#252 | Five Surprising Food Origins
English Learning for Curious Minds
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The History of Fish and Chips
In jewish culture it is forbidden to cook on the jewish sabbath, or shabat. To follow this religious requirement, jewish people needed to prepare food before the sun went down on friday. One of those foods was a white fish like cod or haddock, fried in flour. The flour preserved the fish so that it could be eaten cold the following day and still have some flavor. When portugal fell under spanish rule, the saphardic jews fled to england, bringing their culture and recipes with them. It's thought to have been a young jewish immigrant named joseph marlin who opened up the first fishin ship shop
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