DH & I ate out last night at one of our favourite authentic English
style pubs. We frequent 2 both owned by people who came to Canada from
England not all that long ago and are pretty good friends with the
owners of where we ate last night. The fish & chips are always
wonderful at both places. DH had the traditional style fish & chips
breaded with golden brown french fries served on a platter style dish
along with a lemon wedge and tartar sauce. They make their own tartar
sauce and the fries are handcut so they really are a treat. I should
have taken pictures because the piece of fish is as long as the platter.
I don't like breading so I usually just pick it off, leave it on the
plate, then sprinkle on malt vinegar or lemon juice. The resulting fish
is always nice and moist. They know that so suggested trying it
broiled. A huge piece of fish the same size as DH's was served with an
orange sauce and mashed potatoes - real mashed not the boxed kind - with
a side of coleslaw. The orange sauce was excellent so I googled for
one. It had a really nice flavour so I'd like to try it at home since
we eat a lot of fish. DH said to just ask her for the recipe so I will
next time I'm talking to her. In the meantime I found a few that I
think will come close. One has white wine in it and another site
indicates it is good for fighting hunger and weight-loss. Well duh fish
is good for that anyway as long as you leave the breading off. I've
used lemon a lot on fish and have even used lemon, lime, and orange
slices to stuff fish cooked on the grill but I had never heard of orange
sauce until last night!

Only condiments served in a chippy in UK are Malt Vinegar and Salt !

~patches~ wrote:
> DH & I ate out last night at one of our favourite authentic English
> style pubs. We frequent 2 both owned by people who came to Canada from
> England not all that long ago and are pretty good friends with the
> owners of where we ate last night. The fish & chips are always
> wonderful at both places. DH had the traditional style fish & chips
> breaded with golden brown french fries served on a platter style dish
> along with a lemon wedge and tartar sauce. They make their own tartar
> sauce and the fries are handcut so they really are a treat. I should
> have taken pictures because the piece of fish is as long as the platter.
> I don't like breading so I usually just pick it off, leave it on the
> plate, then sprinkle on malt vinegar or lemon juice. The resulting fish
> is always nice and moist. They know that so suggested trying it
> broiled. A huge piece of fish the same size as DH's was served with an
> orange sauce and mashed potatoes - real mashed not the boxed kind - with
> a side of coleslaw. The orange sauce was excellent so I googled for
> one. It had a really nice flavour so I'd like to try it at home since
> we eat a lot of fish. DH said to just ask her for the recipe so I will
> next time I'm talking to her. In the meantime I found a few that I
> think will come close. One has white wine in it and another site
> indicates it is good for fighting hunger and weight-loss. Well duh fish
> is good for that anyway as long as you leave the breading off. I've
> used lemon a lot on fish and have even used lemon, lime, and orange
> slices to stuff fish cooked on the grill but I had never heard of orange
> sauce until last night!

~patches~ wrote:

> I
> think will come close. One has white wine in it and another site
> indicates it is good for fighting hunger and weight-loss. Well duh fish
> is good for that anyway as long as you leave the breading off. I've
> used lemon a lot on fish and have even used lemon, lime, and orange
> slices to stuff fish cooked on the grill but I had never heard of orange
> sauce until last night!

A local restaurant used to serve an incredible orange based sauce with
coconut shrimp. I managed to get the ingredients from the chef one night
when I remarked that there was something missing from the sauce..... mustard
powder. He was impressed that I identified the missing ingredient, and let
slip the other ingredients, seville orange marmalade and balsamic vinegar.

"~patches~" wrote in message
> DH & I ate out last night at one of our favourite authentic English style
> pubs. We frequent 2 both owned by people who came to Canada from England
> not all that long ago and are pretty good friends with the owners of where
> we ate last night. The fish & chips are always wonderful at both places.
> DH had the traditional style fish & chips breaded with golden brown french
> fries served on a platter style dish along with a lemon wedge and tartar
> sauce. They make their own tartar sauce and the fries are handcut so they
> really are a treat. I should have taken pictures because the piece of
> fish is as long as the platter. I don't like breading so I usually just
> pick it off, leave it on the plate, then sprinkle on malt vinegar or lemon
> juice.

Most pubs in England, and the fish and chip shops, always served fish
battered and fried, with salt and malt vinegar on the side. Some of the
places have tried to go trendy, though.
The last time I was home with my cousins, we ate in a fish and chip
restaurant which had white table linens, water goblets and pink napkins!

It sounds like your friends have realised that the "New World" likes its
tartar sauce and lemon.

Dora