Re: Harry Ramsden's new owner
MM
<som...@nothing.com> wrote:
>Give me a Chicken Madras any day
Or simply avoid chain fish and chip shops and patronise your local
family-run chippy instead! Far better in most cases.
MM
allanbonnetracy
> > I thought their main selling point was that they only fry in beef
> > dripping.
>
> Then you'd be dead wrong.
>
> http://www.harryramsdens.co.uk/faq/55-are-there-vegetarian-options-av...
>
OK I checked.
It seems that after the chain sold out in 1988, to a former KFC boss,
out went beef dripping and in came vegetable oil.
Also, fresh fish went out as well, they now cook frozen fish.
So, sounds crap basically.
We haven’t got one in Birmingham anymore.
The Birmingham outlet happened (maybe deliberately) to open less than
a mile away from a chippy that already had its own world famous
reputation. Having been featured in newspapers across the world and on
Letterman’s show, when it was filmed for a week in the UK.
It was more than good enough to see off Ramsdens, despite its beef
dripping, they gave up on the location, it’s a MacDonalds now.
Dave
>>> I thought their main selling point was that they only fry in beef
>>> dripping.
>> Then you'd be dead wrong.
>>
>> http://www.harryramsdens.co.uk/faq/55-are-there-vegetarian-options-av...
>>
>
> OK I checked.
>
> It seems that after the chain sold out in 1988, to a former KFC boss,
> out went beef dripping and in came vegetable oil.
>
> Also, fresh fish went out as well, they now cook frozen fish.
>
> So, sounds crap basically.
>
>
> The Birmingham outlet happened (maybe deliberately) to open less than
> a mile away from a chippy that already had its own world famous
> reputation. Having been featured in newspapers across the world and on
>
> It was more than good enough to see off Ramsdens, despite its beef
You are saying that it sells nothing but S**T now.
Uncle Spam
> Harry Ramsdens is now owned by Pakis :(
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8470844.stm
>
> Halal fish anyone?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jan/21/best-fish-chip-shop
dont worry he's Scottish and Italian....
Francis Burton
WTF <w...@dev.null> wrote:
>Did you know that most of the fish from fish and chips carts is a type
>of catfish from Vietnamese fish farms on the Mekong River Delta in
>Vietnam and Chao Phraya basin in Thailand.
>They are often labeled in North America as basa fish or bocourti. In
>the UK, the species is known mainly as Vietnamese river cobbler, with
>Basa the most common name used. In Europe, these fish are commonly
>marketed as pangassius or panga
>
>So do you really know what you're eating when you pick up your fish
>and chips from that cart?
Presumably, though, if it is described as "haddock" or "cod"
then it really is haddock or cod?
Francis
Uncle Spam
> In article <40gil51oa4aqujuj8sol0c22le49fng...@4ax.com>,
nono....its an islamist conspiracy...or was it jewish.....anyway,
always order haddock cos the cod has been sitting there for a while....
Francis Burton
WTF <w...@dev.null> wrote:
>>Presumably, though, if it is described as "haddock" or "cod"
>>then it really is haddock or cod?
>
>story about this, obviously you missed it.
That cod piece in the Times which turned out to be a load
of Vietnamese cobblers? Yes, I remember that now.
Francis
John Turner
"allanbonnetracy" wrote
> Then you'd be dead wrong.
>
> http://www.harryramsdens.co.uk/faq/55-are-there-vegetarian-options-av...
>
Stopped using HRs around that time (late 80s) as the quality nose-dived.
How can you have proper Yorkshire fish & chips unless they're fried in beef
dripping?
John.
John Turner
"MM" wrote
> Or simply avoid chain fish and chip shops and patronise your local
> family-run chippy instead! Far better in most cases.
The best in Yorkshire in recent years:
Wetherby Whaler
Thompsons in Wetwang
John.
MM
Yep, those are the kinds of chippy I was thinking of!
MM
martin
> "allanbonnetracy" wrote
>
>> Then you'd be dead wrong.
>>
>> http://www.harryramsdens.co.uk/faq/55-are-there-vegetarian-options-av...
>>
>
> Stopped using HRs around that time (late 80s) as the quality nose-dived.
> dripping?
It's the lack of wrapping in newsprint* that puts me off, somehow
cardboard boxes and polystyrene just isn't the same as unwrapping and
paper package. And don't forget the scraps
> John.
>
>
*newsprint is the type of paper
Bod
Bod
Two Dooberrys
I've never tasted a curry cooked by a white man that has been anything
like edible.
William Black
"True Blue" <garyb...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> The best F&C are *always* fried in
> beef dripping.
Not if you're trying to flog 'em in West Yorkshire...
--
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Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
Divided by Diversity ☺☻☺
> Harry Ramsdens is now owned by Pakis :(
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8470844.stm
>
> Halal fish anyone?
No, Harry Ramsden's sold by British people to Pakis.
martin
Newspaper generally has print on it, newsprint doesn't
>
> Bod
Dave
> "allanbonnetracy" wrote
>
>> Then you'd be dead wrong.
>>
>> http://www.harryramsdens.co.uk/faq/55-are-there-vegetarian-options-av...
>>
>
> Stopped using HRs around that time (late 80s) as the quality nose-dived
How could it have nosed dived from bad?
Dave
Dave
The cardboard and polystyrene wrapping do not let the steam out and you
end up with soggy chips and batter. Yeuck.
Dave
William Black
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Where on earth do we get people bright enough to use a computer but so bone
ignorant that they can't tell a Hindu name from a Muslim one?
CP
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> "Divided by Diversity ???" <stja...@googlemail.com> wrote in messagenews:52bd052d-5bbc-478f...@a15g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On 20 Jan, 18:48, "George" <none.n...@none.none> wrote:
> >> Harry Ramsdens is now owned by Pakis :(
>
> >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8470844.stm
>
> >> Halal fish anyone?
>
> > No, Harry Ramsden's sold by British people to Pakis.
>
> Where on earth do we get people bright enough to use a computer but so bone
> ignorant that they can't tell a Hindu name from a Muslim one?
Apparently you can teach a chimpanzee to use a computer, so it's
hardly surprising.
Mike P
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>
> Harry Ramsdens is now owned by Pakis :(
Wrong, but then I wouldn't expect anything more from a lot on this group.
He's of Indian origin.
> Halal fish anyone?
He's a Hindu, and fish is Halal anyway.
Mike P
Colin Trunt
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>
> Harry Ramsdens is now owned by Pakis :(
>
It's being renamed to Harry Ramadan's :O)
Dave
"Dave" <dave...@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
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Yes I was in there in the late 60s and it was good. In the early 90s I was
in there and it was horrible. I reckon that there is only one way from the
bottom and that is upwards.
That is of course provided that this paki can cook and keeps them lousy so
called paki and indian dishes off the menu.
regards
Dave
ldj...@hotmail.com
> Harry Ramsdens is now owned by Pakis :(
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8470844.stm
>
> Halal fish anyone?
Why does it matter? All fish is halal anyway.
Francis Burton
Archie <hot...@spittlegate.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Halal fish anyone?
>>
>> Why does it matter? All fish is halal anyway.
>
Bearing in mind that a whale is actually not a fish (it
is an insect).
Francis
Dave
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Dave
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pakistarnies
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Screamingwitch ©2002-2010
George
Herbacious
I should think a fish being killed with its throat cut dies a lot quicker
than letting it suffocate.
Uncle Spam
hahaha
William Black
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>
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8470844.stm
>
> Halal fish anyone?
>
They've been 'halal' for years.
One of the major selling points at their main outlet is that fish and meat
products are always fried in seperate fryers and that they fry only in
vegetable oil.
allanbonnetracy
> One of the major selling points at their main outlet is that fish and meat
> products are always fried in seperate fryers and that they fry only in
> vegetable oil.
>
I thought their main selling point was that they only fry in beef
dripping.
Which may present a rather interesting culture clash for the new owner.
William Black
"allanbonnetracy" <allanbo...@ireland.com> wrote in message
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> >
>> One of the major selling points at their main outlet is that fish and
>> meat
>> products are always fried in seperate fryers and that they fry only in
>> vegetable oil.
>>
>
> I thought their main selling point was that they only fry in beef
> dripping.
Then you'd be dead wrong.
http://www.harryramsdens.co.uk/faq/55-are-there-vegetarian-options-available.html
Michael Swift
s.com>, allanbonnetracy <allanbo...@ireland.com> writes
I suspect most use oil these days which would account for the crap fish
suppers that are around, I'll lucky, my local chippy used beef dripping,
mind you it's not a chap meal anymore.
Mike
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Fish is halal. You don't have to do anything special to it.
Hotblack Desiato
"George" <none...@none.none> wrote in message
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>
> Harry Ramsdens is now owned by Pakis :(
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8470844.stm
>
> Halal fish anyone?
>
That was a matter of time. The last time I attempted to eat at a Ramsden's I
was handed the worst plate of chips, and possibly the worst fast food, I
have had anywhere.. and that includes Little-Thief service stations...
I'm sure the badly bruised, half-cooked, pallid excuses for chips that
lightly adorned the plate couldn't legally have been fed to a dog, but that
didn't stop the proprietors from having the gall to sell them to naive fools
who had entered their establishment expecting to be served food.
Give me a Chicken Madras any day
Uncle Spam
> "George" <none.n...@none.none> wrote in message
Habib Ramsden ?
someone
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CP
Ranjit Boparan is an Indian/Hindu name, arsewipe.
Road_Hog
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>
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8470844.stm
>
> Halal fish anyone?
Road_Hog
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the crash. On the second occasion he was caught doing 95mph on Birmingham's
Aston Expressway, which only has a 50mph limit.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-561740/Tycoons-son-left-toddler-brain-damaged-70mph-horror-Range-Rover-crash-jailed-21-months.html
True Blue
> "George" <none.n...@none.none> wrote in message
>
> news:3f48nl....@news.alt.net...
>
>
>
> > Harry Ramsdens is now owned by Pakis :(
>
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8470844.stm
>
> > Halal fish anyone?
>
> They've been 'halal' for years.
>
> One of the major selling points at their main outlet is that fish and meat
> products are always fried in seperate fryers and that they fry only in
> vegetable oil.
Which is hardly a selling point. The best F&C are *always* fried in
beef dripping.
Maria
Around here, they all seem to be fried in palm oil, which is not only
disgusting, but unhealthy and contributes to the massive destruction of
rainforest in Indonesia. Maybe the government should ban palm oil!
the gods have made us mad
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So Harry's chip shop is now owned by an idol worshipping heathen, then?
the gods have made us mad
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So the solution is clear, throw the entire family out of the UK - and seize
the �170 million to give to the injured child.
MM
<garyb...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>Which is hardly a selling point. The best F&C are *always* fried in
>beef dripping.
And hardly any fish and chip shops do so.
MM
MM
Not up here in Lincs! There are some fantastic fish and chips widely
available and good value, too.
MM
John
<shamina....@gmail.com> wrote
> Get your facts right. Harry Ramsden is not bought by a pakistani . It's
> bought by an Indian, who is a Hindu. So stop dissing Pakistanis and
> Muslims at every chance you get
Depends upon which bit of HR you're talking about - the original Harry
Ramsden's chippy in Guiseley is now owned & operated by Wetherby Whaler -
and very fine fish & chips they are too!
No idea about the rest.
John.
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harry
> martin wrote:
> > On 22/01/2010 15:08, John Turner wrote:
> >> "allanbonnetracy" wrote
> >>> Then you'd be dead wrong.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> Stopped using HRs around that time (late 80s) as the quality nose-dived.
> >> How can you have proper Yorkshire fish& chips unless they're fried in
> >> beef
> >> dripping?
> >
> > It's the lack of wrapping in newsprint* that puts me off, somehow
> > cardboard boxes and polystyrene just isn't the same as unwrapping and
> > paper package. And don't forget the scraps
>
> The cardboard and polystyrene wrapping do not let the steam out and you
> end up with soggy chips and batter. Yeuck.
>
> Dave
Think of the dose of phthalates you get too!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate
harry
> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:28:28 -0000, Bod <bodr...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> > On 22/01/2010 16:26, martin wrote:
> >> On 22/01/2010 15:08, John Turner wrote:
> >>> "allanbonnetracy" wrote
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Stopped using HRs around that time (late 80s) as the quality
> >>> nose-dived.
> >>> How can you have proper Yorkshire fish& chips unless they're fried in
> >>> beef
> >>> dripping?
> >>
> >> It's the lack of wrapping in newsprint* that puts me off, somehow
> >> cardboard boxes and polystyrene just isn't the same as unwrapping and
> >> paper package. And don't forget the scraps
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> *newsprint is the type of paper
> > >
> > >
> > Yup, more commonly known as newspaper.
> >
> > Bod
>
> I've never tasted a curry cooked by a white man that has been anything
> like edible.
I never eat anywhere where the chef wipes his arse with his fingers
John
"Paul Pot" wrote
> The one in Blackpool is a joke.
years or so ago, and wouldn't go again.
John.
Paul Pot
queue, although there is a queue for the numbers. Then you stand around
waiting whilst lots of staff stand there doing nothing with piles of
food just sitting there. I still don't understand what was happening
and it still shocks me when I think about it.