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The History and Origins of Fish and Chips in the UK
TLDR Fish and chips, a popular dish in the UK, originated from Sephardic Jews in Spain and became popular in the late 1920s in the UK. The dish consists of fried potatoes and fish, and is often served with Charter Sauce, mashed peas, malt vinegar, and curry sauce.
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Fish and chips, a popular dish in the United Kingdom, consists of fried potatoes and fish, and the term "chips" comes from "chipped potatoes."
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Fish and chips became popular in the UK in the late 1920s and there are currently about 10,000 chippies in the UK serving 360 million meals a year, and the dish originated from Sephardic Jews in Spain who fried fish as a way to observe the Sabbath.
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Jewish immigrants in England began selling fried fish, which became popular and spread throughout the UK with the help of trains and railroads, but the introduction of chips is still to come.
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Fish and chips originated in South America and were brought to Europe in the 15th century, but it wasn't until the 1860s that they arrived in Great Britain and became popular with the help of Sephardic Jews selling fried fish meals.
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Fish and chips became popular in the 1860s in Great Britain, with the first fish and chip shops opening in London and Manchester, and by the turn of the 20th century, there were thousands of them throughout the UK.
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Fish and chips in the UK are often served with Charter Sauce, mashed peas, malt vinegar, and curry sauce, and they were originally served wrapped in yesterday's newspaper.
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Fish and chips used to be served with fried battered cod on top and wrapped in newspaper, but this practice ended in the Thatcher era, likely due to health concerns about ink soaking into the hot oil.
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