... from the New World, although the French invented the chip. Charles Dickens referred to a "fried fish warehouse" in his 1839 classic, "Oliver Twist." Both Lancashire and London claim to be the first to invent this famous meal. Chips were a cheap, staple food of the industrial north while fried fish was introduced to London's East End. The great fish and chip trade grew from ... ...

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