who invented the chip shop?

Answer 1

FISH AND CHIPS - A HISTORY

There a nothing more British than fish and chips eaten with salt and vinegar, fish and chips is one of our Great British institutions

Humble Beginnings
Hut where did this famous culinary delight originate?
The simple answer is that no-one really knows.
We do know that fish and chips developed separately- the French invented chips or 'chipp ed pooomes de terrre a la mode' (from the humble potato commonly believed to have been brought to Europe by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 17th Centuary) and in 1839 Charles Dickens referred to a 'fried fish warehouse' in Oliver Twist. The great British fish and chip trade grew out of these existing small businesses which sold fish and chips separately in the streets and alleys of London and some of Britain's industrial town, in the 1850s.
Both, Lancashire and London stake a claim to the origin of our most famous meal - chips were the standard fare of the industrial north whilst fried fish was introduced in London's East End.

Long Live the Fish and Chip Shop
Along with the history of fish and chips comes the colourful history of the fish and chip shop. The first fish and chip shop in the North of England is thought to hove opened in Mossley near Oldham, Lancashire, around 1863. Mr Lees sold fish and chips from a wooden hut in the market and later he transferred the business to a permanent shop across the road which had the following inscription in the window "This is the first fish and chip shop in the world." But in London, Joseph Malin opened a fish end chip shop in Cleveland Street within the sound of Bow Bells 13 in 1860. There are now around 8,100 fish and chip shops across the UK that, eight for every one McDonalds outlet.

A Marriage of Taste
The public soon realised that fish and potatoes ware rather a tasty combination and over the course of the next 100 years, fish and chips became not only a national institution but a vital source of nutrition for families - helping to fuel the workforce of the industrial revolution

Fish and Chip Shops Come Out Tops
Fish and chips became so essential to the diet of the ordinary man and woman that one shop in Bradford had to employ a doorman to control the queue at busy times during 1931.

THE NATION'S FAVOURITE

Thanks be to Cod
However the dish originated, fish and chips is a national favourite, eaten and loved by every generation, - in fact its position as the nations favourite hot take away remains unchallenged, despite the advent of the American burger bar.

The nations favourite fish is cod. followed by had dock, although there are regional variations. For example whiting is popular in Northern Ireland and some parts of Scotland and skate and huss are often seen In the south of England

In 1999 the British consumed nearly 300 million servings of fish and chips - that equates to six servings for every man woman and child in the country

Over 4,000 is the record for the largest number of portions sold in one day by an independent fish and chip shop.Fish and chips have never been more fashionable. London restaurants such as Sir Terence Conran's Le Pont de la Tour and Elisabeth Taylor's favourite, The Dorchester, feature this great British dish on their menus.

Despite the versatility of the chip, fish is far and away our favourite accompaniment for this form of the humble Potato

FISH AND CHIP TIT-BITS

Wish you were here
We're so hooked on fish and chips, we even miss them while we're on holiday abroad - according to a MORI, survey. 30% of us confess to a longing for our favourite take away while we're away in foreign climes, whereas only 7% miss that other old favourite, bangers and mash

Far Flung Fish and Chips
People have come across fish 'and chip shops in the strangest places throughout the world. There's one on top of a Cliff in South Africa - they tower a baste into the sea and hoist up the fish Straight from the water below Other sightings include the middle of the desert in Oman and even at the back of a church. You can even get your fish and chip fix while gambling in the casinos of Las Vegas, Fish and chips in China don t sound especially appetising - apparently they are Served with sugar)

Celebrities love fish and chips
Nicholas Parsons `the British have turned a simple, nourishing dish into a rational institution. Fish and chips are now as synonymous with our country as Shakespeare. cricket and the Tower of London. Good fish and chips from a well-run establishment take a lot of beat

Paul Daniels 'When I moved South I managed to find a great local fish and chip shop in Harefield. So it's still very much part of my weekly diet.'

Brits say no to Brussels
The Belgian habit of eating fish and chips with mayonnaise finds few fans in the UK. For us it's salt and vinegar or tomato ketchup - nothing else will do, unless you are from Scotland where spe cial brown sauce is popular.

Fish and Chip fantasies
Scottish superstar Sean Connery was the outright winner of a survey to find out who we'd secretly love to serve us our fish and chips. He was chosen by 2696 of women respondents, ahead of Ross Kemp, alias Grant Mitchell in Eastenders Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves and comedians Lenny Henry and Angus Deayton. Catherine Zeta Jones came out on top of the men's fantasies.

Fishing for Compliments
It's official - the way to a woman's heart Is through her stomach. A MORI survey showed that nine out of ten women say that a man should have bask cooking Skills. The most likely food to be a winner in the seduction game is fish chosen by one third of women as the dish most likely to put them in the mood for seduction. So come on chaps)

Anytime, Anyplaice, Anywhere Again according to a MORI survey, most of us take the conventional option and eat our fish and chips at home - but three fish and chip fans confessed to eat ing their fish and chips in bed intriguingly, all three were women

Answer 2

Sir Rodney Evans Chip - (1782-1846), born to pseudo-royalty, Sir Rodney, who lost eye while hunting as a youth, refused to eat meat of any sort, no doubt the result of the trauma associated with his accident. He did not, however, take to other foods, and as an experiment, he built various shops to allow the commoners to test his creations, eating only those things that sold to profit. The chip, as he jokingly called it, became a surprise success, and Sir Rodney lived off of it alone for the rest of his life.

Had the chip not sold well, we'd all likely be eating the Roddy, which was fried beets, sliced thick, served with sweet onions.

Answer 3

Harry Ramsden

Answer 4

According to some accounts, it was started by a jewish family, many, many years ago, and the emphasis was on fish.. Moreover, "fish on Fridays", which is said to be a jewish tradition...

Answer 5

I read somewhere it was the Belgians.

Answer 6

dont know but the first one was in stalybridge

Answer 7

me obviously
im the proud founder!

Answer 8

is that the old style ip hop?

Answer 9

not me I would like to know though

Answer 10

mr p. rellas