Although widely available, fish and chips have become particularly popular in seaside towns.

Fish and chips or fish 'n chips (in Scotland: a fish supper) is a popular take-away food, consisting of deep-fried fish in batter with deep-fried potatoes. For decades fish and chips dominated the take-away food sector in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, and have considerable popularity in Canada, Ireland, South Africa, the United States, and some coastal towns of the Netherlands and Norway. Fish and chips also enjoy great popularity in Denmark, where the dish appears as "fish fillets" (Danish, fiskefiletter) — always accompanied by deep-fried potatoes. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x768, 129 KB) Fish and chips on the seafront at Hunstanton, Norfolk UK. In this instance the fish is deep fried plaice. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x768, 129 KB) Fish and chips on the seafront at Hunstanton, Norfolk UK. In this instance the fish is deep fried plaice. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Eng: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Take-out, carry-out ( in American English ) or take-away ( in British English ) is food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. ... Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus: the most abundant species of fish in the world. ... Batter is a thick or thin liquid mixture, usually based on flour, water or milk, and egg. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (plural form: potatoes) (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Take-out, carry-out ( in American English ) or take-away ( in British English ) is food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. ...

British and some international usage refers to the fried potatoes as chips, and while American English calls them "French fries", the combination still has the name "fish and chips". American-style French fries typically have a slimmer shape than their English counterparts "chips"; thicker fries sometimes appear on menus as "steak fries". (The food that Americans term "potato chips" equates to "crisps" in the UK.) CHiPs was a US television series running on NBC from September 15, 1977 to July 17, 1983. ... American English (AmE) is the dialect of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. ... French fried potatoes (North America; often shortened to French fries or fries) or chips (outside North America) are long, narrow pieces of potato that have been deep-fried. ... It has been suggested that Crisps be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Potato chips. ...

Traditional frying uses dripping (beef fat), however vegetable-oil now predominates. A minority of vendors in the north of England and Scotland still use dripping as it imparts a different flavour to the dish, but has the drawback of making it unsuitable for vegetarians. Some maintain that Lincolnshire Whites or Maris Piper potatoes produce the best chips, although the Belgians and Swedes swear by the Bintje variety. Dripping, beef dripping is an animal fat produced from the fatty or otherwise unusable parts of cow carcasses. ... Beef A salt beef with mustard bagel Beef is meat obtained from a bovine. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (plural form: potatoes) (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ...

The covering of the fish may also vary, with bread-crumbs available alongside the tradional batter. Breadcrumbs or bread crumbs (regional variants: breading, crispies) are small particles of dry or very dry bread, which are used for breading foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thickening stews, and adding inexpensive bulk to meatloaves and similar dishes. ...

The pronunciation of fish and chips serves as a traditional method of distinguishing Australians and New Zealanders (a Shibboleth; see also New Zealand English). In England, "fish and chips" sometimes appears as the spoonerism "chish and fips". Look up Shibboleth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For the Internet2 research project, see Shibboleth (Internet2). ... New Zealand English is the dialect of English spoken in New Zealand, occasionally referred to within New Zealand as Newzild. ... A spoonerism is a play on words in which corresponding consonants or vowels are switched (see metathesis), named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930), Warden of New College, Oxford, who was notoriously prone to this tendency. ...

History

Deep-fried fish and deep-fried chips have appeared separately on menus for many years — though potatoes did not reach Europe until the 17th century. The originally Sephardi dish Pescado frito, or deep-fried fish, came to the Netherlands and England with the Spanish and Portuguese Jews in the 17th and 18th centuries. The dish became popular in wider circles in London and the south-east in the middle of the 19th century (Charles Dickens mentions a "fried fish warehouse" in Oliver Twist - first published in 1838) whilst in the north of England a trade in deep-fried "chipped" potatoes developed. It remains unclear when and where these two trades combined to become the fish and chip shop industry we know today. Joseph Malin opened the first recorded combined fish and chip shop in London in 1860. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus: the most abundant species of fish in the world. ... CHiPs was a US television series running on NBC from September 15, 1977 to July 17, 1983. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (plural form: potatoes) (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Sephardim (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew SÉ™fardi, Tiberian Hebrew ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Sfaradim, Tiberian Hebrew ) are a subgroup of Jews, generally defined in contrast to Ashkenazim and/or . ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... South East England is one of the official regions of England. ... Charles Big Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ...

The fish-and-chip shop originates in the UK, where it has usually become abbreviated to 'chippy'.

During World War II, fish and chips remained one of the few foods in the UK not subject to rationing. Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France, • Soviet Union, • United States, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II, also... Rationing is the controlled distribution of resources and scarce goods or services: it restricts how much people are allowed to buy or consume. ...

Folkways

The long-standing Roman Catholic tradition of not eating meat on Fridays (and of substituting fish for meat on that day) continues to influence habits even in semi-secular and in secular societies. Thus Friday night remains a traditional occasion for patronising fish-and-chip shops, and many cafeterias and similar establishments, while varying their menus on other days of the week, habitually offer fish and chips every Friday. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Friday is the fifth day of the week, falling between Thursday and Saturday. ... Secularism is commonly defined as the idea that religion should not interfere with or be integrated into the public affairs of a society. ... One of a number of cafeterias at Electronic City campus, Infosys Technologies Ltd. ...

Regional differences exist in the UK for preparing the fish before battering. Some outlets (mainly southern) leave the skin on one or both sides of the fish, while others (mainly in the North of England and in Scotland) produce a product containing no skin at all.

Choice of fish

In England, cod appears most commonly as the fish used for fish and chips, but many kinds of fish can substitute, especially other white fish, such as pollock or haddock; plaice, skate; and rock salmon (dogfish). In northern England and Scotland haddock predominates. Species Gadus morhua Gadus macrocephalus Gadus ogac Cod surfacing This article is about codfish; for other meanings, see COD. Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus of fish, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes. ... For other uses of the term Whitefish, see Whitefish. ... This article is about the marine fish pollock, for other uses, see Pollock, Texas, Jackson Pollock, Pollock House and Pollock (movie). ... Binomial name Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Haddock is a sea fish, also known as offshore hake, distributed on both sides of the North Atlantic. ... Binomial name Pleuronectes platessa Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) are an abundant and commercially important flatfish occurring on the sandy bottoms of the European shelf. ... Genera See text. ... Spiny Dogfish, Squalus acanthias The name dogfish is applied to a number of small sharks found in the northeast Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean, especially those in the three families Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae. ... Binomial name Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Haddock is a sea fish, also known as offshore hake, distributed on both sides of the North Atlantic. ...

Australians preferred cod (though of a different variety than that used in the UK) or flake, a type of shark meat, in their fish and chips. Increasing demand and the decline of shark stocks due to overfishing has seen flake become more expensive and, as in the UK, other white fish, such as barramundi, will often substitute. Species Gadus morhua Gadus macrocephalus Gadus ogac Cod surfacing This article is about codfish; for other meanings, see COD. Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus of fish, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes. ... Flake is a term used in Australia to indicate the flesh of any of several species of small shark, particularly Scrummy Shark. ... Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Sharks are a group (superorder Selachimorpha) of fish, with a full cartilaginous skeleton, a streamlined body plan, with normally 5, but up to 7 (depending on species) gill slits along the side of, or beginning slightly behind, the head (in some... Overfishing is a situation where one or more fish stocks are reduced below predefined levels of acceptance by fishing activities. ... Binomial name Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) The barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a species of diadromous fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. ...

New Zealanders prefer snapper because of its superior taste, but hoki offers an inexpensive alternative. The use of lemonfish has encouraged the use of the popular local synonym for 'fish and chips' - 'shark 'n' taties'. Genera Aphareus Aprion Apsilus Etelis Hemilutjanus Hoplopagrus Lipocheilus Lutjanus Macolor Ocyurus Paracaesio Pinjalo Pristipomoides Randallichthys Rhomboplites Symphorus Snapper can also refer to the Snapping turtle. ...

Canadians use a wide variety of fish, including cod, halibut, haddock, pollock and bluefish; with shops usually letting the customer choose the particular fish for their dish. Fresh-water species such as perch, walleye and smelt have also become quite popular in Ontario. Species Gadus morhua Gadus macrocephalus Gadus ogac Cod surfacing This article is about codfish; for other meanings, see COD. Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus of fish, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes. ... A large halibut A halibut is a type of flatfish. ... Binomial name Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Haddock is a sea fish, also known as offshore hake, distributed on both sides of the North Atlantic. ... This article is about the marine fish pollock, for other uses, see Pollock, Texas, Jackson Pollock, Pollock House and Pollock (movie). ... Binomial name Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) are a popular marine game-fish found in all They are the sole members of the Pomatomidae family. ... JJ is the kool-aid man. ... Binomial name Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818) This article is about the fish; for the terms related to the eye, see Iris (anatomy) and Strabismus. ... See smelting for the chemical process. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked...

In South Africa hake (Merluccius capensis) is the most commonly used fish for fish and chips. Snoek (Thyrsites atun) is also popular in Cape coastal areas. Kingklip (Xiphiurus capensis, known as cuskeel internationally) offers a less common and generally more expensive alternative. The term hake refers to various fish in the families Gadidae (subfamily Phycinae) and Merlucciidae (both subfamilies Merlucciinae and Steindachneriinae). ... The snoek (Thyrsites atun) is a long, thin, perch-like commercial food fish of the family Gempylidae. ...

In Denmark, deep-fried, breaded plaice fish fillets served with French fries (Danish, pomfritter) probably outsells other cooked fish - just about every restaurant in the country serves this dish. Traditionally, it has an accompaniment of remoulade sauce and lemon wedges. Binomial name Pleuronectes platessa Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) are an abundant and commercially important flatfish occurring on the sandy bottoms of the European shelf. ... Remoulade is a popular condiment in many countries, and was invented in France. ...

Accompaniments

A British student enjoying fish and chips, tomato ketchup and peas.

In the UK, fish and chips usually have an accompaniment of free salt and vinegar ("salt & vinegar"). Suppliers may use malt vinegar or onion vinegar (the vinegar used for storing pickled onions). Often something called "non-brewed condiment" (actually a solution of acetic acid in water with caramel added for colour) substitutes for genuine malt vinegar. In the US, malt vinegar (or, in some establishments, red-wine or cider vinegar) often comes with fish and chips as well. A common Canadian preference involves white vinegar on the chips and squeezed lemon on the fish. Scots also tend to prefer white vinegar to malt vinegar. In Australia the use of chicken-flavoured salt (known as chicken salt) on chips has become quite widespread; so much so that even fast-food chains like KFC no longer carry regular salt and use chicken salt by default. Image File history File links Fishandchipsguy. ... Image File history File links Fishandchipsguy. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Vinegar is often infused with spices or herbs—as here, with oregano. ... Salt & vinegar is a very popular and common flavoring of potato chips (also know as crisps in most British dialects). ... Look up pickle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the parody newspaper, see The Onion. ... Dissolving table salt in water In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of one or more substances known as solutes that are dissolved in another substance known as a solvent. ... Flash point 43 Â°C R-phrases , S-phrases , , , U.S. Permissible exposure limit (PEL) 10 ppm Supplementary data page Structure & properties n, εr, etc. ... A piece of caramel confectionery. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Eng: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Mitani brand chicken salt. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Fish and chip suppliers usually include scraps of batter that fall into the fat and cook (also known as "batter", scrumps or bits) free on request. In the United States of America, fish-and-chips aficionados refer to these as "cracklin's".

Other popular dressings, usually at an extra charge, include:

• Barbecue sauce
• Brown sauce
• Burger Sauce
• Curry sauce
• Gravy
• Chili sauce
• Garlic sauce/mayonaise
• Ketchup
• Mayonnaise (in Europe)
• Tartare sauce
• Soy sauce (in Australia)

Other accompaniments include: Barbecue sauce is a type of sauce which is frequently poured onto meat while being grilled or barbecued and/or used as a dipping condiment afterwards. ... HP Sauce is a popular brown sauce produced in Aston, Birmingham, England. ... Burger as food A buffalo burger A burger or burger sandwich is a type of sandwich which consists of a hamburger bun or similar type of round bread, and a primary filling of a meat or vegetarian patty. ... An Indian chicken curry A curry is any of a great variety of distinctively spiced dishes, best-known in Indian and Thai cuisine, but curry has been adopted into all of the mainstream cuisines of the Asia-Pacific area. ... Gravy is a thickened sauce, usually made from a base of the juices and extractives that run from meat during cooking. ... There are hundreds of varieties of hot sauce A hot sauce is any spicy condiment sauce. ... Binomial name Allium sativum L. Garlic (Allium sativum) is a perennial plant in the family Alliaceae and genus Allium, closely related to the onion, shallot, and leek. ... Organic Ketchup, a 21st century condiment Ketchup (or catsup) is a popular condiment, usually made with ripened tomatoes. ... In cooking, mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce, usually of a white or light yellow color, which is made and eaten cold. ... Tartare sauce (British English spelling) or Tartar sauce (US English spelling) is a thick white sauce made from mayonnaise and finely chopped vegetables, usually including pickled gherkins, capers, olives and pickled onions. ... Soy sauce (US) or soya sauce is a fermented sauce made from soybeans (soya beans), roasted grain, water and salt. ...

• Mushy peas
• Pickled onions, pickled eggs and/or gherkins.
• Baked beans

Around Central Scotland and specifically Edinburgh a combination of spirit vinegar and brown sauce, known either simply as "sauce", or more specifically "chippie sauce" has great popularity. Many Scottish comedians have made light of the difference in condiment choice between Glasgow and Edinburgh, with Glaswegians generally preferring salt and vinegar, and Edinburghers preferring salt and sauce. Mushy peas Mushy peas are dried marrowfat peas which are first soaked overnight and then simmered until they form a bright green paste. ... Pickling is the process of preparing a food by soaking and storing it in a brine containing salt, acid (usually vinegar), or both, a process which can preserve otherwise perishable foods for months. ... Binomial name Allium cepa L. Onion in the general sense can be used for any plant in the Genus Allium but used without qualifiers usually means Allium cepa L., also called the garden onion. ... A carton of free-range chicken eggs Ostrich egg Bird eggs are a common food source. ... A Gherkin is: 1. ... Baked beans on scrambled egg on toast. ... Map of Scotland showing the location of the former Central region Regional Council Central (Roinn Meadhanach in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from 1974 to 1995. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... Flash point 43 Â°C R-phrases , S-phrases , , , U.S. Permissible exposure limit (PEL) 10 ppm Supplementary data page Structure & properties n, εr, etc. ... HP Sauce is a popular brown sauce produced in Aston, Birmingham, England. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

In Holyhead in North Wales, all of the six current chip shops serve 'Peas Water' free of charge - water strained from the mushy peas. This practice allegedly occurs only in Holyhead. Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mushy peas Mushy peas are dried marrowfat peas which are first soaked overnight and then simmered until they form a bright green paste. ...

In Sheffield, chip shops often supply free the locally-produced Hendersons Relish - made of vinegar, sugar spices etc. and resembling Worcestershire sauce. , For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... 1900 advertisement Worcestershire sauce (IPA ) also known as Worcester sauce (IPA ) is a widely used fermented liquid condiment. ...

Around North America's Great Lakes (for example, in Buffalo, New York), the popular tradition of Catholics eating fish on Fridays (especially during Lent) has resulted in a codifying of a particular sort of "Fish Fry", which includes a piece of whitefish (often haddock), a plentiful amount of French fries (generally thicker-cut "steak" fries), potato salad and/or macaroni salad, and coleslaw. This is so ubiquitous that some supermarkets in the area sell it from their seafood departments, and many local bars serve fish fries every week. In Ontario, Canada, a popular variant consists of freshwater perch or pickerel (walleye) - typically sold at lakeside resort towns. This article is about the group of North American lakes. ... Official website: Buffalo, NY Location Location of Buffalo in New York State Government County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Geographical characteristics Area Total 136. ... In Western Christianity, Lent is the forty-day period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday (Pascha). ... Binomial name Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Haddock is a sea fish, also known as offshore hake, distributed on both sides of the North Atlantic. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked... JJ is the kool-aid man. ... Species  E. americanus –       grass and redfin pickerels  E. lucius – northern pike  E. masquinongy – muskellunge  E. niger – chain pickerel   – Amur pike Esox Linnaeus, 1758, is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes. ... Binomial name Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818) This article is about the fish; for the terms related to the eye, see Iris (anatomy) and Strabismus. ...

Fish and chip shops

A fish and chip shop in Oxford.

In the UK and Australia, fish and chips usually sell through independent restaurants and take-aways, colloquially known as chippies or as chip shops in the UK^[1], or as fish-and-chip[s] shops in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Occasionally, in these two countries, stores use the term "Fish and Chippery". Outlets range from small affairs to the likes of the famed Doyles at Watsons Bay in Sydney. Fish-and-chip outlets sell roughly 25% of all the white fish consumed in the UK, and 10% of all potatoes. Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 549 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 549 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Take-out, carry-out ( in American English ) or take-away ( in British English ) is food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. ... Watsons Bay is a sheltered bay and anchorage on Port Jackson, (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) near South Head. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Whitefish (white fish, demersal fish) is a fisheries term referring to several species of oceanic deep water finfish, particularly cod (Gadus morhua), whiting (Merluccius bilinearis), and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), but also hake (Urophycis), pollock (Pollachius), or others. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ...

Fish and chip shops themselves vary enormously in the UK, from small back-street affairs to posh "Fish Restaurants" with seating and waitresses. The North of England has one well-known chain called Harry Ramsden's, which originated in Guiseley near Leeds, but chains do not occur commonly in the UK. UK fish and chip shops sometimes sell other take-away food products, such as kebabs, pies, burgers, Chinese food and pizzas. In fishing towns fish-and-chip shops also commonly sell uncooked fish. Some fishing-town chip shops also offer to fry customers' own fresh fish, charging a fee dependent on the weight of the fish processed. A waiter is a person who waits on tables, often at a restaurant. ... Harry Ramsdens is a worldwide restaurant chain dedicated to traditional British-style fish and chips. ... Guiseley is a small town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Otley. ... Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus: the most abundant species of fish in the world. ...

Fried fish and french fries on the waterfront in San Diego.

US fast-food restaurant chains that sell fish and chips include Long John Silver's, Captain D's, H. Salt Fish and Chips, Arthur Treacher's, and (in the Pacific Northwest) Ivar's. Most of these chains refer to fish and chips as "fish and fries" or as "combo baskets", as opposed to "platters" - which include slaw. In the U.S., fish and chip shops traditionally serve fish and chips with hushpuppies. In the 1990s, the perception within the United States of fish and chips as unhealthy led to a decline in consumption and the financial problems of Long John Silver's and Arthur Treacher's. Other restaurants have acquired these two brands and the current strategy of both of these chains appears to aim at combining fish-and-chips with other brands to create the concept of "fun food". In Canada, Joey's Only Seafood Restaurants dominate prominently in "fish and chips" with over 100 locations. The Harvey's and La Belle Province fast-food chains sell fish and chips as a minor item in their menus. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants, typically with the same name in many different locations either under shared corporate ownership (e. ... Long John Silvers is a United States-based fast-food restaurant that specializes in seafood and fish and chips. ... Captain Deez Nuts is a chain of fast-food restaurants, specializing in seafood and fish and chips. ... Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips is a fast food seafood restaurant chain with, as of 2003, 177 stores which serve fish and chips. ... Ivars Acres of Clams Ivars is a seafood restaurant chain based in Seattle, Washington, with operations in the Puget Sound region; in Spokane, Washington; and in Santa Clara, California. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Hushpuppies are a small cornmeal pastry that are small and either round or finger shaped. ... Harveys Restaurant in Ottawa Harveys is a fast food restaurant chain that operates in nine Canadian provinces. ...

Fish and chip shops occur commonly near the UK beach-side, where people commonly eat fish and chips.

Depending on local ethnic mixes, fishing-industry make-up and class structures, fish-and-chip shops in some places may appear as ethnic enclaves, run predominently by Greek, Italian or Chinese owners.

Pauline Hanson, arguably Australia's most famous fish-and-chip shop owner, had a meteoric political career during the 1990s. A politically active Pauline Hanson with the Australian flag wrapped around her. ...

The existence of numerous competitions and awards for "best fish-and-chip shop" testifies to the recognised status of this type of outlet in popular culture.

Packaging and wrapping

Fish-and-chips shops traditionally wrapped their product in an inner white paper wrapping and an outer insulating and grease-absorbing layer of newspaper or blank newsprint, though nowadays the use of newspaper has largely ceased on grounds of hygiene, and establishments often use food-quality wrapping paper instead - occasionally printed on the outside to emulate newspaper. The hot food and the steam it produces cause the paper wrapping to emit a characteristic smell, and the close wrapping prevents evaporation, giving the food a moist texture which can last for some time if the parcel remains unopened. Polystyrene packing, usual in many other kinds of take-away outlet, sometimes appears. Even when the fish get wrapped in paper, an open polystyrene container often holds the chips. Purists maintain that it "doesn't taste the same" in polystyrene or cardboard, lacking the smell and moist, steamed texture. Britain banned the use of real newspaper in the late 1980s. Australian fish-and-chip shops, faced with a ban on the use of actual newspaper in the 1970s, substituted butcher's paper as the external wrapping, though a few shops continue to wrap their product in newspaper, especially in rural areas. Newsprint is low-cost, low-quality, non-archival paper. ... Polystyrene is a polymer made from the monomer styrene, a liquid hydrocarbon that is commercially manufactured from petroleum. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...

Chip van

Mobile fish-and-chip shops serve rural areas in the UK. For vans, the choice between beef dripping and oil is influenced by the fact that cold dripping forms a solid mass and won't slosh around when on the move.

Other dishes

Fish-and-chip shops typically offer other fast food which customers may eat in place of the traditional battered fish. Typical alternatives offered in most English "chippies" include: Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ...

• Pies - in varieties such as steak and kidney, chicken and mushroom, mince and onion, or cheese and onion.
• Sausages - usually pork, deep-fried plain or in batter, or saveloys
• Fishcakes - Either a slice of fish between two potato slices battered and fried, or fish and potatoes minced together and dipped in bread-crumbs
• Scampi - in bread-crumbs
• Chicken - deep-fried, and sometimes available either plain or 'southern fried' in a flavoured, slightly spicy, batter-like coating
• Chip Butty - chips served between two slices of bread traditionally spread with butter ( now more usually with margarine). The bread most commonly takes the form of a bun. Regional names for the bread bun create variations such as "chip cob" in Nottinghamshire and "chip barm" in Lancashire.

Fish-and-chip shops sometimes sell other deep-fried foods, including fruit such as bananas and pineapples. A slice of strawberry-rhubarb pie à la mode A pie is a baked dish, with a baked shell usually made of pastry that covers or completely contains a filling of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, cheeses, creams, chocolate, custards, nuts, or other sweet or savoury ingredient. ... A steak & kidney pie, as served in a pub Oh, my. ... Binomial name Gallus gallus A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ... Basidiocarps (mushrooms) of the fungus Leucocoprinus sp. ... Ground beef Ground beef, or, in British English beef mince, is a meat product, made of beef finely chopped by a meat grinder. ... Cheese is a food made from the curdled milk of cows, goats, sheep, or other mammals. ... Chinese pork sausages A sausage consists of ground meat (and sometimes other animal parts), herbs and spices, and possibly other ingredients, generally packed in a casing (traditionally the intestines of the animal, though now often synthetic), and preserved in some way, often by curing or smoking. ... A saveloy is a very vividly red sausage served in southern English fish and chip shops, and also in takeaways in parts of Australia. ... American scampi in garlic butter Scampi is the plural of scampo, the Italian name for the Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus, also known by the names Dublin Bay Prawn and Langoustine. The fleshy tail of the Norway lobster is good eating, closer in both taste and texture to lobster and crayfish... Fried chicken with french fries. ... European sweetbread (strucla) Four loaves French bread has a somewhat rigid crust Breads and Bread Rolls at a bakery Continental Italian Bread Tin Vienna Bread Bread in a traditional oven, in Portugal, with hot coal in front For other uses, see Bread (disambiguation). ... Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or small blocks, and often served using a butterknife. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Margarine, as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of butter-substitutes. ... A bun is a sweet or plain small bread or a round roll. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Barm (a word common to Teutonic languages), the scum formed on the top of malt liquor when fermenting; yeast used to leaven bread, or to set up fermentation in liquor. ... Lancashire is a county in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... Species Hybrid origin; see text A banana plant is a herb in the genus, Musa, which because of its size and structure, is often mistaken for a tree. ... Binomial name Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. ...

In Scotland the choice of alternatives further includes haggis, black pudding, red pudding and white pudding (all served thickly battered). an uncooked small haggis content of a haggis Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish. ... British and Irish name for blood sausage. ... Red pudding is a food commonly served at chip shops in Scotland as an alternative to fish (see Fish and chips). ... An Irish breakfast consisting of sausages, black and white pudding, bacon and fried eggs, served with orange juice. ...

In Australia, perhaps the most popular accompaniment is the potato scallop (called the 'potato cake' in Victoria, 'potato fritter' in South Australia). Quite distinct from the sea scallop), it consists of a thick slice of potato, deep-fried in batter. Other common accompaniments in Australia include an Australian version of Chinese dumplings known locally as a dim sim; and an Australian version of a spring roll called the Chiko Roll. An increasing number of stores in Australia may also deal in Döner kebabs. The Döner Kebab has only recently become part of the fish-and-chip shop repertoire. Traditionally, Australians knew such kebabs as souvlaki, as Greeks loomed large in the fish-and-chip-shop industry, and a döner kebab closely resembles a souvlaki. Genera See text Scallops are the family Pectinidae of bivalve molluscs. ... Dim sum (Chinese: 點心; Cantonese IPA: tɪm35sɐm55, Jyutping: dim2 sam1; Mandarin Pinyin: diǎnxīn, Wade-Giles: tien-hsin; literally dot heart or order heart, meaning order to ones hearts content; also commonly translated as touch the heart, dotted heart, or snack), a Cantonese term, is usually a light meal... A fresh spring roll which doesnt need to be fried before eaten. ... Example of a Chiko Roll still in its bag. ... Left to right: Chenjeh Kabab, Kabab Koobideh, Jujeh Kabab Kebab (kebap in Turkish, kabab in Iran, India and Pakistan, also spelled kebob, kabob) means grilled (or broiled) meat in Persian and Turkish. ... Souvlaki Platters for take-out Souvlaki is a popular Greek fast food consisting of small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables broiled on a skewer. ...

Some fish-and-chip shops in Scotland sell a largely regional item, the deep-fried Mars bar, which especially appeals to children. Scottish fish-and-chip shops also carry a deep-fried pizza — a frozen cheese pizza folded in half, dipped in batter, and deep-fried. A deep fried Mars bar. ... A Pizza Margherita made in Naples (Napoli), Italy. ...

In Scotland and Northern England the inhabitants speak of a meal of fish and chips as a fish supper. Similarly, in Scotland one can order a haggis supper, a steak pie supper, and so on; supper means "with chips", in this context. A "single" order is one without chips. As sausages are often sold in pairs, a sausage supper may mean two sausages and chips, while a single sausage can refer to two sausages (without chips). Some of the many varieties of Sausages A sausage consists of ground meat and other animal parts, herbs and spices, and possibly other ingredients, generally packed in a casing (traditionally the intestines of the animal), and preserved in some way. ...

Footnotes

1. ↑ Speakers of British English use the term chippy as a noun meaning a "fish-and-chip shop" or a "carpenter". Speakers of American English may use the word as a pejorative term for a prostitute.

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External links

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• BBC News: Fish and chips invented in France?
• My plaice or yours? - Guardian article detailing some chippy terminology
• Far Flung Fish and Chips - historical article
• The Sea Fish Industry Authority on fish and chips
• UK Fish and Chip Takeaways! Fish'n'Chips2go

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