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| History of Fish ‘n’ Chips !! |
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It is thought to be the quintessential British meal, but new research claims the original idea for fish and chips came from Jewish and French dishes. Transformations between 1850 and 1945 included the emergence of fish and chips, influenced by both French and Jewish culinary traditions. Fish and chips mixed "French frites with Jewish fish dishes".
In the middle of the 19th century the main concern of most sections of English society consisted of eating enough food of sufficient quality to stay alive, rather than displaying a concern about variety. Fish and Chips were considered to be cheap and nutritious.
Through the latter part of the 19th century and well into the present century, the trade expanded greatly to satisfy the needs of the growing industrial population of Great Britain. The development of the steam trawler brought to these shores fish from all over the North Atlantic, the water round Iceland and Greenland and off the North Cape of Norway. |
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Fish and chips have separately been eaten for many years – though the potato was not introduced to 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 more widespread circles in London and the south-east in the middle of the 19th century (Charles Dickens mentions a "fried fish warehouse" in Oliver Twist) whilst in the north of England a trade in deep-fried "chipped" potatoes developed. It is unclear when and where these two trades were merged to become the fish and chip shop industry we know today. The first combined fish and chip shop was probably the one opened in London by Joseph Malin in 1860.
Fish and chips is deep-fried fish in batter with deep-fried potatoes, and a popular take-away food. Fish and chips is originally from the United Kingdom, but also very popular in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and some coastal towns of the Netherlands and Norway; and also increasingly so in the United States and elsewhere. For decades it was the dominant take-away food in the United Kingdom.
The fried potatoes are called chips in British and international usage; and while American English calls them French fries, the combination is still called "fish and chips". The traditional way is to fry in beef fat, though some chips shops use vegetable oil, which imparts a different taste to the dish. Some maintain that the best types of potatoes to use for chips are 'Lincolnshire Whites' or 'Maris Piper'.
The most common fish used for fish and chips in England is Cod, but many kinds of fish are used, especially other white fish, such as Pollock or Haddock; Skate; and Rock Salmon (dogfish).
In the UK, fish and chips are usually served with free salt and vinegar. This may be malt vinegar or onion vinegar (the vinegar that pickled onions are stored in).
Other popular dressings, usually at an extra charge, include:
Ketchup , Curry sauce, Tartar sauce , Mayonnaise, brown sauce, Gravy, Burger Sauce, BBQ Sauce, mushy peas, Pickled onions, pickled eggs and gherkins.
Fish and chip shops typically offer other fast food, which may be eaten in place of the traditional battered fish. Typical alternatives offered in most English "Chippies" include:
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 - usually fish and potatoes minced together and dipped in bread crumbs
Fish and chips were traditionally packaged with an inner white paper wrapping and an outer insulating layer of newspaper or blank newsprint, though nowadays the use of newspaper has largely ceased on grounds of hygiene, and food quality wrapping paper is often used instead, occasionally printed on the outside to emulate newspaper.
Seashells of Lisson Grove, London have been serving Fish and Chips for nearly 40 years. We have gained an excellent reputation for providing the tastiest, freshest and highest quality fish and chips in London. |
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