"The Great British Fish and Chip Supper is all about getting together, having fun and raising money for The Spinal Injuries Association"
GIFT IDEAS   National Chip Week. It is over with for another year, but you might be interested in the facts below...
           
  • Friday is the most popular day of the week for eating chips, with around a fifth of the chips eaten then
  • A recent survey confirmed that 87% of the population love chips!
  • In one year we eat nearly three billion meals containing chips
  • We eat 300 million portions of fish and chips in Britain each year
  • There are more than 10,000 fish and chip shops in the UK
  • Nearly 200 million chip meals are sold in fish and chip shops each year
  • Fish and chips outsell Indian takeaways by two to one
    Health
  • A portion of sweet and sour chicken, egg fried rice and two spring rolls contains 22% more calories than a portion of fish and chips
  • An average portion of chip shop chips contains 686 fewer calories than a doner kebab
  • Chip shop chip that are cooked for the optimum 5-6 minutes will absorb less fat as they are not left in the oil any longer than necessary
  • Shaking and draining your chips can reduce fat absorption by 20% and make your chips crisper. This is because chips carry on absorbing fat after they come out of the fryer
  • A study has shown that thin chips contained, on average, more than 1.5 times the fat of a thick chip cooked under the same conditions, making fat chips the healthier option
    Trivia
  • The chips eaten in Great Britain each year come from potatoes weighing the equivalent of nearly 2.9 million Formula 1 cars. Laid end to end, those chips would take you around Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit over 1.5 million times – equivalent to more than 26,000 British Grand Prix’s
  • During the Second World War, chips were one of the few foods that weren’t rationed
  • The world’s largest fish and chip portion was made in July 2011 at the Wensleydale Heifer pub. The fish weighed in at 20kg and the chips 23.5kg, breaking the previous Guinness World Record which was held by a restaurant in America
  • The Territorial Army prepared for battle on fish and chips provided in special catering tents erected at training camps in the 1930s
  • During the D-Day landings, the Parachute Regiment landing behind enemy lines in darkness identified friend from foe by using the code word "FISH" and the reply would be "CHIPS".
  • David Walliams feasted on fish and chips to up his energy levels whilst swimming the Thames for charity in September 2011
  • John Lennon liked to smother his chips with ketchup.
  • Michelle Obama treated her daughters to a fish supper in a London pub during a recent visit to London
  • Kate Moss had her hen do at the Isle of Wight Fesitval in 2011. She celebrated with fish and chips
  • Dermot O’Leary owns a chippy in Brighton called Fishy Fishy Seafood Brasserie
  • Both Mike Tindall and Stacey Solomon used to work in chip shops before they were famous

    • And Finally....
  • Winston Churchill referred to fish and chips as "good companions"
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