Eddie Gilbert’s free offer for National Chip Week

Eddie Gilbert's, the award-winning Ramsgate fish monger, gourmet fish and chip shop and restaurant is to give away a free portion of chips with every large portion of fish to takeaway bought from the chippie during National Chip Week 2011 - 21st to 27th February.

Now in its 20h year, National Chip Week is organised by the Potato Council to promote home grown spuds. Last year over 800 fish and chips shops actively participated in National Chip Week. Over a quarter of the country’s potatoes are made into chips, with the fish and chips shop sector alone worth £1.2b accounting for 13% of the entire UK crop.

Each year Britons enjoy 255 million fish and chip shop meals.

The art of cooking the perfect chip, according to Eddie Gilbert’s Michelin-trained chef Craig Mather, is to “Fry quality potatoes with a low moisture content, in small quantities, in beef dripping at a consistent temperature.” Although Eddie Gilbert’s also offers customers the choice of fish and chips cooked in vegetable oil.

At Eddie Gilbert’s each portion of chips is cooked to order, which maintains the right cooking temperature. Owner Jonny Dunhill sources locally grown Maris Piper potatoes, but admits that he had to “hunt around a bit” to find the right quality.

Eddie Gilbert’s, 32 King Street, Ramsgate CT11 8NT

For more information, visit: eddiegilberts.com

For details of National Chip Week visit: lovechips.co.uk