I just spent an hour watching a documentary about a meal I’ve never had, from a country I’ve never visited... and yet I found it thoroughly entertaining and educational. I absolutely enjoyed this.
Cecil Rhodes (Rhodesia) once said :- 'Just remember that being born British you have just won first prize in the lottery of life'. If you are saying you have never had fish (cod for me) and chips in your whole life I think Mr Rhodes was right. It was the food that drove the industrail revolution, was a major factor in winning two world wars (it wasn't rationed) and along with vinegar, the humble pickled onion and pickled gherkin still fills millions of bellys to this day. OK, I'll add tomato sauce if I must. Drop of tartar sauce, crusty bread and butter. I'll pray to Demeter that your country needs her. Poor, poor chap.
I have been all around the world and i can tell you, nothing comes close to having fish and chips in the UK, everywhere else does a poor imitation, you should come and try for yourself !
You absolutely must have some fish and chips. For those n NZ, I can personally recommend the fish restaurant on the quay in Queenstown and I can recommend red snapper and chips! Thank you, New Zealand.
Here in Phoenix Arizona, a restaurateur brought three Irish buildings to reassemble into a Restaurant. The main building was a two story structure with the pub on the lower level. The office and staff areas were on the upper floor. A second building was much more simple and when attached to the pain pub housed the kitchens. A final utility building more like a shed provided storage. Every piece was numbered and shipped to be reassembled by local craftsmen. The main pub had an authentic thatched roof created on site by Irish craftsmen. The interior was everything you expect in a 100 year old pub. Many considered this unrealistic excess. Others appreciated it for what it was; a glimpse into a time now gone. The local building officials would have nothing of the thatching citing fire hazard. In response a complete fireproof roof was installed and then the thatching reeds were authentically installed. All the reed bundles were soaked in a fire retardant solution and tested to the satisfaction of the local authorities. Nothing better than a rainy winter afternoon with the wonderful smells and sounds of a pub. A bit of music completed the atmosphere on Saturdays. Thanks for allowing us Yanks a peek into your lives.
This took me back to the tiny fish and chip place around the corner from my elementary school. The tiles and fish and chips wrapped in newspaper. It stayed hot until we brought it back to school to eat. Great memories.
What an absolutely wonderful documentary! Towards the end I found myself becoming rather emotional. All the skills and knowledge coming together. And the enthusiasm (dare I say love) for what they were doing. What a great bunch of people, one and all. Well done and thank you!
First viewing of this series EXCELLENT Thougherly enjoyed every moment Reminds me of visiting London Museum where all the 19 century shops were there everything weighed . Tea Butter Bacon slices Ground coffee At 80 i remember going to buy thrupence worth of sweets from huge jars Lemon sherbet, bulls eye, toffee,not paper wraps scooped into a paper cornet.
"Oh look mom" we're eating chips / aka: fries out of a rusted out metal pail!! Gee, I wonder if everybody is caught up on their tetanus shot. (No haters, please. Just a little 'tongue and cheek' comment). As for the toilet: nicknamed 'Turbo Flush' -- gee I feel safe around that, too. In America one of the reasons why we had to stop using the 'Turbo Flushes' wasn't b/c it, wasn't efficient (as one can see). It was precisely b/c it's uber efficiency created a mini earthquake effect and loosened tiles and mortar surrounding the toilet base beneath. The flushing action was a little too strong for the floor's stability. Great historic documentary. Fantastic bit of storytelling. Looking forward to more docs.
MY allergies were acting up when brothers were shown their mom's range. Makes you wish there was a true fish and chips in your town, all we have are the Americanized fast food places!
Outstanding effort! This reminds me of a "Time Team" episode where they showed how people in 1000 BC baked salmon encased in flour over hot coals in a pit. This indicates to me that the idea of a fish fry is probably a lot old er then we think! Potatoes of course are a new world vegetable and would have come later. But the idea of fast food goes back to the Greeks and their Gyros, and food served in the Roman Agora!
Wonderful outcomes of all the dedication to the cause...just what we need in the antipodes. Not a bad name for a fish n chip shop down under...love the one you recreated there folks...a truly great story!
I had to watch this a 2nd time, first time round, I wasn't paying any attention to what they were rebuilding.....too preoccupied imagining Charlie without any clothes on!!! Any TV execs watching this... let's get the ball rolling!!
What on earth was that Charlie trying to do, he moaned about everything. Dan Cruickshank can be very critical at times but I got fed up with Charlie's complete lack of enthusiasm .'Underestimated the scale of the challenge' - 'Seriously telling me this was a fish and chip van' - 'smoke comes straight up into your face'. However as he liked corrugated iron, I'll let him off.
@@suemount6042 Of course.... and then there are the Irish and Scots. They are all quite marvelous really. There are even American dialects that are hard to understand. Some local rural speech is almost incomprehensible. I still hold, however that it's aluminum,,, not aluminium. cheers
resistradio ok I will give you that one lol, I have always wondered why and how the variations happened in the first place. And by the way a zucchini is really a courgette lol
I just spent an hour watching a documentary about a meal I’ve never had, from a country I’ve never visited... and yet I found it thoroughly entertaining and educational. I absolutely enjoyed this.
I hear you 🙂
Cecil Rhodes (Rhodesia) once said :- 'Just remember that being born British you have just won first prize in the lottery of life'. If you are saying you have never had fish (cod for me) and chips in your whole life I think Mr Rhodes was right. It was the food that drove the industrail revolution, was a major factor in winning two world wars (it wasn't rationed) and along with vinegar, the humble pickled onion and pickled gherkin still fills millions of bellys to this day. OK, I'll add tomato sauce if I must. Drop of tartar sauce, crusty bread and butter. I'll pray to Demeter that your country needs her. Poor, poor chap.
Come visit! :)
I have been all around the world and i can tell you, nothing comes close to having fish and chips in the UK, everywhere else does a poor imitation, you should come and try for yourself !
You absolutely must have some fish and chips. For those n NZ, I can personally recommend the fish restaurant on the quay in Queenstown and I can recommend red snapper and chips! Thank you, New Zealand.
living history.. im really envious of how passionate people in the UK are about their history.
What made me smile more than anything was the brothers donating their equipment - now it lives on forever.
Here in Phoenix Arizona, a restaurateur brought three Irish buildings to reassemble into a Restaurant. The main building was a two story structure with the pub on the lower level. The office and staff areas were on the upper floor. A second building was much more simple and when attached to the pain pub housed the kitchens. A final utility building more like a shed provided storage. Every piece was numbered and shipped to be reassembled by local craftsmen. The main pub had an authentic thatched roof created on site by Irish craftsmen. The interior was everything you expect in a 100 year old pub. Many considered this unrealistic excess. Others appreciated it for what it was; a glimpse into a time now gone. The local building officials would have nothing of the thatching citing fire hazard. In response a complete fireproof roof was installed and then the thatching reeds were authentically installed. All the reed bundles were soaked in a fire retardant solution and tested to the satisfaction of the local authorities. Nothing better than a rainy winter afternoon with the wonderful smells and sounds of a pub. A bit of music completed the atmosphere on Saturdays. Thanks for allowing us Yanks a peek into your lives.
This took me back to the tiny fish and chip place around the corner from my elementary school. The tiles and fish and chips wrapped in newspaper. It stayed hot until we brought it back to school to eat. Great memories.
Me the same :-)
Same here, Friday night was fish supper night in my Glasgow birth town.
What an absolutely wonderful documentary! Towards the end I found myself becoming rather emotional.
All the skills and knowledge coming together. And the enthusiasm (dare I say love) for what they were doing. What a great bunch of people, one and all.
Well done and thank you!
Just wonderful, thanks for posting; so odd to feel nostalgic for something I’ve never known
Great documentary, Dan is the king of historic documentaries.
Outstanding Doco ... brilliant work .... Damn - i really feel like fish and Chips now!!
it's good to see someone is doing great for holding the culture & history.
Northumberland born lad now living in Canada I'm drooling over this been a product of the 1960s
I just realised the chippy featured in this episode is the same one featured in the documentary series "Full Steam Ahead" with Ruth, Peter & Tom. :)
First viewing of this series EXCELLENT Thougherly enjoyed every moment Reminds me of visiting London Museum where all the 19 century shops were there everything weighed . Tea Butter Bacon slices Ground coffee At 80 i remember going to buy thrupence worth of sweets from huge jars Lemon sherbet, bulls eye, toffee,not paper wraps scooped into a paper cornet.
"Oh look mom" we're eating chips / aka: fries out of a rusted out metal pail!!
Gee, I wonder if everybody is caught up on their tetanus shot. (No haters, please. Just a little 'tongue and cheek' comment).
As for the toilet: nicknamed 'Turbo Flush' -- gee I feel safe around that, too. In America one of the reasons why we had to stop using the 'Turbo Flushes' wasn't b/c it, wasn't efficient (as one can see). It was precisely b/c it's uber efficiency created a mini earthquake effect and loosened tiles and mortar surrounding the toilet base beneath. The flushing action was a little too strong for the floor's stability.
Great historic documentary. Fantastic bit of storytelling. Looking forward to more docs.
Time to revisit England
MY allergies were acting up when brothers were shown their mom's range.
Makes you wish there was a true fish and chips in your town, all we have are the Americanized fast food places!
Me too, really poignant
Outstanding effort! This reminds me of a "Time Team" episode where they showed how people in 1000 BC baked salmon encased in flour over hot coals in a pit. This indicates to me that the idea of a fish fry is probably a lot old er then we think! Potatoes of course are a new world vegetable and would have come later. But the idea of fast food goes back to the Greeks and their Gyros, and food served in the Roman Agora!
Great documentary, the design and craftsmanship of the 18 and 1900s has been lost and replaced with tasteless plastic molded junk.
Oh my, how brilliant..just love it
loved every minute of this video thank you 8)
Wonderful outcomes of all the dedication to the cause...just what we need in the antipodes. Not a bad name for a fish n chip shop down under...love the one you recreated there folks...a truly great story!
I would love to live in corrugated iron, its great !
Lucky people to embark on such a pleasant project
This was wonderful!!!
Wonderful.
I had to watch this a 2nd time, first time round, I wasn't paying any attention to what they were rebuilding.....too preoccupied imagining Charlie without any clothes on!!! Any TV execs watching this... let's get the ball rolling!!
Yes, he's quite a beaut, isn't he?
I want fish and chips now
Ya can't beat a Accrinton brick .....
"F&L" lol
I think his love affair with corrugated iron might come from his early childhood in Australia where there are heaps of corrugated iron roofs.
To-tal Laundry Service!! oooh lala!
What on earth was that Charlie trying to do, he moaned about everything. Dan Cruickshank can be very critical at times but I got fed up with Charlie's complete lack of enthusiasm
.'Underestimated the scale of the challenge' - 'Seriously telling me this was a fish and chip van' - 'smoke comes straight up into your face'. However as he liked corrugated iron, I'll let him off.
Has he ever cut a potato before in his life ;)
EXCELLENT.
where’s the Arthur Treacher signs.
In the intro the presenter walked past a blue door set in a wall. Is it wrong that for a brief moment I thought TARDIS? :)
I prefer my fish crumbed not battered personal choices
Fair enough. But not authentic stuff that my Fathers ancestors brought from the Baltic region to England fleeing the pogroms.
17 vegans downvoted....
Uní
These people are so far removed from the working class reality of the 1800's that they may as well be from mars.
Of course. We all are. What are you trying to say?
Tourist traps just for your pocket book or debit card.
5:00 "... you have to build 'wowls' .... Why can't Brits speak proper English? :)
resistradio we have regional accents we all speak proper English but there are many variations of it lol
@@suemount6042 Of course.... and then there are the Irish and Scots. They are all quite marvelous really. There are even American dialects that are hard to understand. Some local rural speech is almost incomprehensible. I still hold, however that it's aluminum,,, not aluminium.
cheers
resistradio ok I will give you that one lol, I have always wondered why and how the variations happened in the first place. And by the way a zucchini is really a courgette lol
@@suemount6042 they all the wrong side of the road in common.
What the fuck is your problem mate? "If ya cor spake propa Inglish like what we can do !!!"
Boring!
Then watch something else...