Todays interesting fact.. The History of Fish n Chips

Battered fish started off being sold cold on street corners by the Jewish.

Chips were fried in cotton oil.

They weren't sold together at the begining of they're history.

Love it! Great fact and 100% accurate. It spiked my interest and it forced me to do some research and I came up with this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8419026.stm
I'm now looking forward to tomorrow's interesting fact

im starvin

What about saveloys?

No idea. They're funny foreign food.

Speedy M wrote:What about saveloys?

They might be Jewish too..ya know..
Oi oi saveloy

I'm not convinced.

They cant be ONLY 150 years old. (fish n chips)

Smells older

paddy wrote:I'm not convinced.

They cant be ONLY 150 years old. (fish n chips)

Smells older

Something smells fishy pad

something smell chipy


o hang on that dont work

DICKIE wrote:

paddy wrote:I'm not convinced.

They cant be ONLY 150 years old. (fish n chips)

Smells older

Something smells fishy pad

Fishy pad..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitary_napkin

Dirty buggers.

Maybe its the combination of fish and chips that is only 150 years old

I reckon people have been frying fish for a LOT longer

Nice one Lease! Can you change the topic title to The Braincells Interesting Fact Of The Day and can we have a new one everyday please! but only if you get time

the braincell wrote:
Battered fish started off being sold cold on street corners by the Jewish.

Chips were fried in cotton oil.

They weren't sold together at the begining of they're history.

Was someone listening to Steve Wright on Radio 2 on thursday?
He had Giles Coran on the show talking about the history of our food and discussing this ^^^^^^
All to do with the Jews observing the Sabbath and so not engaging in any kind of work - which includes cooking - but fried fish would 'keep'

im still sarvin , lager aint filling the gap

the braincell wrote:

DICKIE wrote:

paddy wrote:I'm not convinced.

They cant be ONLY 150 years old. (fish n chips)

Smells older

Something smells fishy pad

Fishy pad..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitary_napkin

Wish I didn't click that link

weardybeardy wrote:

the braincell wrote:
Battered fish started off being sold cold on street corners by the Jewish.

Chips were fried in cotton oil.

They weren't sold together at the begining of they're history.

Was someone listening to Steve Wright on Radio 2 on thursday?
He had Giles Coran on the show talking about the history of our food and discussing this ^^^^^^
All to do with the Jews observing the Sabbath and so not engaging in any kind of work - which includes cooking - but fried fish would 'keep'

Nope. It was a program last night on bbc where they dismantled an old Chippy 'saloon' brick by brick and built it in another place. They also remade an old horse drawn, wooden framed, cold fired, mobile chippy !

the braincell wrote:

weardybeardy wrote:

the braincell wrote:
Battered fish started off being sold cold on street corners by the Jewish.

Chips were fried in cotton oil.

They weren't sold together at the begining of they're history.

Was someone listening to Steve Wright on Radio 2 on thursday?
He had Giles Coran on the show talking about the history of our food and discussing this ^^^^^^
All to do with the Jews observing the Sabbath and so not engaging in any kind of work - which includes cooking - but fried fish would 'keep'

Nope. It was a program last night on bbc where they dismantled an old Chippy 'saloon' brick by brick and built it in another place. They also remade an old horse drawn, wooden framed, cold fired, mobile chippy !

Dont you mean coal fired

Only after they got the fire going properly