Canadians have a lot of connections to the British, we share a lot of history and with that, a lot of food. That is why growing up, not only did my family visit London, Liverpool and Brighton regularly, but we also brought back some of their edible delights.
One of my favorites is the traditional fish and chips. To translate that into Canadian it’s fish (deep fried) and fries, and it’s amazing.
It’s simple, easy to cook, and tastes great which is all you want when arranging a dinner party, that way you have more time to hang out with your friends and drink copious amounts of beer while listening to great music, and that’s exactly what happened last night.
I can literally cook this dish in my sleep, so I had a lot of time to hang out with my gang of friends. As always Toby picked apart my record collection with vicious slander, questioning my gender. Personally I think Alanis Morissette is both a talented genius and a national treasure, but we can’t all have my great taste in music.
Eric and Angela reaction to the news of getting served a traditional English dish, was to spend most of the night talking in British accents. Sounds hilarious? Well it wasn’t, but hats off to them for being so dedicated to the bit. It was like Downton Abbey if it was worse than it already is.
Luckily the tasty food seemed to deter them from continuing the whole night. While fish and chips is quite an easy dish to cook, you have to be careful to make sure the skin stays crispy but not burnt, and the flesh is tender but not under-cooked. Other than that I recommend, peas and some British ale to accompany it. It’s a great dish.