Friday, May 06, 2016

Chips - and America, we're talking fries here!

Somebody from the West Midlands who has moved to America put a message on a web site saying how much they missed orange chips, and from the various replies and comments it became clear that, surprisingly for those of us who live here, this is very much a niche Black Country thing,  Even people from Birmingham claimed they had never heard of them.  So, what are we talking about? Well, chips which have been dunked in the batter used for the fish (or a somewhat watered-down version of same) before being fried.  Gives them a nice crisp coating and a golden colour.  Their popularity round here seems to be growing. but at one time the only place I knew of which did them was in Darlaston (Darlo in local speak) and was known locally as The Orange Chip Shop.  And people would come from miles around to get them.  So there you have it - the Black Country's contribution to world cuisine - faggots and peas, and orange chips!

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