Chips

Around 35 chocolate chips is enough for a mile or 875,000 chips would take them around the world.

Some chips with microprocessors inside them also contain other components, and are complete single chip "computers".

Fish that is deep-fried in a crispy batter served with fat golden chips (French fries) on the side is still one of Britain and Ireland's favorite meals.

The love for fish and chips ranks alongside roast beef and Yorkshire puddings (as well as the recently nominated chicken tikka masala) as an English national dish.

No one knows precisely where or when fish and chips came together.

Chips had arrived in Britain from France in the eighteenth century and were known as pommes frites.

The first mention of chips was in 1854 when a leading chef included "thin cut potatoes cooked in oil" in his recipe book, Shilling Cookery.

Fish and chips gained popularity when the meal helped feed the masses during the First World War.

Today, there are about 11,000 fish and chips shops throughout the UK and Ireland, so finding a chippie (a fish and chip shop) is usually easy.

The National Federation of Fish Friers in the UK claims that in 1995 the British consumed 300 million servings of fish and chips, equating to six servings for every man woman and child in the country.

A great fish and chips are only as good as its ingredients.

When it comes to the chip, a floury potato is best—waxy potatoes can often result in greasy chips.

A thick-cut potato absorbs less oil than a thin cut, so the chunkier chips are the healthier ones.

The perfect and traditional fat for frying both the fish and the chips is beef drippings or lard.

However, cooking fish and chips in vegetable or corn oil is now commonplace as it is healthier and more readily available.

The oil must be clean and maintained at a constant temperature of 365 F/185 C for the crispiest fish and chips.

The classic condiment for fish and chips is vinegar with a sprinkle of salt.

Although a continental habit of serving mayonnaise with fish and chips has emerged, very few Britons have adopted this.

Despite the threat from pizza and burgers, fish and chips remain the nation’s favorite takeaway dish, nearly four times more popular than Indian curries.

Traditionally, fish and chips were wrapped in greaseproof paper and a thick layer of newspaper which served not only as an insulator but also as a plate to make eating outdoors easier—because of health and safety control, however, chippies are no longer allowed to use paper anymore.

Many fish and chip purists, though, declare fish and chips eaten from newspaper outdoors is the only and best way to eat them.

Although deep-fried fish and chips are not considered a healthy meal, it is better for you than other fast food options.

Fish and chips have less fat and calories than the average pizza, as well as a Big Mac or Whopper meal with medium fries.