Home›Open Questions›Who first combined fried fish and fried chipped potatoes into the dish now called fish and chips, and where?Open QuestionsWho first combined fried fish and fried chipped potatoes into the dish now called fish and chips, and where?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextFood and Drink Atlas. "Who first combined fried fish and fried chipped potatoes into the dish now called fish and chips, and where?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-food.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/openq-fish-and-chips-first-combined.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextFood and Drink Atlas. (n.d.). Who first combined fried fish and fried chipped potatoes into the dish now called fish and chips, and where?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-food.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/openq-fish-and-chips-first-combinedCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{foodanddrinkatlas-who-first-combined-fried-fish-and-fried, author = {Food and Drink Atlas}, title = {Who first combined fried fish and fried chipped potatoes into the dish now called fish and chips, and where?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-food.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/openq-fish-and-chips-first-combined}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionFried fish, introduced to Britain by Jewish immigrants, and fried chipped potatoes were both independently established foods in Britain before they were sold together; competing local histories credit a London shop opened by Joseph Malin around 1860 and a shop in Mossley, Lancashire, run by John Lees around the same period, and no single surviving record settles which came first.What would resolve this A dated advertisement, rate record or newspaper mention naming the combined dish earlier than either claimed date would settle the priority question; no such record has surfaced despite sustained local-history interest on both sides.OpenCulinary historyFish and Chips (Wikipedia)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnBritish Cuisine, Cuisines Well-attested Source Fish and Chips (Wikipedia)tier 2SourcesFish and Chips (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year