Chip butty
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In the United Kingdom, a chip butty is a sandwich made with chips (similar to the U.S. style French-Fries or the French Pommes Frites yet thicker and chunkier). The basic make-up of a chip butty is chips sandwiched between two slices of buttered white bread, doused with salt and vinegar. Variations however, do exist including tomato ketchup, British chip-shop curry sauce and gravy.
Chip butties are most common in Scotland, Wales and the Midlands and the North of England, and many Fish and Chip shops (known colloquially in the United Kingdom as 'chippies') sell them, primarily as an affordable snack. Chip butties may also be made impromptu by including a couple of pieces of bread with a main dish, such as Fish and Chips. They may be also known as chip muffins or chip barm, depending on the region.
Chip butties are seen as a symbol of the working classes, as they are cheap and use staple foods.
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- [Ravishing Rabbit with a Stylish Chip Butty] — a chip butty variation using mayonnaise, olive oil, and parsley
- [Chip butty] — a chip butty variation with a ciabatta roll, pesto, and balsamic vinegar, from the British Potato Council
- [Chip butty] — a chip butty variation with potato waffles instead of chips, from Weight Watchers
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