Fish and Chips

Fish and Chips

As apart of our inquiry topic my class have been learning about foods and history/geography about New Zealand. One of the foods we have been talking about is Fish and Chips another is Pavlova.

Click here to access my blog post about pavlova.

What are common fish used in Fish and Chips?

The most often types of fish used are hoki, tarakihi, or gurnard.

Click here to access a little google drawing I have made of what these three fish look like.

What is one reason why Fish and Chips were popular on Friday?

One reason why Fish and Chips were popular on Friday is the night when people all around the world had to eat fish but Catholics had to eat red meat on Fridays as a penance (meaning like a punishment) to mark the day of Christ’s death.

How many serves of chips are eaten in New Zealand each week?

New Zealanders eat seven million serves of chips a week!

Fish and Chips were most popular in 1980. True or False?

False, fish and chips were most popular in the 1970s.

What caused a decrease in Fish and Chip popularity in the late 1970s?

Fast food takeaways such as mcdonalds, KFC and etc had not arrived in New Zealand yet from overseas.

Where is it suggested to that Fish and Chips were first made in New Zealand?

The two most suggested places are Invercargill and Greymouth.

Click here to see an explanation of where I have got my answers from and also to learn some facts about Fish and Chips.