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Fish & Chips: Uncovering the Forgotten Jewish and Belgian Origins of the Iconic British Dish

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The Marriage of Fish and Chips

The chip or french fry as it is known in the US. Potatoes had become particularly popular in England in the early 1800s because there had been some grain harvest failures and so bread prices had gone up. It became a staple in North West England first and kind of expanded throughout the rest of the island. From what evidence panicose can find it seems as though fried fish was a big London street food and fried potatoes in chip form were popular in the northern cities. And so somehow the two met and maybe dated casually but didn't settle down into their forever partnership for a while.

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