Comments on: Fast food nation http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/ One man's struggle in a foreign land Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan Jones http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Jonathan Jones Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:04:14 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/#comment-555 We're making stops in Birmingham, Cambridge, and Guildford. I'm unfortunately not going to get to spend much down-time there, but trying "proper" fish and chips will be my number-one priority. I'm looking forward to it. As for Waffle House, I think Sarcasmom may have been living up to her name on that one. Waffle House is pretty much the canonical "greasy spoon": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greasy_spoon We’re making stops in Birmingham, Cambridge, and Guildford. I’m unfortunately not going to get to spend much down-time there, but trying “proper” fish and chips will be my number-one priority. I’m looking forward to it.

As for Waffle House, I think Sarcasmom may have been living up to her name on that one. Waffle House is pretty much the canonical “greasy spoon”: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greasy_spoon

]]> By: Dylan http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Dylan Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:19:52 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/#comment-550 Nice to see you back on the blog, Jonathan. Hope you're looking forward to your trip to the UK - whereabouts are you going? And no, fish and chip shops are nothing like Long John Silvers...everything is much fresher and tastes like proper food. Not that I don't like Long John Silvers - it's just like comparing McDonalds with a great steakhouse. Make sure you get proper fish and chips while you're there...I promise you won't regret it! Nice to see you back on the blog, Jonathan. Hope you’re looking forward to your trip to the UK – whereabouts are you going?

And no, fish and chip shops are nothing like Long John Silvers…everything is much fresher and tastes like proper food. Not that I don’t like Long John Silvers – it’s just like comparing McDonalds with a great steakhouse.

Make sure you get proper fish and chips while you’re there…I promise you won’t regret it!

]]> By: Jonathan Jones http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Jonathan Jones Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:51:33 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/#comment-548 "Planks" are what Long John Silver's calls slabs of chicken or fish. It's in keeping with the Treasure Island theme of the restaurant. Never having been to the U.K., I always assumed that Long John Silver's is roughly what the British call a "fish and chips" restaurant. Was I wrong? I'm going there for the first time next week (on business), so I'll find out soon enough. “Planks” are what Long John Silver’s calls slabs of chicken or fish. It’s in keeping with the Treasure Island theme of the restaurant.

Never having been to the U.K., I always assumed that Long John Silver’s is roughly what the British call a “fish and chips” restaurant. Was I wrong?

I’m going there for the first time next week (on business), so I’ll find out soon enough.

]]> By: Dylan http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Dylan Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:02:06 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/#comment-529 I think a chicken plank is a chicken nugget or a chicken tender as they call them here. I'd like to think that it is a piece of chicken used by pirates to march mutinous chickens to their watery grave, but that might just be wishful thinking. The Waffle House you say? I think I need to know more. Although I've always found waffles a bit cake-y for my liking. Now if they served potato waffles, I might agree... I think a chicken plank is a chicken nugget or a chicken tender as they call them here. I’d like to think that it is a piece of chicken used by pirates to march mutinous chickens to their watery grave, but that might just be wishful thinking.

The Waffle House you say? I think I need to know more. Although I’ve always found waffles a bit cake-y for my liking. Now if they served potato waffles, I might agree…

]]> By: Christy DeKoning http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Christy DeKoning Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:13:33 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/#comment-528 So what exactly IS a Chicken Plank? This Aussie/Canadian would love to know. So what exactly IS a Chicken Plank? This Aussie/Canadian would love to know.

]]> By: jAMiE http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-526 jAMiE Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:28:08 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/#comment-526 We don't have them here in Canada, not sure we ever have. I've heard of them though...and there was a question about them on Who Wants to be a Millionaire the other day, asking about where you'd get chicken planks. Now i know. We don’t have them here in Canada, not sure we ever have. I’ve heard of them though…and there was a question about them on Who Wants to be a Millionaire the other day, asking about where you’d get chicken planks.

Now i know.

]]> By: Sarcasmom http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Sarcasmom Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:21:18 +0000 http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/02/26/fast-food-nation/#comment-525 Passed up the Waffle House did you? Big mistake. Passed up the Waffle House did you? Big mistake.

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