Does anyone know the history of chip shops and when they first opened in the UK?!
Does anyone know the history of chip shops and when they first opened in the UK?
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It is a tradition which goes back in Great Britain to the early days of the 19th century. Charles Dickens, in his novel Oliver Twist, mentions a fried fish warehouse, but it was not until the 1860s that the trade began to develop as we know it now.
whan the fries where born
Follow this link - it will tell you all you need to know about the history and rise of fish and chip shops.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fish_and_ch...
I don't know exactly when they opened but something of interest, originally batter was only put on the fish to protect it, once it was fried you would peel off the fried batter and discard it leaving you with a tender piece of fish.
1860 in london, or 1863 in mossley. www.niagara.co.uk/fish_and_chi...
I think it was the 19th century, not sure of when though. I don't eat fish and chips where I live in The Midlands only when I go to Leeds or Doncaster that's all I eat they really know how to make them, great.
i can tell you the best fish and chip shop in the world is in whitby bay in the north east its brilliant
Fish and chips in Britain became a cheap food popular among the working classes with the rapid development of trawl fishing in the North Sea in the second half of the nineteenth century. Before this, fishermen had used long lines to target only large, high-quality demersal (bottom-dwelling) fish, especially valuable sole. Trawlers, on the other hand, landed a mixed catch of high-quality "prime" and cheaper "offal" fish, most of which fishermen initially threw back into the water due to the lack of a market. However, as railway charges fell, it became viable to transport this cheaper fish inland, and demersal fish became a mass-market commodity rather than a costly luxury.
The modern fish-and-chip shop ("chippy" in modern British slang[4] ) originated in the UK, although outlets selling fried food occurred commonly throughout Europe. (According to one story, fried-potato shops spreading south from Scotland merged with fried-fish shops spreading from southern England).[citation needed] Early fish and chip shops had only very basic facilities. Usually these consisted principally of a large cauldron of cooking-fat, heated by a coal fire. Insanitary by modern standards, such establishments also emitted a smell associated with frying, which led to the authorities classifying fish-and-chip supply as an "offensive trade",[citation needed] a stigma retained until between the wars. The industry overcame this reputation because during World War II fish and chips remained one of the few foods in the UK not subject to rationing.