How many calories in fish and chips
A takeaway portion of fish and chips has 1,000 kcal, with 40 g of protein.
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To burn it off
Fish and chips is white fish in batter, deep fried, with a pile of thick cut chips. The fish is lean, the batter and the chips bring most of the fat.
A regular from the chippy is 1,000 kcal. A small portion is 650, and it's often plenty.
Mushy peas add a bit, salt and vinegar add nothing. Curry sauce, that's another number.
Tips
- 1Go for the small portion, or share the chips.
- 2Peel off some of the batter, the fish underneath is the bit worth having.
Where it comes from
Fried fish came to Britain with Jewish immigrants from Spain, Portugal and later Eastern Europe, who coated it in flour and fried it the Portuguese way. Dickens mentions fried fish warehouses in Oliver Twist in 1838. The fish and the chips were sold separately for years before anyone put them together, in Joseph Malin's shop in London's East End around 1860 and John Lees's in Mossley, Lancashire, in 1863.
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Questions
How many calories in a small fish and chips?
About 650 kcal.
Where are most of the calories?
In the batter and the chips. The fish itself is lean.
How much protein is in fish and chips?
About 40 g for a regular takeaway portion.
Why do people eat fish and chips on a Friday?
It goes back to the Christian habit of eating fish instead of meat on Fridays. Plenty of chippies still have their busiest night on a Friday.
Are fish and chips fried in beef dripping?
Some still are, especially in the north of England, where dripping is the traditional fat. Most chippies now use vegetable oil, so ask if it matters to you.
