No one really knows who VERB PAST TENSE the dish, but it is said to have been brought to Great Britain by Jewish immigrants. If you have been to Britain, you will have noticed that every restaurant or pub has this iconic dish on the menu. In fact, 382 million portions are sold every year in Great Britain, and this is only counting fish and chip shops alone.
This traditional dish usually consists of a piece of battered and fried fish. The fish often used is cod, and the batter consists of flour, egg and milk. It is served with chips, mushy peas and tartar or tomato sauce.
If you buy the dish to go, you might get it wrapped in what looks like a sheet from a newspaper. The reason for that is that during a time called the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840), a lot of machines were invented, and they helped factories make their goods cheaper, faster and in larger numbers. Because of that, many people left their villages to become factory workers. There would often be a fish and chip shop or stall near the factories, so it was a dish many working-class people often ate. It was cheap and could be eaten without sitting down. The dish was often just wrapped in a sheet from a newspaper, and that tradition has stuck. Some say it's a tribute to all the hardworking people who helped build the British Empire.
