Chippy festive menu stuns fans with deep-fried mince pies and pigs in blankets
A local chippy has introduced an unusual seasonal offer and stunned fans with battered mince pies and pigs in blankets.
Lincolnshire-run chippy Oh My Cod in Spalding has made its deep-fried menu festive, with the battered treats back by popular customer demand. Previously Oh My Cupid owner Bill Rai had deep-fried Crème Eggs, Oreos and Mars bars in his signature batter and wanted to come up with something special again for the festive period.
Bill and his wife Sandy, have now introduced homemade pigs-in-blankets and a special battered mince pie to be sold in the run-up to the festivities.
Bill said: “We were just so busy last year that we didn’t get round to doing anything different for Christmas, but this year people have been asking – a lot!
Battered mince pies are on the menu at chippy Oh My Cod in Spalding (Spalding Guardian / SWNS)“So, we thought we’d bring back the battered mince pies and the battered pigs in blankets, which are jumbo sausages covered in bacon.
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"Both were popular when we did them previously."
The battered mince pies are as cheap as chips at 60p while the battered pigs in blankets are priced £3.25 and are selling well with chips and gravy.
Bill said he was happy to be offering their customers something different from other chippies in the area and letting them try something new. Whilst the idea is a true novelty, Bill admits that they did go overboard one year, deep-frying an entire Christmas dinner one year.
He said: “We did try a whole battered Christmas dinner one year, but in all honesty, I think that was a little bit too much – it was maybe more suited to two people sharing.”
The engaged customer-fans of the chippy have also made several requests for different foods to be battered and deep-fried, one popular request is a Snickers bar but as this chocolate bar contains nuts it’s not something Bill can entertain.
The festive menu will be selling right until Christmas day. Customer Victoria Fear, a journalist who tried the battered mince pie, said: "The combination of batter and pastry perfectly complemented each other in a far better way than I had imagined it would.
"Then, once you make your way through the buttery pastry, you hit the deliciously warm filling which was just a pure delight."
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