What oil do Fish & Chip shops use?

[GRC]

I assume vegetagle oil is generally used but I am curious is any particular one preferred of is a mixture used?

[Artemis]

Dripping is best but not used much nowadays

[Beswad]

Some use palm oil.

[5029]

Harry Ramsdens uses Beef dripping

[Xollob]

Sadly not true, 5029. Have a look at Harry's website, where he openly admits "We only fry in 100% blended vegetable oil." Future historians will trace the decline of the British Empire to fish and chip shops switching from lard to vegetable oil in the second half of the 20th century.

[5029]

Sorry, wrong Xollob, i worked there for many years and many of my friends still do, and i can assure you they use dripping, regardless of what their website says

[Xollob]

Hmmm....5029, I've no doubt they did use dripping, but either you're mistaken when you say they still do, or Mr Ramsden is telling a whopping porkie - the statement on the website could not be clearer.
I can't imagine a serious retailer using animal fat without declaring it as such (use beef and you upset Hindus, use pork and you upset Muslims).
I've written an e-mail to Harry Ramsden's asking for clarification and I'll keep you informed if I get a reply.

[5029]

Well let me know, but as i said I am 100% certain they use dripping, regardless of their statement on the website

[Xollob]

Just got a reply from a spokeswoman for Harry Ramsden's:
"I can confirm that we use vegetable oil as a frying medium.  We no longer cook in beef dripping."

[Greenbhoy]

I think the key word is "blended".....blended with what? Dripping?

I know when I worked in a butcher, the chippers used to come in for dripping. Also in a later guise, when I worked in a chipper, we had dripping in the main fryers and veg oil in the mini fryer for cooking Macaroni pies for the veggie students. 

[5029]

Well I disagree!

[Greenbhoy]

5029 - are you disagreeing with anyone/anything in general?

and, are you going to tell us your fav Harry Potter book? (refering back to your post in Art & Literature)

[secretspirit]

I really would believe someone who works at Harry Ramsdens rather than the website. They can say whatever they want on that.

[5029]

Thanks secretspirit!

[eckie]

the chippy round the corner from us must use castrol gtx........ugh!