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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITAIN
 
  More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)

 
More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
fish and chips

Britain's traditional fast food, consisting of deep-fried fillets of fish in batter and potato chips. In the old days, as an early form of takeaway, the fish and chips were carried from the shop in a twist of newspaper. The first recorded use of the phrase is surprisingly early (1876). Perhaps less surprisingly, it is a complaint: 'Fish and chip shops were a considerable source of nuisance'.
 








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