German & American Try Fish & Chips in London, England! 

Chip shop chips demand salt and vinegar.

Those chips look nice. You seem a lovely couple, but if you keep calling them “french fries” I’ll be lobbying for your deportation 😁

If you like crisp French Fries that’s good but you have bought CHIPS. They are meant to be warm and filling.

Believe me, fish and chips are best eaten at the seaside in sea air, straight out of the bag using your fingers only and it must have a dash of salt and vinegar.

Fish and chips should be eaten with your fingers not cutlery.

The excitement of an American in front of fried food never ceases to amaze...

French fries are not the same as chips. French fries in the UK are what you get with a macdonalds. The Thames is pronounced Tems.

WHERE IS THE SALT 'N' VINEGAR? IF YOU DON'T EAT FISH 'N' CHIPS WITH VINEGAR THEN YOU ARE NOTBING BUT A BUNCH OF PAGANS MY FRIENDS. OH ONE MORE THING, YOU MUST USE YOUR HANDS TOO OK?

Pleeeease stop saying British french fries. It is bloody CHIPS man.

fresh chips should be a little crisp on outside, problem is when you have them to take away the steam they give off trapped inside the paper or container they are in quickly turns them soggy. Secret is keep them open not wrapped.

Where's the vinegar?

My soul died a little when they didn't put any malt vinegar on it :(

Fish and chips typically is cod in the south of England and haddock in the north.

I'm in Scotland, holding my hands up in horror at the ketchup and mayo on the chips lol Here in Fife, east coast of Scotland we call fish and chips a fish supper and on it we put salt, vinegar and brown sauce. In other areas people forego the brown sauce. For me it has to be haddock too 🙂

You've been led astray.......... chips need salt and vinegar :-) Mushy peas are traditionally made from marrow fat peas, not standard peas, hence the difference. Fish and chips in England tends to be cod & chips. The further north you go it's more likely to be haddock & chips. I live in north of Scotland and I've never seen cod here.

Fish and chips are finger food walking at the seaside in summer. Haddock is my favourite but I live up north

The longer its in the box, it starts to steam, then it goes soggy, its best straight out of the fryer. I mean the chips, and mushy peas are great with salt and vinigar.

As a Brit I wouldn’t dream of eating fish and chips in London. You need to go to the seaside!

l have to say that those fish look good, even though they're probably not cooked in beef dripping which is the best oil to use.

Innit amazing that English is spoken in England! Shock horror! 😂

When I was a child the chips should be double cooked, part cooked at a medium temp rested then finished cooking again at high temp that way the inside is softish and the outside is crispy.

You’re wrong to call Chips “french fries” because french fries are those horrible stringy, tasteless, thin McDonalds type things; our “chips” are probably called “home fries” in the US indicating their larger size and better taste.

Thr risk of greasyness is why it's standardly served in salt and vinegar. Lemon jouice has the same effect, to cut through grease with acid, and just brighten up the flavour in general.

Eat with your fingers ( true way) Enough of the french fries They are chips...!!!!!!!

By the way: it isn't pronounced Had-dock; there's no stress on the second syllable. It's just 'Hadd'ck'

Just watched the video. As a kid in Germany I’ve learned, never cut fish with a knife. Fish looks very delish!

Back when I was a kid in the 50s and 60s. Fish and chips were considered a very cheap hot meal. But really delicious. At that time they were cooked in Beef Dripping. The chips should be soft. The dominant flavour should involve lots of salt and malt vinegar. Scraps (loose bits of batter, supplied free) helped to soak up the salt and vinegar. It all started to go wrong in the 70s. Fish became more expensive and so chip shops lowered the quality or freshness of fish, to keep costs down. They also switched to frying in oil. Then came the idea of different sauces rather than vinegar. Back in the early 1800s most people would only taste sea fish when visiting the coast. All that changed with the early railways. Suddenly fresh sea fish was available in land, and the whole thing boomed, into every town and village.

we put vinegar on mushy peas aswell, they are dried marrowfat peas soaked overnight and cooked with butter,you guys are so english right now,we always say fish and chips tastes better outside

You don’t have French fries with fish it’s just chips

Firstly the river is pronounced "Temz". Secondly, fries are the thin chips you get from fast food type places. Can't believe they left the skin on, must be a London thing. Chips and fish always taste nicer on a bench outside.

You keep saying french fries,it is CHIPS! You really did miss out,the chip shop guy should have recommended the salt and vinegar and most people in UK eat the fish and chips with their hands.

as a belgian i have to say that french fries coming original from Belgium, they not coming from France

i think its best in north yorks at scarborough, i would recommend mother hubbards

Very appetite inducing !!!!!!!! Excellent!

Please remember, when in England it's "chips are hot and crisps are not". Mayonnaise should only be used on a salad. For fish and chips vinegar or tomato ketchup are the way to go. The fish is so good here because nowhere in the UK is more than 75 miles from the sea.

It’s good to see people enjoy fish and chips, so many people hate it. It’s traditional to be served a large portion of chips, it’s usually shared between two or more people.

You found Richmond, lucky you.Great city Area !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I was young I was introduced to chips (not French Fries - foreigner!) with Heinz salad cream. Don't care what other people think I prefer it to ketchup. Knife and fork though? Break the fish off with your fingers!

Richmond is lovely, very civilised.

My first Fish&Chips I had in Ireland. And it was surprisingly good (I’m not a fisheater). But in London it was the first time with peas and vinegar. It was far better. And last time I had F&C in Vegas in an Irish Pub. It was good too - but the best I think was in London. __Greetz from 🇩🇪

Anybody who comes to the UK should research where they're going before eating fish & chips. They are a lot of very "meh" chip shops but few very good ones. If you can eat in the chip shop do it, the chips and fish will be at their best, it doesn't travel well. Traditionally you have malt vinegar & salt on your chips (in that order). Put salt on first and the vinegar washes it off, put vinegar on first and the salt sticks giving you the flavour profile you want. Cod is most popular, but haddock & plaice (my favourite) are other options. You can eat the fish with various accompaniments, ketchup, mushy peas but the proper way is with tartare sauce. Enjoy.

Yumm! Makes me think of my tradition when I go to the beach, I always order the same sandwich - a deep fried crusted cod fillet at Frosty Frog Cafe in HHI. Just looked it up and sure enough, Fish & Chips! Best to eat it immediately so the oil from the deep frying doesn't settle.

I’ll be in Charleston on Nov 4-6 and I’m going to that fish and chips place in North Charleston! Can’t wait

UK fish and chips are amazing, I love the mushy peas as well, my so good.

She corrected herself when she said french fries instead of chips so why is everyone in the comments popping off at her? 😭 Also its cool you went to richmond! That is where you find most germans in london! Thry have a bilingual school there

"Mushy peas are a weird colour!" You mean like pea-green? Fish and chips can be a little greasy. I don't eat too much of the batter.

Fish and chips, made to be eaten using your hands while walking home from the pub.

Chip shop chips are not French fries. They are cut much thicker for a start.

This was a fun video! Ya’ll are the best!

That’s mad this is literally my local chippy! Glad u guys enjoyed it :)

I'm watching all your videos because I only found your channel recently & I love it. I am on a strict diet so I'm enjoying the food in my mind :) I always eat fish & chips with my hands, even in my house. Also another condiment - Soy sauce works well on fish & chips, (does anyone else eat them that way, or just my family?).

The peas used for mushy peas are actually a different kind of pea to the more common garden peas most people are used to eating, marrowfat peas are used for mushy peas and they have a very unique flavour of their own, I love them and grow them on my vegetable patch too.

Do not say “ fish and French fries” !

Vinegar, or non-brewed condiment as you usually get is to disperse the grease as well as flavour the food. Personally I prefer the chippy which is local to me, less than 100m from my house and mostly non-greasy. It's quite slow service as you order when you come in the door and it's all freshly made for you. They let it drain before serving so as I say less greasy. Chips are also crispy and mostly also less greasy.

Fish and chips is a hand food

Fish 'n Chip chips are deep fried fluffy and you always end up throwing some away, especially if you order a lot for yourself, you need fish 'n Chip vinegar, I always have danelion and burdock.

I live in Glasgow and the fish & chips up here are excellent 👌🏻 I haven’t tried any in London before so I can’t compare 🤷🏻‍♂️

I visited the English coast several times and had fresh fish with chips. It's super tasty and I miss it but how can you ask for ketchup and mayonnaise when you put vinegar on the chips?

What is “French fries?”

Cod is traditional in England but Haddock is traditional in Scotland, so the guy in the chippie was half right. The longer you take to eat a fish supper (as it is known in Scotland) the greasier and soggier it will get. Chips and French Fries are two different things in the UK, both are fried or oven cooked chipped potatoes but Chips are thicker and French Fries are the really skinny ones that you typically get in burger bars.

The river is pronounced Temms.

That's why they're chips, not french fries. Where's the vinegar? And in North UK, we put the peas with the meal, not separate.

They tried Fish and Chips in London, a schoolboy error big style.

You should have got the haddock much better than cod . So happy to see that you are both safe

I love fish and chips, being an average british person XD

You are meant to have salt and vinegar!!!!!!! On fish and chips 😂 and curry sauce you should of got curry sauce to dip your chips in

french fries are frozen reconstituted potato commercially processed cooked from frozen. traditional fish and chips should be eaten open as you walk out of the chippie for perfection if there bagged or wrapped they go greasy and soggy, and the British chip is made from wholesome aged spuds not reconstituted potato also good top class fish frier highly skilled with best results as with all good food is like gold dust

'Tems', not 'tayms'.

I live in the North of England and we tend to have more haddock than cod and we have mint sauce on our mushy peas yummy. We also have curry sauce, chips and curry sauce is amazing, OMG I'm really hungry now 🤤

I don't like fish but this made me hungry ...

I'm so happy about every new video from you guys. 😊 Thanks for such a great content here on RU-vid.

I love eating fish and chips. Especially with tartar sauce. Did you try chips with vinegar? I tried it once but didn‘t really like it.

The best Fish and Chips can be eaten at the Seaside, same as icecream, it’s 100% better than in other places and I live in London, there are some quality chippies in London, but Devon and Cornwall have amazing chippies

It's nice to see you both having a good time! 😎 Fish and chips can be very hit and miss in the UK. You need to chose your shop well. It looks like you did pretty well, especially with the fish. You're right, mushy peas isn't a dip. Chips aren't meant to be like that really. People don't cook them like that at home. They're meant to be slightly crispy on the outside and soft potato on the inside - more like a thick French fry. Cod is the fish which is traditionally served, but haddock, plaice or sole are also delicious. Also, fish and chips doesn't "keep" or travel at all well - it's best eaten straight away because carrying it around in a box and plastic bag makes the batter soft and the chips floppy. 😁 The shops usually ask if you want salt and vinegar. Traditionally, that would just go over the chips, although some shops insist on throwing tons of it over absolutely everything - so just ask them to stop if they're going ape-crazy with the condiments! ✋✋✋✋✋ 🥴 Historically, mushy peas are much more of a northern English thing, although you do find them everywhere now. It's very interesting that you both love it...for some reason I actually find them quite disgusting...and being half northern that's almost a sacrilegious comment! 🍵 🤢 🤮 😂 (PS. Just for info - the River Thames is pronounced "tems" like "gems" rather than "tames" in British English. Just another of the wonders of our pronunciation versus spelling! 🤪😎 )

Split 50/50 mayo and ketchup ( sometimes mixed together) and I like Haddock over codd just my preference also apple cider/malt vinegar sprinkle on everything

*Wondering? Why myself haven't had Fish "&" Chips about a year from now? Did y'all taste delightful?*

Did you try it with vinegar? That’s the way a lot of British eat it. It makes me happy to see you both enjoying it so much.

This meal looks amazing...though I'll skip the mushy peas. Even in America, fish and chips is one of my favorite dishes when I eat out!

In Belgium and in the Netherlands I've eaten the best pommes frites of my life.

Jellied eels were a step to far I guess 😂

Damn right its good! Fish, chips and mushy peas is food heaven lol prefer haddock to cod... Now I'm hungry

It's chips not French fries!!

I do not know why people have lemon with fish when you've got malt vinegar

In regards to the mushy peas you usually drench your chips with them basically pour them over the chips or you could use as dip or eat on their own 😊

French fries are thin and typically crunchy as they absorb more oil which gives the crunch while chips are alot thicker absorb less oil and due to this they can be crunchy outer layer and soft inner side they can still have oil on the outside however but it does not go to the inside.

cod always tastes better to me as haddock seems to have a slightly metalic taste imo , gotta have mushy peas and salt and vinegar on that meal :)

Als mein Freund aus Amerika herkam haben wir im ganzen Haus Post its geklebt mit dem jeweiligen Begriff. Immer wenn er einen konnte kam der Zettel ab. Vielleicht hilft das?😊

No etiquette with outdoor fish and chips, if it's too hot to handle use the plastic, if it doesn't burn you use your fingers!

I've lived here in the UK my entire life and I'm 49 years old and fish and chips is my go to weekend takeaway. I have lived by the sea for the past 20 years and the fish is probably fresher here but it's absolutely yummy and the portion sizes do tend to be very big - that's normal for a good fish and chip shop xx

Love mushy peas. You need to try steak and kidney pudding!

The best fish and chips in the world are from Grimsby the biggest fishing port in the world.

Thames, pronounced “Tems”.

Hi its Lyndsey I love chips soft and my fav is cod u put mussey peas on your chips and fish

You need to find the right shop, some are rubbish. the locals usually know the best ones. Loving all the mispronounced names.

The best french fries are baked in Belgium... we have takeaways specialized in French fries and various snacks... Fried fish is actually also a speciality from Zeeland

“Typical British French Fry”? They’re CHIPS. He’s right though - most shop-bought chips are limp and nasty - homemade, twice-fried in beef dripping, with that unique smoky, nutty flavour are much better. Ps haddock is pronounced like hadk, not had-ock 👍🏻In the north, haddock was the normal fish used, and cod was the cheaper less popular option. Nice review, but lemon on your fish? 😳 No no no - copious amounts of salt and vinegar are the only way 😋

Malt vinegar is British for fries

Had ock 😂😂😂

CHIPS...not french fries

Mushy peas are amazing. Should be introduced everywhere in the world