{"product_id":"fish-and-chips-a-takeaway-history-paperback","title":"Fish and Chips: A Takeaway History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePanikos Panayi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeep-fried in facts and cultural insight, a mouth-watering history of this briny staple--complete with salt and vinegar, mushy peas, and tartar sauce.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Double-decker buses, bowler hats, and cricket may be synonymous with British culture, but when it comes to their cuisine, nothing comes to mind faster than fish and chips. Sprinkled with salt and vinegar and often accompanied by mushy peas, fish and chips were the original British fast food. In this innovative book, Panikos Panayi unwraps the history of Britain's most popular takeout, relating a story that brings up complicated issues of class, identity, and development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Investigating the origins of eating fish and potatoes in Britain, Panayi describes the birth of the meal itself, telling how fried fish was first introduced and sold by immigrant Jews before it spread to the British working classes in the early nineteenth century. He then moves on to the technological and economic advances that led to its mass consumption and explores the height of fish and chips' popularity in the first half of the twentieth century and how it has remained a favorite today, despite the arrival of new contenders for the title of Britain's national dish. Revealing its wider ethnic affiliations within the country, he examines how migrant communities such as Italians came to dominate the fish and chip trade in the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brimming with facts, anecdotes, and images of historical and modern examples of this batter-dipped meal, \u003ci\u003eFish and Chips\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to all foodies who love this quintessentially British dish.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePanikos Panayi\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of European history at De Montfort University in Leicester and the author of \u003ci\u003eSpicing Up Britain: The Multicultural History of British Food\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Reaktion Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.76 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765850276128,"sku":"9781789146035","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/82c559227c5487ade2580e1a24779d58.webp?v=1780281620","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fish-and-chips-a-takeaway-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}