MikeyEB Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I'm sure I just typed a response to this but it doesn't seem to be here. No matter.Also, I hate when people call them 'rolls'. They arent rolls! Where I come from you make a sandwich from a roll or you put bacon in a roll plus the rolls are actually delicious. I have actually seen a work mate construct a sarnie out of two butteries with butter and bacon as a filling. I doubt it's a good idea though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 II'm positive that you have to be Aberdonian to like Rowies. They are absolutely disgusting in my eyes. They taste like dry fat incased in digusting dry pasty. It absolutely rank. They also have the same fat content as a chipper (apparently) so I'd rather just have the delicious chipper. Also, I hate when people call them 'rolls'. They arent rolls! Where I come from you make a sandwich from a roll or you put bacon in a roll plus the rolls are actually delicious. Here here!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Wheesht the lot of you.Rowies are ace (in moderation).Not had one in AGES!So stop talking about them as it's giving me ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I like them and i'm not from Aberdeen. Don't have them that often though, i could go one right now as i'm suffering from hangover related hunger cramps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I like them and i'm not from Aberdeen. Don't have them that often though, i could go one right now as i'm suffering from hangover related hunger cramps Tell me about it.Went to the Moorings last night to sample some of their new beers.Then met Alex McLeish at Frank McDougals new bar.Fun times.Roll on lunchtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Zanres started in Peterhead and won a pile of awards, then branched out to Mintlaw and Fraserburgh. The Broch one is alright but not a patch on Fish n Things on Gallowhill Road in my opinion. Next door to Davie Anderson's cheap booze emporium.As for rowies/butteries/rolls, when I was growing up in the Broch they were known as rolls, when I moved to the big bad city when I was 18 I had no idea what a rowie was. Now I call them rowies. But if you ask for rowies in a bakers in the Broch you generally get a funny looked followed by "yer wutten half a dizzen fit?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Fabulous Fat Frunkie has a bar? now there was a legend. I take it the premises is totally amazing, except for the back (*groan*)As for Rowies, if its too dry, it just needs toasting, but fresh is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I have actually seen a work mate construct a sarnie out of two butteries with butter and bacon as a filling. I doubt it's a good idea though.Thats the Spirit of Scottish cuisine, right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Fabulous Fat Frunkie has a bar? now there was a legend. I take it the premises is totally amazing, except for the back (*groan*)Haha, aye, he's bought the Criterion.Or 'The Frank McDougal Sports Bar' as it will soon be renamed.Quite a nice job been done on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 As for Rowies, if its too dry, it just needs toasting, but fresh is best.The best thing about rowies - the fuckers stay fresh for like a month. I've NEVER seen a rowie go mouldy! Which is why they were invented actually, as an alternative to bread which went mouldy a few days into a long trip at sea. Though I'm sure we all know this already:The buttery, or rowie as it is called in the North East of Scotland, was said to have been invented or rather created by a local baker for an Aberdonian fisherman. He disliked the hard biscuits that were the standard ration aboard ships. He asked the baker to make a roll that could be taken with the rations at sea and not go hard. The lard, dough and salt mixture of the buttery was ideal for storage in the sea conditions and soon became popular amongst seafolk and their families. Aberdeen butteries popularity soon spread making it a popular breakfast dish amongst Scottish people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 That's ridiculous!!Glasgow chippies are far better than Aberdeen ones, with the exception of Mike's and the Ashvale, there's hardly a decent chippy in town. However, in Glasgow, there's an abundance and the chips are real chippy chips I know that appears to make no sense!!!Look, here in Aberdeen we call them "chippers" not "chippies", if you want to refer to them as "chippies" you can piss off to glasgow-music.com*Haha, aye, he's bought the Criterion.Or 'The Frank McDougal Sports Bar' as it will soon be renamed.Quite a nice job been done on it.Drove past it today and was thinking it looked a bit shit, most of the signs outside are still the same anyway. Couldn't see inside except they appear to have installed lampshades that look like footballs.*You may have to invent it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Drove past it today and was thinking it looked a bit shit, most of the signs outside are still the same anyway. Couldn't see inside except they appear to have installed lampshades that look like footballs.Aye, the outside hasn't been done yet apparently.Certainly some 'characters' drinking there though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Aye, the outside hasn't been done yet apparently.Certainly some 'characters' drinking there though.Aye, Alex McLeish???!!!I heard he was just nipping in for a quick Black and Tan on his way to the Hen Hoose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Aye, Alex McLeish???!!!I heard he was just nipping in for a quick Black and Tan on his way to the Hen Hoose.Funnily enough, he did head off in the direction of the Hen Hoose!I've been trying to get everyone on the black and tans recently..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I'm positive that you have to Aberdonian to like Rowies. They are absolutely disgusting in my eyes.PS:Alan, I'm pretty sure you can get Golden Syrup in tins in the Spar near your house. Beware though, as last time I was in they were all past their 'display by' date.You're not supposed to put them in your eyes! (unless, of course, they're baked jam-rolls)Most of the stuff I buy from Spar is reduced as it's nearing the sell-by date...it's caused me a few dodgy tummys in the past, but I never learn! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 You're not supposed to put them in your eyes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 You're not supposed to put them in your eyes! Bah, spread some reputation around first etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 A chipper should be judged solely *grin* on it's fish and chips not it's deep fried pizza, mock chop, macaroni pie, jumbo sausage. All those things are a doddle to cook, it's the fish that's hard to get right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Look, here in Aberdeen we call them "chippers" not "chippies", if you want to refer to them as "chippies" you can piss off to glasgow-music.com.I will call them whatever I want to call them... When I was up the road I used the term 'chippers'. But now I'm home... I'm finally losing my 'twang' as my mother puts it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf9tp2wd40 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 A chipper should be judged solely *grin* on it's fish and chips not it's deep fried pizza, mock chop, macaroni pie, jumbo sausage. All those things are a doddle to cook, it's the fish that's hard to get right.haha, pretty sure i cooked for you, laura and johnno when i worked in ashbale... sorry for the food poisioning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcountrygirl Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 i've always called it chipper. I'm working we some glaswegians just now and its 'chippie'. I've started picking up on their lingo like. Really good chippy: The Golden Fry in Kincorth. They do battered mars bars, yum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 They do battered mars bars, yum.People have mentioned that creation for years, yet I have never ever fancied it.Probably due to my not great love of chocolate and love for my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 I went through a spell of eating battered mars bars a few years back, but by jeebus! They're FAR too sweet for regular consumption.Tasty, mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 I don't understand why anyone would want to deep fry a mars bar and eat it... The same with deep fried pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 HEATHEN!You can't be a true Scot unless everything you eat is covered in a delicious batter and dripping with three day old fat!And on that note, I have a sudden desire to eat a salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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