2 Comments TIL Fish & Chips was an aid in winning WWII. Sir Winston Churchill saw the comfort food as a ‘good companion’ and was a dish that didn’t get rationed to keep morale up. On the frontlines, troops calling “fish” and allies calling “chips” was an effective way to tell whether you were friend or foe. by whatilearned January 23, 2022, 5:03 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL the renouned British pub meal, ‘Ploughman’s Lunch’, was invented in the 1950s as a marketing exercise. The Cheese Bureau, a marketing body, began promoting it in pubs as a way to increase the sales of cheese, which had recently ceased to be rationed. by whatilearned May 13, 2021, 3:46 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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