"Traditional English Fish and Chips"

Went out to dinner with David. The Sushi bar was shut so we went to Danny's (not Denny's but it used to be one!).

Quite a meat-filled menu but I was lured by the sound of the "Traditional English Fish and Chips" and my mind filled with thoughts of fat greasy chips, a lump of battered fish, topped with mushy peas, perhaps a pickled egg, all drowned in vinegar and smoothered in tomato ketchup, perhaps even served in an old newspaper. Foolish to let myself dream so.

Said meal arrived in plastic basket. 2 pieces of fish (one too hard to chew even given my low quality standards); some coleslaw (!) and french fries. It was authentic in 2 respects: vinegar and tomato ketchup. A bit of a disappointing awaking from my food dream. :-(