I used to work for a company where we had a visiting director. He was Scottish and he had kippers and porridge for breakfast every morning at the local hotel where he stayed.Today Kippers are making a come back in high class restaurants where the delicate smoky flavour of this fish is used in a variety of dishes. image credit The Fish Society
Thou Shall Have A Bloater When The Boat Comes In
Bloater is an alternative name for a kipper
When The Boat Comes In - Alex Glasgow
Dance Ti' Thy Daddy Come here, maw little Jacky, Now aw've smok'd mi backy, Let's hev a bit o' cracky, Till the boat comes in. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, Thou shall hev a fishy when the boat comes in. Here's thy mother humming, Like a canny woman; Yonder comes thy father, Drunk---he cannot stand. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, Thou shall hev a haddock when the boat comes in. Our Tommy's always fuddling, He's so fond of ale, But he's kind to me, I hope he'll never fail. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, I'hou shall hev a bloater when the boat comes in. I like a drop mysel', When I can get it sly, And thou, my bonny bairn, Will lik't as well as I. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, Thou shall hev a mackerel when the boat comes in. May we get a drop, Oft as we stand in need; And weel may the keel row That brings the bairns their bread. Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, Thou shall hev a salmon when the boat comes in.
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Kipper Links
- L.Robson and Sons
- World famous traditional fish smokers, and producers of the legendary 'Craster Kipper'.
- Isle of Man Kippers
- Devereau's was established in 1884, by George Devereau.
- Manx Kippers
- Moore's Kipper factory is a historical yet still active landmark of Peel, situated on the west coast of the Isle of Man
- Andy Race Kippers Mallaig Scotland
- Mallaig kippers and a variety of high quality smoked fish and shellfish - all traditionally smoked with no resort to dyes.
- The Fish Society
- The best fish. A pleasure to deal with. Widely admired.
- World Famous Craster Kippering
- Craster kippers were first made by a man called Jack Mason
What is a Kipper?
Nowadays Kippers are always smoked Herring.
In the past a Kipper was any sort of smoked fish, including salmon and haddock.
Smoked Haddock more commonly known as 'smokies' are a delicacy of the Scottish town Arbroath.
Arbroath Smokies
Mallaig is famous for Kippers!
A Mallaig Boyhood (Flashbacks series)
Amazon Price: $13.95 (as of 12/11/2009)
Personal recollections of kippers and other things
Kipper Recipes
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There are a huge range of Kipper recipes.
Kipper Mousse, Kipper Risotto, Kegeree, get the recipes here:
Kipper Recipes
Yum! Kipper Pate
Protect The Kipper
- Let's move to the Northumberland coast
- Kippers from Craster. Cove after cove of sandy beaches that would be usable were that not the North Sea beyond. The case against Remote, wild and windswept ...
- Walk gives intimate look at England's Northumberland
- ... the haunting ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle dominated the skyline on a massive headland near the village of Craster, famous for its smoked kippers. ...
Kippers are good for the Brain
Kipper Knowledge
A kipper is a whole herring, a small, oily fish, that has been split from tail to head, gutted, salted or pickled, and cold smoked.
In the United Kingdom and North America they are often eaten grilled for breakfast. In the UK, kippers, along with other preserved fish such as the bloater and buckling, were also once commonly enjoyed as a high tea or supper treat; most popularly with inland and urban working-class populations before World War II.
Where does the word 'Kipper' come from?
Piscatorial etymology
There a various explanations of the origin of the term 'kipper'. Some say it means to 'catch'.
Which might have something to do with English phrase 'to be kippered' meaning to be forced into a corner.
Meaning of kipper
More meanings of Kipper
Inspirational Kippers
Tell me the name of any other fish that has inspired a fashion trend?
The Kipper Tie was a 60s fashion icon.
The term Kipper Tie has also been used to satirise the English Black Country accent. This is the accent used around the city of Birmingham.
The Brummie accent goes something like this:
Person 1 "Would you like a Kipper Tie?"
Person 2 "No thanks I've just had one"
The meaning of this joke is the pronunciation of Kipper Tie as a substitute for Cup of Tea.
We love Kippers!
Do you like kippers? Have you got a favourite fish recipe that uses kippers?
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- Laniann Laniann Aug 29, 2009 @ 12:32 pm
- I liked the song, When The Boat Comes In, a very nice voice. The second video made me want a Smokie. Very interesting. 5*s
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- kimmanleyort kimmanleyort Aug 28, 2009 @ 2:55 pm
- Okay, even though I'm originally from Canada, I've never had kippers. Loved the song and the salad with kippers looked very good! Nice job on this lens.
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- reasonablerobinson reasonablerobinson Aug 28, 2009 @ 7:52 am | in reply to Stazjia
- Ha ha Carol! I'm certain he ate them separtely. Yep undyed are certainly the best and true to 'kippering'
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- Stazjia Stazjia Aug 28, 2009 @ 6:13 am
- The trouble is that nowadays it's much harder to get genuine kippers rather than the ones that have artificial colour added, the same with smoked haddock. That man didn't eat the porridge and kippers together I hope. It makes me feel sick just to think of it.
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