14/01/2010

Chippy Tea's Celebrating 150 years



Happy birthday, fish & chips! Celebrating 150 years of a great Great British institution. The perennial favourite takeaway dish has survived many fads, famine and wars to keep its place firmly in the nation's heart!

Here are some key facts you should all know!

1 The UK has an estimated 10,500 fish and chip shops.
2 On any Friday, one in five takeaways are from the chippy.
3 More than half the UK adult population visits a fish and chip shop at least once a month.
4 £1 out of every hundred spent on food is spent on fish and chips.

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