06, 2023
Yes, it’s an abomination.
Yes, I’m craving one right now.
This past St. Patricks Day, numerous Irish and British immigrants may have indulged in classic UK dishes.
Soda bread, corned beef,Guinness chocolate cakeandclassic roastsare all popular choices.
But one humble, bizarre U.K. snack food often goes unnoticed in the United States: the chip butty.
Salty, rich and endlessly customizable, this classicstreet foodis a favorite indulgence for the initiated.
What Is a Chip Butty?
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First thing first, a butty refers to a basic sandwich, made of bread and butter.
(A barm is a sandwich made on asoft bread roll.)
Today,over 10,500 chip shopsexist in England and Brits often describe a good deal as cheap as chips.
You want nice wedges with soft, fluffy potato and a slightly crisp exterior.
Restaurant-bought chips are great, but if youre feeling ambitious, try making your ownsteak fries.
Next, select your ideal bread.
Maybe you want to kick it old school with a classic barm.
Many chippies also use a nicesourdoughor pillowy white bread.
This isnt the time for nutrition, so I encourage you to indulge.
The butter should be salted and used in absurd quantities.
Next, pile on those chips.
If the sandwich can barely fit in your mouth, youre doing it right.
Customizing a Chip Butty
How you finish your chip butty is up to you.
At the most basic, I recommend a lot of table salt and some generous dashes of malt vinegar.
A hefty squirt of ketchup is also welcome.
Both are extremely popular choices in England and personally, I like my butties as saucy as possible.
OK, But Why Is the Chip Butty So Popular?
Look, I know its objectively disgusting.
Youll get no argument from me.
In short, its a taste of my home.
So just join me to scarf down these beloved carbswe can split asaladtomorrow.
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