A Vegetarian sharing platter offered by a pub in Huddersfield consists entirely of chips, it has emerged.Stephen and Lucy Malley, who were visiting the area from London, were dismayed to discover that the only meat-free option on the menu at the Kings Arms was 100 percent potato-based.
Stephen Malley said: “We’re not your typical fussy Southern types who expect something fancy – just some simple quinoa and chickpea fritters or kale tempura would have done.
“But when they brought out a heap of chips the size of a Jack Russell, we couldn’t believe our eyes. We could only stomach about seven each before we’d hit our carb limit for the day.
“It was must have been some kind of sick, Northern joke at our expense. They weren’t even sweet potato fries, for God’s sake!”
Landlord Bill McKay said: “I offered them a pickled egg in a bag of crisps and explained it was a Huddersfield delicacy, but they looked at me like I was mad.
“It’s the same the whole world over. If you’re not open-minded enough to step outside your comfort zone and sample the local cuisine, then you’re going to end up with chips.”
Of course.
This is a little slice of life in the real. We just visited a brewpub selling 'potato steaks' as a nouvelle appetizer. People all around us gobbling them up, $12 bucks a plate. For....slices of potato. Raving about it.
ReplyDelete“No one ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the American public.” - H. L. Mencken
DeleteA slice of potato is a slice of potato, no matter what you call it. Over here, I have seen "cauliflower steaks" [sic], "Quorn peppered steak" [sic], "crispy Tofu steaks" [sic] and other such over-priced muck, but a giant chip is the next level... Jx
In a cafe in Harrogate they had chipped potatoes on the menu, oh how we laughed.
ReplyDeleteHarrogate's so posh. Allegedly. Jx
DeleteIn the early days of Covid, when supplies didn't get through reliably,the supermarket freezers were choc-a-bloc with sweet potato fries. Strangely, they didn't seem to sell...
ReplyDeleteNot surprising - they're horrible! Jx
DeleteI love chips. Proper potato chips, not sweet potato. Sometimes a plate of chips is all I want. Smothered in salad cream, obviously.
ReplyDeleteSx
Just salt and vinegar for me!
DeleteIn Amsterdam, however, we eat their "fries" as the locals do - with peanut "Satesaus" or with mayonnaise... Jx
Frites must be fried in goose fat and served with ranch salad dressing,
ReplyDeleteSi Bon ! *d'Anjou
In the UK, the best chips are fried in beef dripping. Ranch dressing is not a well-known condiment here, either - usually just salt and vinegar will suffice, but often we have tomato ketchup on the side.
DeleteMs Scarlet's addition of salad cream is a new one on me! Jx