How were fish and chips originated?why are they so popular?thanks!?
Fish and chips (sometimes written “fish ‘n’ chips”), a popular take-away food with British origins, consist of deep-fried fish (traditionally cod) in batter or breadcrumbs with deep-fried chipped (slab-cut) potatoes. Popular tradition associates the dish with the United Kingdom; and fish and chips remain very popular in the United Kingdom and in British ex-colonies like Australia and New Zealand. Fish and chips also have considerable popularity in parts of North America (New England, the Pacific Northwest and Canada generally), the Republic of Ireland and South Africa. Establishments in Denmark and in some coastal towns in Norway serve fried fillets. In the Netherlands, the popular deep-fried, battered fillet dish called lekkerbek sometimes appears served with chips.