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Issue 09 16-31 MAY 2014
Oh My Cod –
My Plaice or Yours?
Fish and chips a Pattaya tradition Contrary to rumor, fish and chips have been on the go in Pattaya for a very long time. Loong John, a Scottish expat who operated a humble cafeteria off Pattaya Central Road, was serving them in the 1980s along with other favorites such as “mince and tatties”. Greg’s Kitchen and The Sportsman, still going strong of course, also have a long tradition of good quality and generous portions as part of a much wider menu. The first take-away specialist outlet in Pattaya dates back to 1995 and was known as The Toby Jug, on Soi Yamoto. Sadly the enterprise was short-lived as the owners never quite mastered the right temperature for the fat and the chips were lamentably soggy. Also there was nowhere to sit down on the premises and the opening hours relied too much on daylight customers. Don’t forget, a lot of
Brits like fish and chips after a few late beers. Fish-and-chips shops have existed in Britain since the 1860s, spurred on by the arrival of railways in the industrial revolution age
which facilitated the transport of fresh fish from the ports to the industrial cities. It was one of the very few dishes not subject to rationing in World War Two in the early 1940s. Many researchers have
come to the conclusion that fish and chips did indeed help win the war against Hitler. Some fish-and-chip shops have imaginative names too. Continued on page P2/26