Thursday's Fish and Chips

Thursday's blog is a little late. Fish and chips, I didn't go to the bay myself and catch some fresh fish. I don't think so. But we did have some great prefrozen halibut. Also so chips.
So the history of fish and chips.
Australians prefer reef-cod or flake, a type of shark meat, in their portions.
Some variants use beer, with English ale popular
The word batter comes from the French word batter which means to beat, a reference to beating or whisking in batter preparation.
Haddock can reach sizes of up to 1.1m in length.
Massachusetts also boasts the largest portion of fish and chips ever served – by Boston pub the Black Rose in 2004, at a total weight of 77.75lb, 34.21lb for the battered cod fillet and 43.54lb of chips
The world record, set in 1895 by a trawler off Massachusetts, US, is 211lb, or 95.7kg.
The record for the largest cod ever caught in Britain is 58lb and 8oz, or 26.8kg set near Whitby in 1992.
Cod typically prey on squid, lobster, crabs, worms, mollusks, sand eels, mussels and worms.
British trawlers are now not allowed to fish for cod within 200 nautical miles of the Icelandic coastal line
The third and most intense conflict occurred between November 1975 and June 1976, when Iceland expanded it to 200 nautical miles.
The popularity of fish and chips was instrumental in provoking the three so-called Cod Wars between Britain and Iceland.
Average sales in Scotland peaked at between 50 and 200 bars sold per week in some restaurants, with a national average of 23.
The fish and chip market is almost completely dominated by independent shops
Studies show that ketchup may help to prevent breast cancer and osteoporosis
The term "French fries" was introduced when British or American soldiers arrived in Belgium during the First World War
Winston Churchill referred to fish and chips as "good companions".
The Chinese serve fish and chips with sugar.
It produces its own antifreeze, allowing it to survive in icy waters
Unless eaten, a cod may live to be 30 years old.
In 1838 Charles Dickens wrote about fried fish warehouses in Oliver Twist. The warehouses were forerunners to the fish and chip shop.


So...

Happy Fish and Chips.