fish, chips and mushy peas
Oct 23rd 2008, 12:14 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
remember being in a chippy in Cornwall they had mushy peas on the menu but refused to put them on my chips, said it was disgusting, instead I had to have them seperate in a cup 
Oct 23rd 2008, 3:05 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
What happened to the 'customer is always right'!!
Oct 23rd 2008, 11:02 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
Indeed.
At the moment i'm having to satisfy my mushy pea craving with buying tins of Batchelors from the 'Treats from home' shop in the centrepoint building in Sydney CBD. At least I can have them at home if i can get the fish and chips there in time without going cold....!!!
It's difficult to get fish and chips where I live anyway as it's a fair drive from the coast (45 - 50 mins) - all i get are pizza places, kebab joints and McD's.
On a side issue, why can't you get 'proper' fishcake butties south of Sheffield???? If you ask for a fishcake down south or in the midlands you just get a little poxy rissole thing!
At the moment i'm having to satisfy my mushy pea craving with buying tins of Batchelors from the 'Treats from home' shop in the centrepoint building in Sydney CBD. At least I can have them at home if i can get the fish and chips there in time without going cold....!!!
It's difficult to get fish and chips where I live anyway as it's a fair drive from the coast (45 - 50 mins) - all i get are pizza places, kebab joints and McD's.
On a side issue, why can't you get 'proper' fishcake butties south of Sheffield???? If you ask for a fishcake down south or in the midlands you just get a little poxy rissole thing!
Oct 23rd 2008, 11:08 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
We buy Batchelors Mushy Pies from the English shop in Capalabar, and have found that Red Rooster have got the best fish on offer here in Forest Lake, so whilst OH goes to collect the fish & chips i stick on the mushy pies..yum yum
Oct 23rd 2008, 11:12 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
only joking....never come across staff in a chip shop refusing to do what the customer asks! Maybe they were worried that the soggy mess would make the paper rip and they'd have a splat of green mush on their shop floor!!!
Oct 23rd 2008, 11:15 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
Indeed.
At the moment i'm having to satisfy my mushy pea craving with buying tins of Batchelors from the 'Treats from home' shop in the centrepoint building in Sydney CBD. At least I can have them at home if i can get the fish and chips there in time without going cold....!!!
It's difficult to get fish and chips where I live anyway as it's a fair drive from the coast (45 - 50 mins) - all i get are pizza places, kebab joints and McD's.
On a side issue, why can't you get 'proper' fishcake butties south of Sheffield???? If you ask for a fishcake down south or in the midlands you just get a little poxy rissole thing!
At the moment i'm having to satisfy my mushy pea craving with buying tins of Batchelors from the 'Treats from home' shop in the centrepoint building in Sydney CBD. At least I can have them at home if i can get the fish and chips there in time without going cold....!!!
It's difficult to get fish and chips where I live anyway as it's a fair drive from the coast (45 - 50 mins) - all i get are pizza places, kebab joints and McD's.
On a side issue, why can't you get 'proper' fishcake butties south of Sheffield???? If you ask for a fishcake down south or in the midlands you just get a little poxy rissole thing!
Now coming from someone who has never had mushy pea's and is from the South (so doesnt see what all the fuss is about!) - this may seem a strange question - but cant people just mush up normal cooked pea's - or is there something other than just pea's in the mushy pea's tin! (oh, just realised you would have a problem with the skins!)
Oct 23rd 2008, 11:53 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
Here’s my recipe for great Mushy Peas that has been passed down to me from my Mam and Granma in South Wales
225g/8oz dried marrowfat peas
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
35g/1¼oz butter
freshly ground black pepper salt
Soak the peas in a large bowl, in three times their volume of water with the bicarbonate of soda for at least four hours or, if you have the time, overnight. Drain the peas, rinse under the tap, and place on the stove in a large pan and cover with the water. Cover and bring to the boil and once boiled, reduce the heat and simmer the peas for 1½-2 hours, stirring from time to time. (If you can’t get dried use canned marrowfat peas and skip this part)
The peas should be soft and mushy in texture but not too dry. If they are wet, continue cooking over the heat with the lid off to dry out a little. Beat in the butter and season.
225g/8oz dried marrowfat peas
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
35g/1¼oz butter
freshly ground black pepper salt
Soak the peas in a large bowl, in three times their volume of water with the bicarbonate of soda for at least four hours or, if you have the time, overnight. Drain the peas, rinse under the tap, and place on the stove in a large pan and cover with the water. Cover and bring to the boil and once boiled, reduce the heat and simmer the peas for 1½-2 hours, stirring from time to time. (If you can’t get dried use canned marrowfat peas and skip this part)
The peas should be soft and mushy in texture but not too dry. If they are wet, continue cooking over the heat with the lid off to dry out a little. Beat in the butter and season.
Oct 23rd 2008, 5:32 pm
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
One of these fish n chip shops (Duncraig - Marmion Ave or Marmion shops can't remember now) used to do mushy peas. I never managed to find decent chips over there though, they were more like deep fried oven chips. Must admit now I'm back in UK the fish and chips around here are fantastic, much yummier than the ones in Perth.
Oct 23rd 2008, 9:52 pm
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
LOL I don't know, they're Cornish
cos what you are talking about is a Yorkshire fish cake 
a lovely lady I know has sent me Jamie Olivers recipe for mushys 
Fab, actually my mum always made her own like this but I have never seen marrowfat peas in Oz?
a lovely lady I know has sent me Jamie Olivers recipe for mushys Fab, actually my mum always made her own like this but I have never seen marrowfat peas in Oz?
Oct 23rd 2008, 9:56 pm
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
One of these fish n chip shops (Duncraig - Marmion Ave or Marmion shops can't remember now) used to do mushy peas. I never managed to find decent chips over there though, they were more like deep fried oven chips. Must admit now I'm back in UK the fish and chips around here are fantastic, much yummier than the ones in Perth.
Its it a different Cod to ours? cos I dont reckon you can beat a nice bit o cod 
Oct 24th 2008, 1:13 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
So where can you get a nice bit of chip shop roe. not the fresh muck, the nice tinned roe, sliced into rounds and fried in batter. mmmmmmm
Oct 24th 2008, 2:05 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
Coles supermarket at Kings Cross (under the coke sign) sells a selection of british goods probably due to the number of backpackers in the area and I've found they sell tinned mushy peas
Oct 24th 2008, 2:51 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
Some of the british shops sell the Bisto chip shop mushy peas and curry sauce...not bad but nothing like what you get from the chippy. i miss the chips too
Oct 24th 2008, 3:07 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
We found a lovely F &C shop in woodvale were we live lol trappers fish beautiful fis and crispy chip and curry sauce (even though im irish ) and we r supposed to eat nothing but boiled potatoes lol not muchy peas lmao try it
Oct 24th 2008, 10:36 am
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Re: fish, chips and mushy peas
Here’s my recipe for great Mushy Peas that has been passed down to me from my Mam and Granma in South Wales
225g/8oz dried marrowfat peas
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
35g/1¼oz butter
freshly ground black pepper salt
Soak the peas in a large bowl, in three times their volume of water with the bicarbonate of soda for at least four hours or, if you have the time, overnight. Drain the peas, rinse under the tap, and place on the stove in a large pan and cover with the water. Cover and bring to the boil and once boiled, reduce the heat and simmer the peas for 1½-2 hours, stirring from time to time. (If you can’t get dried use canned marrowfat peas and skip this part)
The peas should be soft and mushy in texture but not too dry. If they are wet, continue cooking over the heat with the lid off to dry out a little. Beat in the butter and season.
225g/8oz dried marrowfat peas
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
35g/1¼oz butter
freshly ground black pepper salt
Soak the peas in a large bowl, in three times their volume of water with the bicarbonate of soda for at least four hours or, if you have the time, overnight. Drain the peas, rinse under the tap, and place on the stove in a large pan and cover with the water. Cover and bring to the boil and once boiled, reduce the heat and simmer the peas for 1½-2 hours, stirring from time to time. (If you can’t get dried use canned marrowfat peas and skip this part)
The peas should be soft and mushy in texture but not too dry. If they are wet, continue cooking over the heat with the lid off to dry out a little. Beat in the butter and season.