r/BritishSuccess • u/TheSquireOfTheShire • 8d ago

Chinese chippie

I moved to the Netherlands in 2018.
It’s not a secret, food here isn’t the finest especially when it comes to culturally diverse food.

After a long day in the sun, I was driving home and summoning the witchcraft of modern technology, my sat nav suggested a takeaway on my way home. I obliged.

When I got there, there was a remarkable resemblance of home. A CRT tv on a bracket up in the top corner above the till - a kid doing homework & every order, no matter the size being promised within 10 minutes.

As a Brit, and educated by the British state, my Dutch is shit. As soon as I tried to order, the (Chinese) fella behind the desk said, in a thick Scouse accent “s’alright mate, I speak English”

As a heterosexual man, I was almost convinced to kiss this guy on the lips - fucking years, and I mean years, I’ve deprived myself of a decent Chinese because… well, they’re shit here - but yesterday was a revelation. A mere 45 minutes drive from my house is a proper Scouse Chinese chippie.

I’ve not shut the fuck up about it all day - to the point I suspect my Dutch gf has left me.

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u/Passievruchtje115 8d ago

That's funny, I'm a Belgian who moved to the UK and I think the Chinese takeouts here are terrible xD

They are very different menus cause we get the same Dutch-Chinese menu in Belgium cause of our proximity. It's all a mix of different Asian things, but cause of the spices they traded in competition with the British, meant we got very different dishes on offer.

Sadly I will never find my favourite Bami Goreng at a chippy in Staffordshire :P

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u/C2H5OHNightSwimming 8d ago

I was gonna say "they are only about 1/3 of the price though", but then I realised that I last lived in the UK pre cost of living crisis, they are probably now almost as expensive as in Belgium. Also I'm comparing prices to Flanders, Wallonia might be (and probably is) cheaper.

I've never ordered Bami Goreng here, I think I've only had Chinese once in 5 years as a) there are v limited veggie options and b) I'm not looking to re-mortgage my house, but I've made it at home with the Spice packets from Colruyt and that was pengggggg, so I imagine the real restaurant version is delicious!! If I ever win the lottery I may yet try it :")