Fast food restaurant usually offer both options of dining in or takeout at the convenience of the consumer. Dining in refers to eating the food within the facilities of the restaurant. While the term ‘takeout’ mainly used in North Americans and the Philippines means ordering foods from the restaurant for consumption elsewhere. The term ‘takeout’ is referred to as ‘carry-out’ in US and Scotland. ‘Take-away’ in countries like England, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Ireland and ‘parcel’ in India or ‘tapau’ in Malaysia and Singapore.

‘Fish and Chips’ is among the most popular takeaway foods that originated from the United Kingdom. Servings of this meal consists of deep-fried fish, usually covered with batter or breadcrumbs and deep-fried potatoes chip slices.

Beef dripping or lard is utilized in traditional frying as it adds a different flavor to the dish. However, use of such oils can make the dish unsuitable for health reasons, vegetarians and adherents of certain religions. Therefore peanut oils and other vegetable oils are now predominantly used. A minority of North England and Scotland vendors and most of Northern Ireland vendors still use lard in frying. The Black County Living Museum and other Living Industrial History Museum still also make use of frying in lard. It is also important to mention that in the UK, a useful source of biodiesel is the waste fat from fish and chips shops. Read the rest of this entry »