Fish and Chips - Who Created Them?

The chip may have been invented as a substitute for fish rather than an accompaniment. When rivers would freeze over and no fish could be caught, resourceful housewives began cutting potatoes into fishy shapes to cook with. At around the same time, fried fish was introduced to Britain by Jewish refugees from Portugal and Spain who adapted an original recipe for fish that was cooked on Fridays to be eaten cold on Merzatzde. It's safe to say it was somewhere in England, but arguments rage over whether it was up north or down south. Some people credit a northern entrepreneur called John Lease. As early as 1863 he was selling fish and chips out of a wooden hut at Mosley Market

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