The Christmas Chips

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The Christmas Steps could be a great tourist pull if the antique, book shops or even a tourist information centre could be located in that area. It is interesting to hear the history of the steps

I lived in Bristol in the late 60's/early 70's and often used Christmas Steps from the University down to the Centre. Sad to hear it has been masked by office buildings. Am using the history aspect as part of a Quiz! A visitor to Edinburgh's Christmas Market has gone viral on social media for their response to the food prices at the festive event. If you’re not traditionally a fan of sprouts – try adding a few less into the recipe – but still, try them! They taste completely different fried with bacon and seasonings. Not so long ago, the street was full of quirky antique shops and book shops, which attracted tourists and browsing shoppers from all around.

It seems a shame that one of the most historic and delightful parts of the city should be allowed to dwindle in this way. But today, the street is much quieter and several buildings now lie empty or have been converted into student accommodation.

Heat a pan to medium heat and add in the pigs in blankets and onions (no need to add oil as the fat from the pigs in blankets will grease the pan – if at any point you don’t have enough oil to get everything moving add a little more) If you’re making this recipe after Christmas and have leftovers to use up, I’d throw them into this recipe too! Leftover ham, turkey or beef would all work well here! I dipped the chips into gravy! These festive chips contain lots of the traditional trimmings of a Christmas dinner, fried with festive seasoning and a portion of chips! They’re so delicious it was hard for me and my husband not to eat them all before I got a decent photo. A large office building now obscures much of the view of the steps from the bottom, which perhaps partly explains the decline in tourists to the area in recent years.

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This time last year, while nearly every takeaway in the country were churning out Christmas chips, I happened to stumble upon a social media post from Moody's Plaice, a small Ulster Scots chippy in Bangor, Co Down who had taken inspiration from the stereotypical Scottish cuisine of deep frying everything by launching a deep fried Christmas Chip Wrap. You have omitted the fact that the building next to the fish and chip shop was at one time the Bristol Grammer School and following them Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, who used the building as a school untill 1847.

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