Talk:Egg and chips

Celebrity's pointless opinion?

Not sure of the relevance or usefulness of including a celebrity's opinion on health "Despite associations with poor health, celebrity Denise van Outen advocates eating egg and chips as part of a healthy diet"? Tartanperil (talk) 11:05, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

...shameful food to eat for the middle class

"Egg and chips is associated with the working class, and even as a shameful food to eat for the middle class."

Is this correct or verifiable? Would anyone really feel shameful if they ate egg and chips? Also, the criteria for someone to be categorised as in the "middle class" varies widely. — Preceding unsigned comment added by James Mead (talk • contribs) 18:29, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

It's cited to 1996 book by an Australian academic sociologist. She seems to write a lot about health issues, and about the social impact of digital technology. She has a blog, but doesn't seem to be notable enough to have a Wikipedia article. I'm not sure what qualifies her to attribute 'shame' to British middle-class people who favour egg and chips. After all, it's not half as shameful as eating black puddn'! -:)

In general, the entire article appears to be directed towards emphasising the opinion that egg and chips is a working-class dish. For goodness sake, I was introduced to egg and chips at a strictly upper-middle-class establishment. Of course, egg and chips is served at transport cafes and greasy spoons - because these are places that have chip friers. But oven chips have been available now for many years, and the pleasures of egg and chips are no longer a privilege reserved to the less-privileged.

I don't know how to improve the tone of the article without cutting it down to a stub, explaining that it consists of a fried egg with chips. But how's that worthy of an article? and why is 'Egg and chips' more notable than 'Ham, egg and chips' or 'Sausage, egg, chips and beans'? MrDemeanour (talk) 12:35, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

The article cites Heston Blumenthal on egg and chips. Heston is about as far from working-class cuisine as you can get; his restaurant at Bray is one of the most exclusive (and expensive) in the country. I think that citation more-or-less proves that egg and chips has cut loose from what may have been working-class origins, and is nowadays (and for at least the last 20 years) food for everyman to eat without shame. MrDemeanour (talk) 12:44, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

better pic

Can somebody please put a better pic of the dish in here? That one is too much of a closeup. YellowAries2010 (talk) 17:04, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Popularity and stereotype

With no reference given (and perhaps not givable) for the notion that egg and chips is a stereotypical food for British people to order in movies, I find it dubious. The generally accepted canonical stereotypical British food is fish and chips. Specifically, whitefish / scrod as the fish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.171.190.11 (talk) 22:36, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

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Egg and chips was a favourite of John Lennon

1. Egg and chips was John Lennon's favourite food. His Aunt Mimi would prepare it for him with a cup of tea.
2. In an episode from season 8 of Are You Being Served?, a store video featuring the face of Miss Brahms and the deep, sexy voice of Mr Grace's nurse attracts the attention of Lord Hirly, who invites Miss Brahms and her family to be his guests at the very posh Romano's restaurant. Captain Peacock and Mrs Slocombe stand in for Mr and Mrs Brahms, while Mr Humphries plays a bishop. On seeing the prices, Mrs Slocombe remarks that, on their wages, all they could afford would be egg and chips - but as Lord Hirly is footing the bill, they order pâté de foie gras, pheasant, guinea fowl, and venison. His Lordship does arrive but, alas, it was the nurse's low, sexy voice that attracted him - and she happens to be dining at the next table, so that's the end of Miss Brahms's upward mobility. Captain Peacock then calls over the waiter to request a slight change in their order: "Egg and chips four times, and a pot of tea."

The Lennon reference was the DYK hook in 2009. Fences&Windows 07:02, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

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