Fish and chips (also fish 'n' chips), a popular take-away food with British origins, consists of deep-fried fish in batter or breadcrumbs with deep-fried chipped (slab-cut) potatoes.Popular tradition associates the dish with the United Kingdom; and for decades fish and chips dominated the take-away food sector in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Fish and chips also has considerable popularity in parts of North America (New England, the Pacific Northwest and Canada generally), the Republic of Ireland and South Africa. Establishments in Denmark and in some coastal towns in Norway serve fried fillets. In the Netherlands, the popular deep-fried, battered fried fillet dish called lekkerbek sometimes appears served with chips.

Thousands of tons of organic vegetables sold in British shops this year were produced using toxic chemical pesticides. This was a bit of a surprise to me as it seems to void any of the organic food benefits.Many shoppers - who pay premium prices for "naturally" grown veg - are unaware that any chemicals are allowed on any organic produce.

Ministers were last night under pressure to reject an attempt by Brussels to scrap 'Made in Britain' food labels.Proposals to switch to a Europe-wide 'Made in the EU' labelling system will be discussed by the European Commission next month.If implemented it would leave British consumers unable to tell where the contents of their shopping basket

The Welbeck Farm Shop, near Worksop, in Nottinghamshire, is offering food lovers the opportunity to learn all about the rising star of the British cheeseboard, Stichelton, as it helps celebrate British Cheese Week with its own free-to-attend event, between October 6-7.

Over 200 years of British occupation, and they still haven't quite got the hang of English. Photo taken outside of a food court in a shopping centre in Bangalore, India.

British Pret a Manger attempts to wean Yanks off Cheese Whiz and fried food on sticks, in this latest invasion of retail outlets. It's payback time for all those fast food, vomit burgers you sent us.