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Brits gobble five stone of chips every year as Yorkshire folk top list of spud fans

Column: industry Tag: chips,spud,Yorkshire Published: 2022-07-18 15:07 Source: www.mirror.co.uk Author: Stian Alexander

Brits eat two billion kilos of them annually (Image: Getty Images)

Britons munch nearly five stone of chips each a year, with Yorkshire & Humber the keenest spud fans.

As a nation, we chomp our way through two billion kilos of them annually, or 30kg a head.

Some 40% of that is made up of shop-bought oven chips or ones we rustle up ourselves.

Another 35% is from the UK’s 10,500 fish and chip shops, the rest from other eateries.

The study by greetings card firm thortful.com found folk from Yorkshire and Humber gobbled 39kg of chips a year. Wales placed second in the table on 37kg, while the East Midlands languished in last on a mere 20kg.

Brits gobble five stone of chips every year as Yorkshire folk top list of spud fans

Yorkshire & Humber are the keenest spud fans ( Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Belgians, who invented the erroneously named “French fry”, are the world’s biggest chip consumers, eating 75kg of them per person every year.

Fan Ollie Parker, 40, of High Wycombe, Bucks, said: “I have chips at least three times a week.

“The only dilemma I have is what to have with them, as I love salt, vinegar, tomato sauce, brown sauce and mayo, which makes my plate look a bit odd.”

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