    To be honest, I don't know why anyone would get chips with a Chinese dish when egg-fried rice is so much nicer and goes so much better with the food.


  • #4
    Cormac2791
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭Cormac2791


    Chinese..mmmmmm


  • #5
    Teyla Emmagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,639 ✭✭✭Teyla Emmagan


    Revolting flaccid things. Everyone knows only Italian people can make good chips.

    And who uses 'massive' to mean 'fantastic'?!?


  • #6
    mossy2390
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭mossy2390


    grand to have a couple to dip into the curry along with rice, wouldn't have them as an actual plate of chips tho


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  • #7
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    Curry sauce makes everything taste better


  • #8
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    The King of Moo wrote: »
    To be honest, I don't know why anyone would get chips with a Chinese dish when egg-fried rice is so much nicer and goes so much better with the food.

    Some people gert both egg fried rice and chips. Not all of these people are fat.


  • #9
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    The only place you should order chips from is a chipper. Anyone who orders chips from a Chinese/Indian/etc are eejits.


  • #10
    Ellis Dee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Ellis Dee


    I've never had Chinese chips and only lalery flied lice and spling lolls. I fert hungly ress than an houl ratel.:):)


  • #11
    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭Hazys


    Chinese food in Ireland is such a bastardize verison of Chinese food, its insane how different it is to the real stuff.


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  • #12
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    Hazys wrote: »
    Chinese food in Ireland is such a bastardize verison of Chinese food, its insane how different it is to the real stuff.

    Unfortunatley true, if only China could deliver in 30 minutes.


  • #13
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    As with all things it depends on the takeaway I find.


  • #14
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    I suppose two things come into play...
    Firstly some take-aways are just mank, Chinese/Italian/Indian makes no difference if they're mank that's it...
    Secondly a top notch Chinese style take-away probably have little/no interest in cooking or serving chips and would probably rather not do it at all...

    Definitely I have rarely sampled food in Ireland similar to that served in China but some of the better restaurants do very well...


  • #15
    strandroad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭strandroad


    MistyCheese wrote: »
    Some people gert both egg fried rice and chips. Not all of these people are fat.

    ...yet.


  • #16
    Stiffler2
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭Stiffler2


    TBH I'm not a fan of their chips at all.

    My Problem though is what the hell happened to Irish Fish&CHips Shops ?

    You can't get decent chips anymore anywhere. I get the suspicion that the chip shops are trying to cook way more chips than they should at once or else are using inferior oil compared to the old days.

    Reason being any chips I've bought from any chipper is usually 50% solid in the middle and uncooked.

    Used to love Irish Chippers, hate them now.


  • #17
    Ghandee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,653 ✭✭✭Ghandee


    I had chips before in a Chinese, but it ended up badly!

    I got thrown out for trying defend myself and the o/h, I asked for chips and three Chinese waiter then threatened to hurt me!

    He said in reply to my request for chips......

    'you wan sore finger'?


  • #18
    dee.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭dee.


    I usually order chips because they come free with the dish (had a bad experience with rice) I personally prefer them to chips from the chippers. From my local Chinese anyways, they're much drier and don't seem as greasy as chips from the chippers!


  • #19
    BarackPyjama
    Closed Accounts Posts: 974 ✭✭✭BarackPyjama


    For a start, the vast majority of Chinese takeaways are filth. Whatever about the vast majority of what they sell not being in any way genuinely authentic Chinese dishes, in Ireland people often order chips and curries. Which couldn't be any less Chinese.

    Buy a decent Chinese cookbook and try cooking some authentic dishes yourself. Bleedin' delish man.


  • #20
    moany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭moany


    Chinese Chips are frozen chips which are half cooked left sitting in a tray until they are ordered. Maybe thats why they are so hit and miss.


  • #21
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    MistyCheese wrote: »
    Some people gert both egg fried rice and chips. Not all of these people are fat.

    I've a facebook friend who's constantly posting that they're having Chinese curry, chips and rice, sometimes a couple of times a week it seems, and, well, they ain't skinny!

    I'm sure having rice and chips together occasionally isn't so bad, but having both just seems redundant, like having mashed potatoes and chips with your dinner.

    I guess it's because most people in Ireland get curry at the Chinese, and they're used to having curry chips. I've never had Chinese chips as I've never had curry from a Chinese: I like to try different things, and I don't think the cooks would be too passionate about making curry and chips, so I'd expect them to be of a lower standard than the other food.


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  • #22
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,252 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    By themselves they're terrible, but grand when swimming in curry sauce.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #23
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    they are the cheap 'kaiser' chips imported from belgium that so many food places use


  • #24
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,507 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    They taste like the Chinese are up to something.


  • #25
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    Ellis Dee wrote: »
    I've never had Chinese chips and only lalery flied lice and spling lolls. I fert hungly ress than an houl ratel.:):)


    far queue


  • #26
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Hazys wrote: »
    Chinese food in Ireland is such a bastardize verison of Chinese food, its insane how different it is to the real stuff.

    You can blame the Chinese for that - they're the ones who cook it.


  • #27
    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,029 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    I call them 'Chups'


    Yucky.


  • #28
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,589 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Slanty fries

    I'm sorry


  • #29
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    they are the cheap 'kaiser' chips imported from belgium that so many food places use
    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    They taste like the Chinese are up to something.
    Seems like Kaiser Bill is up to his old tricks again too!


  • #30
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    Stiffler2 wrote: »
    TBH I'm not a fan of their chips at all.

    My Problem though is what the hell happened to Irish Fish&CHips Shops ?

    You can't get decent chips anymore anywhere. I get the suspicion that the chip shops are trying to cook way more chips than they should at once or else are using inferior oil compared to the old days.

    Reason being any chips I've bought from any chipper is usually 50% solid in the middle and uncooked.

    Used to love Irish Chippers, hate them now.

    there is very few real chinese restaurants/takeaways in ireland. the vast majority are run by malaysians


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  • #31
    some random drunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭some random drunk


    The reason chips from a Chinese takeaway don't taste as good is because they are frozen chips. Chips from a chipper are made using freshly cut potatoes. A Chinese place generally won't sell as much chips as a chipper so they can't afford to have buckets of freshly cut potatoes sitting around going bad.

    Chinese chips are nice as long as you don't eat them dry. Dip them in curry sauce or something and they're grand.


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