A taste of home... kind of.

Expect to pay $30 for this plate of fish and chips in Edmonton.

Fish and chips are a kind of a mainstay back home in New Zealand. Appearing on almost every street corner, in numbers possibly higher than McDonald's, Fish and Chip shops hold a wide presence. Such isn't the case here in Alberta, Canada. It could be that fish and chips are more of a british thing, or it could even be that since Alberta is a landlocked province it simply isn't economical or sane to have many of these kind of stores, seeing as the prime ingredient lives in faraway waters.

Despite all the barriers, at least one lonely store seems to have made it through. Calling themselves Brits Fish and Chips, they are more of a fancy eatery rather than a cheap takeaway deal, but the food they serve might as well have been from New Zealand, except perhaps for their different choices of fish. Other differences come from the British heritage of the store, like the ability for a customer to order Mushy Peas if they really want to, or miscellaneous drinks from Britain.

It is a lot more expensive than back home, roughly three times the price to be exact, but seeing as though it is more of a novelty place to eat rather than a common eating ground, I suppose they can afford to charge a little more. It seems popular enough. I suppose I would have to investigate provinces next to the sea like Vancouver to really find out if Canada does in fact have the Fish and Chip store shortage I think it does.