HM the Queen would do well to pop down to Ammanford at some point during her Platinum Jubilee festivities after town centre chippy Crisp & Fry turned on the fryers to serve up a dish of red and blue fish and chips.
“The people who came in during our test cooking session and had a sneak taste absolutely loved them,” said Jason Thomas of Crisp and Fry.
“And I suppose this was a bit of a surprise because normally, if you walk into a chippy and see red and blue fish and chips on the counter you’d walk straight back out."
Crisp & Fry decided to create their red and blue Jubilee delicacy to bring a smile to their customers' faces.
“These last few years have been a tough time for all of us so we just thought it might be a bit of fun."
Crisp and Fry has now gone viral after racking up nearly half a million views on TikTok.
And TikTok customers are now asking Crisp & Fry to create a Ukrainian dish as well as an Irish option.
“But this might be a bit difficult with all the stripes,” continued Jason.
“Someone’s even suggested that we do a Welsh dragon. Now I may be creative, but I’m not sure if I could go that far.”
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Jason went on to say that the blue and red fish and chips taste just as good as their naked counterparts as the hues are achieved simply by adding food colouring.
But anyone who’s drooling at the mouth at the thought of savouring the dish will have to wait until Jubilee week for the first official serving.
“We’ve been building a chain of fish and chip shops in west Wales during Covid, Brexit and a war in the Ukraine which has certainly been a challenge.
"So this TikTok thing is just a way of having a bit of fun and enjoying the Platinum Jubilee during these unprecedented times.”
In addition to the Ammanford branch, Crisp & Fry also has a branch in Cross Hands and a soon-to-open outlet in Carmarthen.
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