Answer the following statements with True or False: a. Fish and chips is a French dish. b. There are about 10,500 chippies in the UK. c. People say the best fish and chips are the ones you get at the coast. d. The fish is boiled in water. e. They are

Fish and chips, a great British dish
Fish and chips is a famous British dish. There are about ten thousand and five hundred chippies (fish and chip shops) in the UK. Every village has at least one chippy. People say the best fish and chips are in seaside towns. The fish is huge, golden and crispy. If you go on a day trip to the seaside, you have to have fish and chips! People form a queue to get their fish ' \( n \) ' chips and they are wrapped in newspaper. The fish is fried in batter in deep vats, for about six minutes. Chips take a bit longer to fry. They are served with salt and vinegar. Most chippies also serve other items: mushy peas, sausages, scallops, pies, gravy and curry sauce. The dish - fried fish and chips served together - dates back to the 1860s. A Jewish immigrant, Joseph Malin, opened the first fish shop in London. The fish is usually cod or haddock. This used to be an everyday dish, an ordinary meal, but nowadays, it is a special treat because the price of fish has gone up. If you have fish ' \( n \) ' chips once in a while, it is quite healthy. However, it is too fatty to eat every day - and too expensivel

Say if the statements are true or false. Answer the questions in full sentences:
a. Fish and chips is a French dish. T/F
b. There are about 10,500 chippies in the UK. T/F
c. People say the best fish and chips are the ones you get at the coast. T/F
d. The fish is boiled in water. T/F
e. They are served with lemon juice.

T/F
f. Most chippes serve other things. T/F
g. Some chippies sell sausages. T/F
h. The dish is fifty years old. T/F
i. It was introduced by a Jewish immigrant. T/F
\( j \). The fish is usually sardine. T/F
k. Fish is more expensive now. T/F
I. It is too high in fats and too dear to eat every day. T/F

Do you like fish and chips? Would you like to try mushy peas?
1. What is 'fish and chips'?
2. What is a chippy? \( \qquad \)
3. How many chippies are there in the UK? \( \qquad \)
4. Where do people say you can get the best fish a