Thanks, Joel – excellent (if not exactly weight-watching) research!
I don’t live in Sheffield, so don’t know any of these establishments, but in my home town, our family regularly visited Chippies because back in the day it was a really cheap meal. So your recollection of “… where I’d often be treated to a chip butty and dandelion & burdock in one of the seemingly many greasy spoon cafes …” really resonated. (My own favourite was a cafe within the Woolworth's store - long since defunct, of course - from where I can still taste the fat chips soaked in vinegar from one of those plastic bottles!!).
But that said, my grandma’s offering, “made in the chip pan, golden and crispy on the outside, soft in the middle and tasting of actual potato.” could not be beaten!
Well, that’s made my stomach rumble, so off to get out the oven chips now, I guess!
Thanks, Joel – excellent (if not exactly weight-watching) research!
I don’t live in Sheffield, so don’t know any of these establishments, but in my home town, our family regularly visited Chippies because back in the day it was a really cheap meal. So your recollection of “… where I’d often be treated to a chip butty and dandelion & burdock in one of the seemingly many greasy spoon cafes …” really resonated. (My own favourite was a cafe within the Woolworth's store - long since defunct, of course - from where I can still taste the fat chips soaked in vinegar from one of those plastic bottles!!).
But that said, my grandma’s offering, “made in the chip pan, golden and crispy on the outside, soft in the middle and tasting of actual potato.” could not be beaten!
Well, that’s made my stomach rumble, so off to get out the oven chips now, I guess!
Sue.
I hope you managed to find something that hit the spot Sue and thanks for the kind words.
Thank u. My fave food so must try these👍
Sounds a very middle class greasy chip butty 😂😂😂😂😂