Fish & Chips: Uncovering the Forgotten Jewish and Belgian Origins of the Iconic British Dish
Fish & chips: a golden hunk of battered cod, accompanied by thick-cut French fries, lightly sprinkled with malt vinegar, and wrapped up in a newspaper....\xa0It's as British as cricket, cream teas, the class system, and colonialism, but it's actually the relatively recent marriage of a Jewish fish-frying tradition and a Franco-Belgian potato snack. What's more, in something of a twist, the fish itself\u2014cod, a burly bottom-feeder with tender, flaky white flesh\u2014ended up helping fuel U.S. independence. This episode, we're telling the peculiar story of how two non-British foods became such a quintessentially British dish\u2014and how our appetites transformed\xa0international relations, as well as\xa0an entire ocean ecosystem.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices