This is How British Fish and Chips Ought to Look
For Americans traveling to London, or really anywhere in the United Kingdom, there is one stereotypical English meal that must be sought out: fish and chips. It's a comfort food, so it doesn't matter if you find yourself in the UK all the time or if you've been saving up for years for a London vacation, because fish & chips is just one of those things.
We found this perfect juicy specimen of fish & chips (the chips are behind the fish, effectively propping it up) at the inexpensive and cozy pub restaurant called The World's End in Edinburgh, Scotland recently. Sure it's right on the Royal Mile and surrounded by shops that try to sell tartan to tourists, but you can't deny that it's a damned good place to settle down for a hearty meal, and perhaps sample haggis with one of their appetizers (so you're not stuck with a whole dinner of it). Forgive us for not devouring some fish & chips wrapped up in newspaper, but that gets greasy messy.
The World's End is so called since it sits on the foundations of what used to be the edge fortifications of the city, and therefore it was the end of the known world for denizens of the city back centuries ago. And now it's proven the start of our love affair with cranachan, a berry cobbler-like Scottish dessert. Now we just wish we had a picture of that too...
What's you favorite UK pub for fish & chips? Drop your tips in the comments so we all have some new spots to hit next time!
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Non-disclosure: No, the pub didn't pay for our food or even know who we were. We paid for and discovered everything ourselves, so you know it's good.
[Photo: Jaunted]
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