1 . Ahh... Fish, chips and mushy peas! There is nothing more British than fish and chips. Freshly cooked, boiling hot fish and chips, topped with salt and seasoned with vinegar, packed in newspaper and eaten out-of-doors on a cold and wintry day — it simply cannot be beaten!
Both Lancashire and London claim to be the first to invent this famous meal. Chips were a cheap, basic food of the industrial north while fried fish was introduced in London’s East End.
Fish and chip shops were originally small family businesses, often run from the front room of the house and were commonplace by the late 19th century. Through the latter part of the 19th century and well into the 20th century, the fish and chip trade expanded greatly to satisfy the needs of the growing industrial population of Great Britain. Fish and chips became vital to the diet of the ordinary people.
In 1999, the British consumed nearly 300 million servings of fish and chips. That equates to six servings for every man, woman and child in the country.
A.It quickly became a favourite of the workers. |
B.People soon decided to put fried fish and chips together. |
C.John Lees owned a restaurant and sold the famous pairing. |
D.So how, when and where did this British dish come about? |
E.There are now around 8,500 fish and chip shops across the UK. |
F.Some shops had to employ doormen to control the queue at busy times. |
G.The first fish and chip shop in Lancashire is thought to have opened in 1863. |