Fish and chips or pie and mash?

Question

how old is the British fish and chips, did pie and mash come first

Answer 1

Fish & chips would be my preference

It appears to be a combination of Belgium/ French frites with fish dishes of Jewish origins. It could also be that we have a large catholic section of society who traditionally do not eat meat on Friday - hence the practice of many people eating Fish & chips on a Friday – therefore it became a British mainstay

Answer 2

According to the links below,

Pie and mash has been around since 1890 at the least.

The first combined fish and chip shop was probably the one opened in London by Joseph Malin in 1860.

Sounds as though Fish and Chips won the race from the info I found.

Answer 3

mmmmm!

pie and mash totally!

i remember every friday afternoon when i was lil i went to my nan and granddads and we always had pie and mash and loads of liqure! yummy!!

Mines 1 pie 2 mash and liqure THANX!

lol

Answer 4

Well potatoes probably didn't get to England before 1600.  I am guessing pie and mash is the older recipe since I don't know how long deep fat fryers have been around.

Answer 5

F & C's

Answer 6

What in the freak is pie and mash????

(Obviously I'm not English).

It sounds warm, soft, and gross. LOL.

Answer 7

Fish and chips, fer sure.

Answer 8

FISH N CHIPS ALL THE WAY

Answer 9

pie and mash came first as to whats better, pie and mash all the way baby

Answer 10

pie and mash and peas

Answer 11

Being a fishing and farming nation, i'd say fish n chips.

Answer 12

Errr...I'd guess pie and mash, because batter and deep fat frying seem more complex.

As too which is better, pie and mash (as long as its vegetable pie) as I'm a vegetarian.

Answer 13

fish n chips mmmm with mushy peas n a slice of bread n butter n cup of tea! sounds good lol

Answer 14

pudding chips and gravy instead!

Answer 15

there is nothing like a good fish and chips supper

Answer 16

Pie and mash did came before fish and chips, because they were created before the coming of Christianity to England. Unfortunately, Pie and Mash didn't make a famous mark in any commonwealth country, while it's otherwise for the next combination. I Love "F&C" with "Light-Orange Sauce"(Colour you recieved when you mix Tomato Ketchup with Coselaw Sauce/Tartare(common spelling) Sauce/Thousand Island Sauce)

Answer 17

pie and mash !!!!

Answer 18

i love both.

Answer 19

Fish and chips, definitely.  Pie and mash can be downright disgusting.  Only the British would eat jellied eels.

Answer 20

pie and mash and not the kind you get in those nasty pie and mash shops I'm talking home made

Answer 21

pie and mash are the best ....and healthy than f&c

Answer 22

I think fish used to be deep fried in batter in the middle ages before pies were commonly made in the UK.

However, fish and chips together, and pie with mash together, both originated round the same time, after the discovery of the potato in the Americas.

Mmmm....now I'm hungry!

Answer 23

fish and chips came first, and they are best..

Answer 24

fish and chips

Answer 25

neither! Why do we british insist on having potato with every meal, i hate any form of it