To be real non PC tell your friends that your chips are cooked in the fat taken from around the livers of Geese used to produce Pate de foie gras.
Is this what you are after
Offshore,walk to the end of Soi Cowboy and turn right. Oh My Cod was decent, but I hear it's closed? The only reason to go to Khao San
You spelled Felch wrong...Originally Posted by Fluke
^Same thing, innit?...
Dunno...........I ve never been to France
And Felchland?...
Brilliant, on You Tube, Dueling Banjos
Chiang Mai's Chippy on Wheels Wins Loyal Fans
The fish-and-chip shop is quintessentially British, along with warm beer, red phone boxes and Yorkshire pudding.
Now one enterprising Londoner has brought a taste of the traditional chippy to Chiang Mai, where he peddles his tasty wares from a mobile food cart.
Dee, who asked to go by the one name, opened "the first mobile fish-and-chips in Thailand" in July last year, after finding an old recipe for fish batter that his father had used. His dad, originally from Hong Kong, ran a thriving South London chippy called George’s Fish Bar from 1963 to 1992.
So how difficult can it be to make a fish batter? Quite tricky, according to 41-year-old Dee, whose mother is from Chiang Rai and who grew up there until moving to England at the age of three.
"There are many types of flour involved," he said in his chirpy Cockney accent, adding that his ingredients aren't "something you would find on the shelves".
Dee's food cart is the same as those used by other mobile vendors in Thailand. It's a bit battered - if you’ll excuse the pun - but it enables him to serve his loyal customers in various locations while keeping his overheads low.
He is adamant that he will never turn the business into a regular chippy. "No, I don’t want to open a shop," he said. "I like to do something different ... and you reach more customers, they can follow you as well. It’s easy for your customers, and it’s easy for you."
Most of Dee’s regulars are Thais and expats who have settled down in Chiang Mai, and they have stuck with him since he launched the business last year. Some check his schedule via his Facebook page, while others have memorised it by heart.
"They know my routine, they know where I am," he laughed. "Most people would actually call me up now. If it’s raining, they’d say 'Hey Dee, are you out?'"
He is also on other social media sites including Twitter and Foursquare, allowing the business to win more followers through word of mouth.
"Some people have found out [about the shop] even before they arrived here," said Dee. "I’ve had a few Australians, some New Zealanders, and a few people from Argentina ... and they say 'we know where exactly where to find you when we arrive in Chiang Mai'."
In Britain, of course, people know what to expect from a chippy, but a lot Thais won’t. So has anybody asked for ketchup?
"I provide ketchup," Dee says coolly, because while staying true to the original recipe he also caters to his customers' tastes. "But I would encourage people to try tartar sauce and malt vinegar. I make my own tartar sauce."
Dee also provides catering services for weddings, school fetes, parties and other events. For more information, call him on 081 690 5579, or visit his Facebook page.
Oh, and by the way – the fish and chips taste fantastic!
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)