Fish and Chips
Tags british food, chips, fish, food
It is thought that the potato was first brought to Britain by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 1600's, but it is believed by some that the Belgians were the first to fry the potato to produce the chip and by others that it was the French.
Chips were a cheap food for the industrial north of England, and fried fish in batter was popular in London, although originally the batter was just used to protect the fish during frying, and was discarded before the fish was eaten.
The first Fish and Chip shop in the north of England was believed to have opened in 1863 in Mossely, near Oldham, Lancashire, I believe a fish and chip shop stands on this site still, all be it one of the Harry Ramsdens chain. Originally a Mr Lees sold fish and chips from a wooden hut in the market but soon moved his business to a permanent site in a shop which had the inscription in the window, “This is the first fish and chip shop in the world”. However in London Joseph Malin opened his shop in Cleveland Street in the East End of London in 1860.
With the development of the steam trawler in the late 19th Century fish from the North Atlantic, Greenland and Iceland became more available in the UK and the growth of the railways enabled the fast distribution around the country. At the height of their popularity there were a staggering 35,000 shops in the 1930’s, this has since dropped to around 11,000 now. During World War 1 fish and chips were an important part of the diet for the masses and during World War 2 fish and chips were one of the few unrationed foods. The Federation of Fish Friers in the UK claim that in 1995 the British consumed 300 million servings of fish and chips equating to six servings for every man woman and child in the country. The record for the largest number of portions sold in one day by an independent fish and chip shop is over 4,000.
Fish and chips are now a popular take away food enjoyed across the English speaking world, although it has not reached the same level of popularity in the US.
Just how healthy are they? Well according to The Sea Fish Industry Authority (or Seafish) a United Kingdom non-departmental public body, established in 1981,
So check out your local chippy, add that salt and vinegar (or mayonnaise if you are one of those funny European types) have the mushy peas on the side and enjoy a modern traditional dish of the UK
Chips were a cheap food for the industrial north of England, and fried fish in batter was popular in London, although originally the batter was just used to protect the fish during frying, and was discarded before the fish was eaten.
The first Fish and Chip shop in the north of England was believed to have opened in 1863 in Mossely, near Oldham, Lancashire, I believe a fish and chip shop stands on this site still, all be it one of the Harry Ramsdens chain. Originally a Mr Lees sold fish and chips from a wooden hut in the market but soon moved his business to a permanent site in a shop which had the inscription in the window, “This is the first fish and chip shop in the world”. However in London Joseph Malin opened his shop in Cleveland Street in the East End of London in 1860.
With the development of the steam trawler in the late 19th Century fish from the North Atlantic, Greenland and Iceland became more available in the UK and the growth of the railways enabled the fast distribution around the country. At the height of their popularity there were a staggering 35,000 shops in the 1930’s, this has since dropped to around 11,000 now. During World War 1 fish and chips were an important part of the diet for the masses and during World War 2 fish and chips were one of the few unrationed foods. The Federation of Fish Friers in the UK claim that in 1995 the British consumed 300 million servings of fish and chips equating to six servings for every man woman and child in the country. The record for the largest number of portions sold in one day by an independent fish and chip shop is over 4,000.
Fish and chips are now a popular take away food enjoyed across the English speaking world, although it has not reached the same level of popularity in the US.
Just how healthy are they? Well according to The Sea Fish Industry Authority (or Seafish) a United Kingdom non-departmental public body, established in 1981,
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Compared to other take-away foods Fish and chips have: 9.42 grams of fat per 100 grams. The average pizza has 11, Big Mac meal with medium fries has 12.1, Whopper meal with medium fries has 14.5, chicken korma 15.5 and doner kebab 16.2.
Fish and chips have 595 calories in the average portion - an average pizza has 871, Big Mac meal with medium fries has 888, Whopper meal with medium fries has 892, chicken korma 910 and doner kebab 924.
Fish and chips have 595 calories in the average portion - an average pizza has 871, Big Mac meal with medium fries has 888, Whopper meal with medium fries has 892, chicken korma 910 and doner kebab 924.
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