However the dish originated, fish and chips is a national favourite, eaten and loved by every generation – in fact its position as the nation’s favourite hot take away remains unchallenged, despite the advent of the American burger.

Humble Beginnings 
But where did this famous culinary delight originate? The simple answer is that no one really knows. 
We do know that fish and chips were developed separately. 
The French invented chips or “chipped pommes de terre a la mode” (from the humble potato commonly believed to have been brought to Europe by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 17 th century), 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 towns in the 1850’s.

Both Lancashire and London stake a claim to the origin of our most famous meal. Chips were the staple fare of the industrial north whilst fried fish was introduced in London’s East