ACT III: TO HAVE FISH (‘N’ CHIPS) OR TEA (WITH CAKES)? - Bon Appétit (US) – August 2002

A scene change now, from discreet street to chirpy chipper. Don’t leave Edinburgh without having fish ‘n’ chips at L’Alba D’Oro, where, for less than your taxi fare, you get a quota-busting lump of fresh cod in crisp brown batter with a hill chips, all sprinkled with vinegar and wrapped in paper, to be eaten, standing, with a plastic fork. Don’t take it home; it won’t taste as wonderful. And don’t bother asking for a smaller portion; there is no such thing in this part of Scotland.