Fish and chips certainly are a huge favourite for family takeaway dinners. £1.2 billion a year is spent in fish and chip shops across the country. They outsell Indian takeaways on a meal basis by four to one, and fish suppers outsell them by two to one. In 2008 about 250 million fish and chip shop servings (showcasing fish) were offered through the United Kingdom, proving that the UK’s fish and chip outlets continues to be the nation’s favourite hot takeaway outlet. Cod is easily the most common fish sold in fish and chip shops, comprising 61.5% of fish sold, accompanied by Haddock at 25%. Additional white fish such as Plaice also are common. Some shops make available locally caught fish hinging on what’s offered inside the market place, but the bulk of the cod and haddock offered in fish and chip outlets come from the sustainable waters belonging to the Barents Sea and Iceland. All of the fish that we serve at the Woolacombe Fryer is sourced from the Icelandic Seas.
