Editing Fish and chips (section)

===Accompaniments===
[[File:Fish and Chips 2.jpg|thumb|Fish and chips served with a lemon wedge, [[coleslaw]] and tartar sauce in an iron bowl]]
In chip shops in most parts of Britain and Ireland, [[edible salt|salt]] and [[vinegar]] are traditionally sprinkled over fish and chips at the time it is served.<ref name=onplate/> Suppliers use [[malt vinegar]], onion vinegar (used for pickling onions), or the cheaper [[non-brewed condiment]]. In a few places, notably Edinburgh, 'sauce' (as in 'salt and sauce') is more traditional than vinegar—with 'sauce' meaning a brown sauce.<ref name="Independent 2013"/><ref name="Daily Record 2012"/><ref name="Edinburgh News 2013"/><ref name="Radio Times 2015"/> In England, a portion of [[mushy peas]] is a popular side dish,<ref>{{cite web|work=BBC |url=http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3411/crispy-fish-and-chips-with-mushy-peas |title=Crispy fish & chips with mushy peas recipe |access-date=7 March 2010}}</ref> as are a range of pickles that typically include [[gherkin]]s, [[Pickled onion|onions]] and [[pickled egg|eggs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://britishfoodhistory.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/pickled-eggs/ |title=British Food: A History |publisher=Britishfoodhistory.wordpress.com |date=23 September 2012 |access-date=16 July 2013}}</ref> In table-service restaurants and [[Public house|pubs]], the dish is usually served with a slice of lemon for squeezing over the fish and without any sauces or [[condiment]]s, with salt, vinegar and sauces available at the customer's leisure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/how-eat-fish-chips-like-british-1640767.html |title=How to Eat Fish and Chips like the British |publisher=voices.yahoo.com |date=16 July 2008 |access-date=16 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615163952/http://voices.yahoo.com/how-eat-fish-chips-like-british-1640767.html |archive-date=15 June 2013 }}</ref> [[Ketchup]] is also a popular addition (a 2020 [[YouGov]] poll in the UK saw ketchup, curry sauce and mushy peas as the top three toppings after salt and vinegar).<ref name="YouGov">{{cite news |title=What do Britons like most on their chips? |url=https://yougov.co.uk/topics/consumer/articles-reports/2020/08/14/what-do-britons-most-their-chips |access-date=12 May 2022 |agency=YouGov}}</ref>

In Ireland, Wales and England, many takeaways serve warm side portions of sauces such as [[curry]] sauce or [[gravy]], if requested and normally for a small extra fee (curry sauce topped the poll in Wales with one in three using it as a topping).<ref name="YouGov"/> The sauces are usually poured over the chips. In the Midlands especially, chips with mushy peas or [[baked beans]] are known as a "pea mix" or a "bean mix". 
Other fried products include '[[Scraps (batter)|scraps]]' (also known as 'bits' in Southern England and "scrumps" in South Wales), originally a by-product of fish frying. Still popular in Northern England, they were given as treats to the children of customers. Portions prepared and sold today consist of loose blobs of batter, deep-fried to a crunchy golden crisp in the cooking fat. The potato scallop or potato cake consists of slices of potato dipped in fish batter and deep-fried until golden brown. These are often accompanied for dipping by the warm sauces listed above.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2007/jul/13/doyouknowwhatscrapsarean |title=Do you know what scraps are? And why they should be free |date=13 July 2007 |access-date=24 November 2010 |location=London |work=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref>

In Sheffield, Yorkshire fishcakes are made by sandwiching a piece of fish between two slices of potato and deep frying it in batter. This is commonly sold in a bread bun and known as a Fishcake Butty.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/what-is-a-yorkshire-fishcake-sheffields-oldest-fish-and-chip-shop-two-steps-settles-debate-4056840|title=What is a Yorkshire fishcake? Sheffield's oldest fish and chip shop Two Steps settles debate|last=Cumber|first=Robert|date=11 March 2023|work=The Star|access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/leisure/13379350.fishcake-the-traditional-way-but-definitely-no-ketchup/|title=Fishcake the traditional way – but definitely no ketchup!|last=Knights|first=David|date=9 July 2015|publisher=Keighley News|access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref>