KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 30 -- Two fish and chips stories in two weeks? Yes, the humble fish and chips is indeed "having a moment in the Klang Valley".

It's also making waves in my consciousness, especially ever since I came across this delightful paean to the British tradition of a Friday night "chippy tea", courtesy of What Willy Cook - an Instagram cook/influencer/comedian - and sung to the tune of Hot Chocolate's 1978 hit Every 1's a Winner.

That banging guitar riff never fails to satisfy (satisfy).

Consider the idea of fish and chips. Here, the concept is a wholly imported one (like much of the frozen perch or cod used) from our former colonial masters, and the many cheap appeals to authenticity - which, infuriatingly, has become a shor...