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It's a British classic, but how much do you really know about it?
Today we are diving into the fascinating history of fish and
chips, and we'll discover that it might be not quite so British
as you might think.
In today's episode we cover:
How famous people liked their fish and chips
Why people think fish and chips helped the Allies win World
War I and World War II
Why French housewives might be key to fish and chips
Did Jewish immigrants to Britain invent the fried fish?
Or was it a Northern entrepreneur?
Why fish and chips was so popular
The factors that meant that fish and chips could be eaten up
and down the country
Why fish and chips used to be wrapped in newspaper (and why
they aren't anymore)
Fish and chips today
Preview of the next episode: The History of The English
Breakfast
Key vocabulary: Fateful, Greasy, Smothered, Mushy peas, Payday,
Safeguarding, Vital, Home front, Regime, Snooty, Staving off,
Disaffection, Tolerate, Home comforts, Averted, Bent over
backwards, Rationed, Iconic, Humble, Substitute, Resourceful,
Coated, Breadcrumbs, Shabbat, Anti-semitism, In accordance,
Marry, Controversy, Rage, Hut, Wildfire, Deviation, Arithmetic,
Staple, Advent, Trawl, Inland, Ruled, Greaseproof, Portions,
Plummeted, Plethora, Self-respecting, Cliché, Transition,
Aristocracy
Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website
www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/british-food-part-2-fish-chips
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