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As I sit here tucking into my Friday fish and chips* and swigging hipster IPA I wonder whether there is an officially approved choice of fish here @STW. So - cod, haddock, something else or never?

[i]*Fried in Paris, but by someone who has a vague idea what they are doing. It's passable.[/i]


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 10:47 am
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Haddock - anything else isn’t right


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 10:48 am
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Who cares, it's probably mislabeled Vietnamese catfish anyway 😀


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 10:50 am
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Haddock - though bongo is likely correct


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 10:52 am
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I used to always say cod (tail end) but I had cod in Keswick at the weekend but everyone else had haddock and it was much, much nicer.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 10:53 am
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Cod, no Haddock, no Cod. Doh.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 10:53 am
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Daddy or chips?*

* As opposed to Daddy or Chipps which gives it whole sinister undertones.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 10:54 am
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Saveloy (or haddock)


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 10:54 am
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any and all .... I'm far too easy 😉


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 10:56 am
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I like Rock or Huss or Dogfish or what ever it's called these days.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:00 am
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Surely the correct STW answer is sustainable cod line-caught in the The Norway NE Arctic offshore cod fishery, and fried in extra virgin olive oil?


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:02 am
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I like Rock or Huss or Dogfish or what ever it's called these days.

This.

But if I had to choose between the two, it would be Haddock (Scots genes so also yes to salt 'n' sauce).


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:02 am
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I like cod but I like haddock more. Tis nicer.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:05 am
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Rock eel is the choice of the professional. 😀


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:06 am
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Pizza crunch.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:11 am
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Haddock: from Buckie, not Vietnam.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:13 am
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Haddock please .. see below

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Posted : 01/07/2016 11:27 am
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Just picked up some of both; fresh from Billingsgate this morning, so was swimming around until yesterday!

Both equally nice; Haddock better if fried in my opinion. Cod nicer if steamed or poached.

Halibut is nicer than both though (no really good fresh Halibut today sadly 🙁 ).


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:39 am
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[i]cod or haddock, it don't matter
as long as my fish is covered in batter![/i]


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:41 am
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and fried in extra virgin olive oil?

Any fule kno it's rapeseed oil for deep frying. Poncey hipster fail, Binners.

I believe you now have to provide lunch for us all from a local bakery chain.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:44 am
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Neither, hake or the sustainable alternative for me. I'm not normally an eco-bellend about stuff, although I do try to be green, but sustainable fish is where it's at.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:47 am
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So no Tuna for you then?


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:47 am
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Just for you Sandwich ...

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Posted : 01/07/2016 11:48 am
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dont get to attached to either, as if the fishing restrictions are abandoned there will not be any left quite quickly


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:56 am
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Cod for me, but surely Pollock is the hipster choice?


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:58 am
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Sorry Binners and sandwich, as the son of a former fish and chip shop owner I can tell you categorically that it must be fried in beef dripping, anyone who says otherwise is talking out of their bottom!


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 11:58 am
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well the label said hake

the fish was ok, the batter was shocking


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 12:01 pm
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Cod, but this place has deteriorating standards ! should really be discussing what craft beer to use in the batter.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 12:01 pm
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6 gilled shark.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 12:01 pm
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Haddock then cod. Hake also works well for fish and chips - nice texture and more taste than cod.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 12:06 pm
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Haddock first choice, cod second followed by pollock. Can't stand that River Cobbker crap.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 12:19 pm
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battered haggis, with curry sauce


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 12:22 pm
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Got to be Haddock and left a day before cooking so it dries out a bit . Also fried in beef dripping too . Mmmmmmmmmm !


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 12:59 pm
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Battered Haggis is a wonderful thing 🙂

Haddock, but must be fried in dripping


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 1:01 pm
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Other half says Haddock as Cod is a dirty, filthy fish that lives in shallower waters.

I think she's just codist and both are equally tasty.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 1:15 pm
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Fanny Craddock


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 1:24 pm
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Haddock, far tastier.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 1:27 pm
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Cod's got skin on, haddock's got none.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 1:29 pm
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The best cod I ever had was that fresh it ate my chips 😆


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 1:36 pm
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Don't mind, they all taste the same.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 2:20 pm
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Haddock. There's no other way


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 2:35 pm
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Haddock.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 3:28 pm
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Sorry Binners and sandwich, as the son of a former fish and chip shop owner I can tell you categorically that it must be fried in beef dripping, anyone who says otherwise is talking out of their bottom!

Well if you want non-hipster fried fish that would do it I suppose.

I nice sandwich that Binners. Cheers.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 3:32 pm
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I'm always drawn more to cod. Think the word sounds nicer.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 3:38 pm
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Haddock or Pollack for me.

Love that Binners - resident of poncey foodsville - is banging on about hipsters.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 3:42 pm
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Cod or Haddock?

Neither.
Ling FTW. Except you don't get it in chip shops AFAIK.


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 4:08 pm
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Coley. Been doing a cracking fish curry with it since we found it in the freezer section of Waitrose


 
Posted : 01/07/2016 5:29 pm