Smoked Kippers

lyndseyann

i looovvee kippers-your making me hungary for them now!!!!!!!

jonny2510

I can't believe how cheap they are too.

Three fillets cost 80p :eek:

lyndseyann

bargain!!!!!!!!!!!thats what i like[and they are very tasty!!]

Lizzieanne

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

I cook them in the microwave and eat them with brown bread and butter - has to be brown, has to be butter, has to be triangles

I agree! :T

webitha

my nan swears by having a jam buttie afterwards as they repeat on you and according to her a jam buttie helps with the aftertaste, unless its just her

lolarentt

jonny2510 wrote: »

Well thanks again for all the replies.

We had kippers for the first time for breakfast yesterday morning, with bread (tiger loaf), butter and a poached egg on the side.

We opted for the fillets, rather than the shrink wrapped ones and they were delicious.

Thank you again everyone!

Well that's the first hurdle, now you need to pluck up the courage to go for the no-holds barred on the hoof version. In addition to tasting even better for some reason, a whole kipper enables you to prolong the whole delightful experience as it takes much longer to get through - finishing by chewing the crispy bits off the bone!

meanmarie

Thanks folks...I am now starving, will have to attack the smoked mackerel in the fridge...yes I know that they are not the same as kippers, but are the nearest I can manage at present.

Arbroath smokies are on another level entirely...put in jug, pour on boiling water, leave a couple of minutes, drain and serve with buttered brown bread...mmmmmmmmm

I think that it is a shame that the old traditions of eating kippers, etc are no longer so widespread, they were a cheap and healthy addition to people's diet...many now would rather have plastic ham than a kipper...insane!

Marie

Farway

meanmarie wrote: »

I think that it is a shame that the old traditions of eating kippers, etc are no longer so widespread, they were a cheap and healthy addition to people's diet...many now would rather have plastic ham than a kipper...insane!

Marie

We should be glad, it is due to lack of demand they are so cheap, if they ever got a Super Food tag or such like they would go into the blueberry price range overnight

Please Delia, never mention kippers:rotfl:

shammyjack

http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/Food-award-for-traditional-smoke.3778806.jp

Simply the best, whenever I am anywhere near Whitby I always take a detour to go to Fortunes smoke house for Kippers and more .

shammy

gunsandbanjos

jonny2510 wrote: »

I was gonna put that but guessed no-one would get the reference!

Course we would, being geeky Red Dwarf fans!