National Chip Week (9-15 February 2009)

Today marks the end of National Chip Week...yet another excuse to eat chips. If I had to pick a single dish that the Brits eat more than any other, it would have to be chips (better known in America as French Fries). Chips are eaten with practically everything and are even eaten as a meal on their own. They're typically served with malt vinegar (especially when served with fish), although ketchup and mayonnaise are also frequently used. One out of every 4 British grown potatoes are made into chips, and 10% of the entire British potato crop is needed to supply the UK's 11,000 fish and chip shops. Fish and chips clearly remain the number one takeaway food of choice, with £1 of every £100 spent on food in the UK being spent in a fish and chip shop. Chips anyone?