To ask if you've heard of a potato scallop

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When I was a teenager I'd quite often buy a potato scallop for 20p from the chippy on the walk home from swimming. It was a slice of battered potato and was delicious. Where I live now no one has heard of them. Have you and if yes where do you live? :)

Mmmmm love scallops, 20p from my local chippy, I'm from Birmingham.

Another who looked very confused when I saw an actual scallop for the first time when I was in my 20s.

They used to be a norm, in the chippies in Liverpool, but they're dying out .

Oh Yes! Bloody lovely. Used to pop into the chippie after an evening swimming session and get either a bag of chips of couple of scallops. Simple but wow.

What a weird thread to resurrect

Indeed, and with the irritating 'oop north' terminology to boot. Why do people say that? It's not funny and it's not clever.

KirstyAllsopsfattertwin does not deserve to experience the deliciousness that is any kind of scallop.

We always called that a fritter when I was little. I haven't had one in ages, yum!

We used to fry sliced potatoes in oil and call them scollops though.

But what people should take from this thread is that Yorkshire fish and chips are by far the best in the country, with our scallops and proper fishcakes, none of that mashed potato and breadcrumb nonsense here.

Yorkshire residents who make the mistake of ordering fish and chips elsewhere will know exactly what I am talking about.

Yes

Manchester and virtually every chippy sells them

Yes Black Country here. All the chippys sell them.

50p - amazing on a cob with vinegar.

I know what they are but have never seen them south of Watford.

Still sell them as potato fritters - 50p e mids

This is true @BarbaraofSevillle I'll never forget when I ordered a fish cake in Skegness and it was a load of mush in breadcrumbs what even is that?!

And when I asked for a chip butty in Manchester and they had no idea what I was on about! Had to explain I wanted some chips in a 'cob'.. we got there eventually

When I was at school I would have 4, a bread roll with a pat of butter and a 1/4 pint of milk for my lunch. I don't think I've had once since I left.

Yup, loved them. Scallop and a bag of bits.

I’m in the North East and never heard of them from the chippy! (I’ve had the supermarket versions...love M&S ones).
I love a chippy tea! Always with a bag of batter on the side to make a crispy butty, and either a fish or a large battered sausage with curry on.

I love scallops! Sadly no one here does other. Sob.

I want one right now

Indeed, and with the irritating 'oop north' terminology to boot. Why do people say that? It's not funny and it's not clever.

In my defence I do say 'dahn sahf' as well.

Yes, another Manc. They don’t sell them around these parts though, SW.

In Manchester, it would’ve been a ‘chip barm’, tryinganewname. Cobs are crusty. Crap for chips. Barms (barm cakes) are soft bread rolls, perfect for chips. Or a nice oven bottom muffin, you can get loads of chips in those.

They're dabs in East Lancs. yum!

Yup! We have them!! We’re in West Yorkshire, and they cost a lot more now! My middle son likes a scallop butty 😂

Yeah, west Midlands

Yes! Love them. North Yorkshire here