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Italian-style chipper in Cork?

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    #92
    zilog_jones
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    Has anyone confirmed that any of the chippers in Cork actually use beef (or other animal) dripping for frying? Or is it just speculation? It makes an unhealthy dish even less healthy, and with vegetarian/vegan considerations these days I imagine less would be inclined to use it for cooking vegetables.

    I'm not sure it's the magic ingredient that some claim it to be...

    I saw someone earlier claim the Golden Fry have it inside, but I've only ever seen bags of spuds and boxes of some sort of cooking oil there.


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    #93
    the beer revolu
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    zilog_jones wrote: »
    Has anyone confirmed that any of the chippers in Cork actually use beef (or other animal) dripping for frying? Or is it just speculation? It makes an unhealthy dish even less healthy, and with vegetarian/vegan considerations these days I imagine less would be inclined to use it for cooking vegetables.

    I'm not sure it's the magic ingredient that some claim it to be...

    I saw someone earlier claim the Golden Fry have it inside, but I've only ever seen bags of spuds and boxes of some sort of cooking oil there.

    They're closed now, but Looney's in Blackpool definitely used beef dripping. I saw the boxes, clearly marked behind the counter. I even had a chat with the owner about it - he told me that they used to render their own but didn't really have the facilities to do it efficiently.


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    #94
    zilog_jones
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    Not sure if they're the same owners, but I found Looney's of Mayfield unremarkable.


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    #95
    rob316
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    Sorrento in Cobh is savage. I got the porchetta in a pitta with chips there before, really good.


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    #96
    roundymac
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    xabi wrote: »
    So which Lennox is the best? Jackie or CF?
    Jackies of course.


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    #97
    Outkast_IRE
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    Jackie Lennoxes was always beef dripping when lads i knew worked there pre 2010 . I dont know anyone working there now but i doubt they have changed, beef dripping gives good flavour and has a very high smoke point.


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    #98
    Flesh Gorden
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    Only the Chinese restaurants use sunflower oil for their frozen 3in1 chips.
    Beef Dripping is standard practice for chipper chips and long may it be.

    I worked in a chipper as a teen, made many bins of them.
    All skinned and chipped fresh into 100KG bins.

    Maris Piper are the usual breed, big 25KG bags.
    Then there was an MSG type preservative thrown on top during the wash, made them saltier as well as keeping them from going off.

    Blanched and then cooked proper.


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    #99
    corks finest
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    roundymac wrote: »
    Jackies of course.

    Hit and mostly miss


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    #100
    corks finest
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    They're closed now, but Looney's in Blackpool definitely used beef dripping. I saw the boxes, clearly marked behind the counter. I even had a chat with the owner about it - he told me that they used to render their own but didn't really have the facilities to do it efficiently.[/quot. ,decent chips at the time


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    #101
    Munstersrebel
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    Does anyone know why the Fishwife closed so suddenly, (a lil while ago)?



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    #102
    the beer revolu
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119591054#Comment_119591054

    I believe that the numbers just weren't adding up for them so they closed before things came to a crisis.



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    #103
    Munstersrebel
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭Munstersrebel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119591084#Comment_119591084

    Thanks! i live around the corner and last few weeks less ppl were queing up. Shame they were Corks best chipper!



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    #104
    thejuggler
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    Didn’t Romano Macari (best remembered from his pirate radio days) run an Italian chipper in Cook street in the 1980s?



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    #105
    notAMember
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/114155006#Comment_114155006


    oops, didn’t mean to post but can’t figure out how to delete on mobile. Ignore. :)



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    #106
    Hangdogroad
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/111242410#Comment_111242410

    They might have done decent chips at one point but they're just trading on their name now.



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    #107
    corks finest
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    Have to agree- less than average

    though tbf I haven’t been there in a few years since the stuff we got was practically inedible- burnt over cooked - obviously reheated southern fried chicken

    chips weren’t anything to write home about either



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    #108
    fonecrusher1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119602114#Comment_119602114

    Yup - Agreed. They're hit n miss at best. I live a good few miles from Lennox's Bandon rd now so I rarely get food there anymore. Its just not worth the drive. When they're good they're good but they have issues with consistency imo. Last times I got chips there they were undercooked. Unacceptable. Still better than my local Dino's though. Rough oul rubbish grub.



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    #109
    Esho
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119608335#Comment_119608335

    Can't go wrong with Dinos



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    #110
    fonecrusher1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119608539#Comment_119608539

    Oh you can.



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    #111
    Esho
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119609732#Comment_119609732

    Do tell



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    #112
    the beer revolu
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119608539#Comment_119608539

    Dino's in Douglas is a disaster. Half cooked chips.

    But I've had some of the nicest chips I've ever had from Dino's in Kinsale.



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    #113
    Esho
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119610980#Comment_119610980

    I've only had good chips from there and Turner's X. They still have the nicest chips in Cork I reckon,and I'm here 2 years now

    The golden fry is still second - amazing suppers ! Roll on Friday!



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    #114
    fonecrusher1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,700 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119610116#Comment_119610116

    I can honestly say the last time I had food from Dino's Ballincollig (about 4 or 5 months ago) it was absolute terrible grub except for the curry sauce which was actually decent. In fairness Dinos in Kinsale isn't bad at all. Quite good actually. Dino's Bishopstown .. not great either. That place in de Collig is absolutely shocking. Some banging reviews of the place online too .... 😂



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    #115
    the beer revolu
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    ^^^^

    But what was bad about the food?



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    #116
    fonecrusher1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119616894#Comment_119616894

    Just bad chips. Hard like they were undercooked or something and looked like poor quality spuds maybe. Battered sausage was like a piece of leather. I got a taco fries from the same place a few weeks before that and again not good. Easily the worst taco chips i've had in a long time.


    If a chipper can't get the chips right then I don't know what to say tbh...



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