Article: FEW OF IVAR'S COMPETITORS CAN MATCH ITS CONSISTENT FISH-AND-CHIPS STANDARDS.(What's Happening)

It is possible to spend $13 for an order of fish and chips at a upscale Seattle restaurant - ``microbrewed battered'' fish and chips, no less - but that's not what fish and chips are all about.

They're more like the seafood equivalent of a hamburger, and a traditional fast food for the working class. While the precise origins of the pairing of deep-fried fish with deep-fried sliced potatoes may be obscure, they were unquestionably humble.

Fish and chips claim an English heritage - ``chips'' is British for french fries - and gained popularity in the industrial centers of England in the 1800s.

Land for even a small kitchen garden was scarce in ...

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