Crunchy chips drizzled with salt and vinegar and fish dipped in batter and fried till golden!
It is hard to imagine the British culinary repertoire without fish and chips, and what may be termed as Britain’s “national dish”, or the UK’s most successful food export, certainly seems to find favour among many overseas visitors in Dublin too.
There are many fish & chips shops in the Irish capital, where patrons can enjoy a generous portion of delightful freshly-fried cod or haddock with an equally large portion of scrumptious chips to complement the meal.
So why not wind down and relax in a fish & chips shop, sipping some Guinness to your pleasure. Or, if the weather permits, you may choose to enjoy your meal while strolling along the sea. In fact, most establishments in Ireland continue to serve fish and chips in paper-bags with greaseproof inner-lining bags for you to take away.
In Dublin, it has become popular to order a "one and one" (originating from pointing at a menu and asking for "one of those and one of those"), meaning "a fish fillet and chips" or a "single and fish", (a "single" in Dublin slang means a "bag of chips").
Great chefs always like to diversify and give their own touch to a meal – and Irish chefs are no exception. To make Fish & Chips more interesting, many chefs have included prawn bisque, prawn chips, prawn cutlets, calamari rings, sea scallops and other delicacies to accompany this tasty meal.
Leo Burdock’s. By far one of the best fish and chips in Dublin, Leo Burdock’s has been serving fish and chips for nearly 100 years. Food is seasoned to request and wrapped up in a couple of food sheets, doing away with the newspaper tradition, before being tucked into a heavy-duty thick brown bag for your enjoyment. Tel (+353) 1-454 0306 or visit the website www.burdocks.ie
