THE EXPRESSION

I SAID, "OH, I LONG FOR FISH 'N CHIPS"

AND THEN MY STUDENT ASKED...

"WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT

1. LIGHT, FLUFFY BATTER

2. MOIST, SUCCULENT FISH

3. CHUNKY CHIPS

ADD A LITTLE SALT

A DASH OF LEMON JUICE

A LIBERAL PORTION OF

IT NEEDS TO BE

IT SHOULDN'T BE

USE YOUR FINGERS

OR A WOODEN FISH-FORK

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL

ASK FOR IT "WRAPPED"

OR "OPEN"

PREFERABLY

WATCH OUT FOR

RANDOM LEXIS

• 1. To come up in class = to arise almost unexpectedly
• We started off talking about something else
• 2. To long for something = to want or desire something that you can't easily have
• 3. Anything worthy of the name = to live up to its name
• to be good enough to be called something

THE MEANINGS ARE IN THE CONTEXT OF TALKING ABT FISH 'N CHIPS

• Fluffy = light, like soft clouds
• Batter = a coating of flour, eggs, and milk, used to cover the fish
• Moist = not dry
• Succulent = used to describe meat or fish which is juicy
• Fish = usually cod, haddock, or plaice (sometimes Dover sole)

MORE CHUNKS OF LANGUAGE

• Chunky chips = not thin French fries sold at McDonald's
• but thick cut potatoes (+/- 1cm3)
• If you so desire = if that's the way you like / if you want
• Tartare sauce = a white sauce with vinegar and capers
• (You can buy it from M&S = /Marks & Spencer!)

FISH AND CHIPS SHOULDN'T BE

• Soggy = squashy, soft, limp
• Greasy = too oily* or fatty
• *Oil could be used or lard. Lard = pig fat for cooking,
• which I think is something like "taukai" in Lithuanian

"OPEN OR WRAPPED?"

• A chippie = a fish and chip shop (it can also mean a carpenter!)
• "Open or wrapped?"
• They might ask you if you want your meal to be
• left open so you can eat it straightaway, or
• wrapped in paper so it doesn't get cold (to eat later)

AND FINALLY...

• To munch on a bench =
• To eat while sitting, for example, on a seat in a park
• Seagulls = large birds which hunt fish and live near the sea
• To have good taste (in music / food, etc.) = to appreciate
• the food things in life!

FISH & CHIPS?

I DO!

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