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Originally Posted by Two Bills
In UK Cod is/was the most served, then Haddock, and my favorite, Rock Eel/Rock Salmon/Hus/Flake (any one of those names, depending on location of Chippy in UK.)
Anything apart from Cod, was a special order back in my days of going down our local Chippy.
A good Wally went down well with a nice piece of Lilian Gish, and I used to pick them up in the old Haddock and Bloater.
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Two Bills, I spent 8 yrs in England over 3 work assignments. I know a small part of the slang but certainly not enough to decipher your comment fully.
Huss/Rock salmon/rock eel/huss I have heard and we called sand sharks or dog fish.
Lillian Gish may be fried potatoes
Wally may be an insult or a large gherkin (dill pickle)
During one of my assignments, there was a surplus of farmed salmon and actually atlantic salmon was reportedly cheaper than cod. The Chippy's served a lot of salmon but I preferred the cod.
Interesting memories. I never got the nerve to eat conger eel that I know of.
Cheers!