To think that gravy on chips is illogical.. and working class...

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My heart sinks when I have a meal with fries and (it IS always) a working class server decides without asking that any liquid on the plate is there solely to turn something that is clearly cooked for crispyness into mush. Its the same with beans or anything.

Its double illogical (which I think is a class thing) because NOT doing that means you can have soggy and shit or crispy and lovely, whereas once a fry even remotely touches mush, its fucked.

I know about Iceland, but are all working class meals flavourless gullet swilling mush? Is that where it comes from?

Ikea cafe is pretty working class - we go because it's cheap and cheerful although I opt fir the hot smoked salmon salad which is lovely. DP and kids get fish and chips - he is of working class background though poor love.

If Ikea food is all working class, then the salmon dish is also working class. So no OP, working class isn't all gut swelling mush.

What i want to know is what makes a restaurant working class ?

Honestly - the night I was in An Edinburgh chippie and had "Sauce?"barked at me I really thought she meant ketchup. And it was this brown stuff

Worse when I asked for a hamburger supper and got a deep fried slab of meat slapped on top of my lovely chips.

The bark is usually "SALTNSAUCE!!??" It must be an acquired taste, I can't get enough of it on boiling hot chips. Agree that deep fried hamburgers are pretty shit.

gravy needs to be in a pot at the side to dip the chips into.
but anyway curried ketchup or mayo are nicer with chips.

Me, I prefer la sauce et des frites cos I is middle class

Mmmmmm chippy chippy chips for tea tonight-will go lovely with our slow cooked beef stew. (stew has red wine & not ale-so am I posh or what?)

I did think I'd get a modicum of support here

My old Flatmate used to get sweet and sour chicken, special friend rice and chips from the Chinese.

She is a Geordie though

What does Northern gravy taste like? Is it very different to southern gravy?

Ikea breakfast £1.99. Free tea or coffee. Lovely.

deep fried hamburgers ? that does sound pretty disgusting

in our fine 'working class' takeaway establishment we serve prime steak burgers

The local chippy does fabulous onion gravy. Chips, lots of salt and vinegar covered in gravy is the good of the gods, as is cheesy chips and gravy a la poutine. Chips and curry sauce comes a good second.

I can't get over what a twat the op is. Do people actually think like this? Surely it's not very classy to talk about class this way.

So what's upper class food? Oysters? Because they tasted like salty snot the last time I had one...

I did think I'd get a modicum of support here

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!

Op, you are priceless!

if youve never had chips and stew then you really dont know what your missing

What about chips and swan gravy?

Ubik I'm just wondering what special friend rice tastes like.

The OP has already made a witless remark about Swan (presumably Vestas) and Golden Virginia.

You can't reason with twats.

Oooh gut swilling mush

Ah, a good old mumsnet favourite: A mc poster showing absolutely fuck all class. Well done, OP.

A parmo is the best thing I have ever had in my mouth, for the record.

I can't get Peter kaye out of my head now.

D'you do owt moist?

Oh really, this is ridiculous, can't one debate class and mealtime etiquette without bar room barracking and ridiculosity?