Fish & Chips

Angel Tarragon · Dec 20, 2005

diaglo said:
they have fish fry here in Hotlanta. mostly catfish. with hush puppies or fries.

Hush Puppies?! I thank that was the name of a company that produces shoes!

diaglo · Dec 20, 2005

Frukathka said:
Hush Puppies?! I thank that was the name of a company that produces shoes!

http://www.texascooking.com/recipes/Hushpuppy.htm

Angel Tarragon · Dec 20, 2005

diaglo said:
http://www.texascooking.com/recipes/Hushpuppy.htm

Huh.

Well, I'll be snookered.

kenobi65 · Dec 20, 2005

Frukathka said:
I am aware of Dim Sum, but not Dim Sim, what is the difference?

Dim Sim is Chinese brunch with memory chips installed.

Eternalknight · Dec 20, 2005

kenobi65 said:
Dim Sim is Chinese brunch with memory chips installed.

lol. A Dim Sim is Chinese, usually vegetables and who-knows-what-else wrapped in a pastry outer. You usually have them deep-fried, but they can be steamed as well.

Is this the same as dim sum?

Angel Tarragon · Dec 20, 2005

kenobi65 said:
Dim Sim is Chinese brunch with memory chips installed.

LOL!

beepeearr · Dec 20, 2005

Okay, I saw someone mention captain D's, but no one mentioned Long John Silvers (the much better of the two in my opinion. Both are fast food chains that sell deep fried fish and fries (or chips). I have noticed that you can find smaller places like you mention the closer you get to large bodies of water. I remember seeing a few in San Diego and Galveston when I used to live there, typically within a few miles of the beach (that includes piers).

Plus remember, most of our national chains here in America started off as a small locally owned business, over the years they evolved into their modern standard of convience. Here in north Texas there is even a proposal to ban drive thru windows for part of the year, it would really suck if it passes, hell we even have drive-thru beer stands for crying out loud.

Eternalknight · Dec 20, 2005

beepeearr said:
hell we even have drive-thru beer stands for crying out loud.

Very common here in Oz.

Best. Idea. Evar.

Angel Tarragon · Dec 20, 2005

Eternalknight said:
Very common here in Oz.

Best. Idea. Evar.

I was taken aback with the the drive-thru Starbucks. Had no idea about this though, it does sound awkward, that is regarding drinking and driving.

Eternalknight · Dec 20, 2005

Well it's not as if they sell glasses or mugs of alcohol

Usually, you just drive in, tell the attendant what you want (maybe a slab of beer, a bottle of vodka, or something), hand him the money, and he goes gets it for you.