Fish and Chips

Fish and Chips contains 2 distinct plants — the same 2 named above. Sundew counts every distinct plant on your plate, so this dish adds 2 toward your weekly plant variety.

Fish and Chips brings its 2 named plants together with fish, which Sundew doesn't count toward plant variety since it isn't a plant — that's what takes this dish to 2 plants toward your weekly 30, no more and no less.

Fish and Chips is a classic British dish that came together in the 1860s, when the established tradition of deep-frying fish (brought to Britain by Jewish immigrant communities) met the separate northern-English tradition of frying potato chips. It's since become one of Britain's most iconic takeaway meals.

This dish's fish is cod — though fish isn't a plant, so it doesn't count toward Sundew's weekly plant variety the way its 2 named plants do.

Yes — it reheats best in an oven or air fryer rather than a microwave, which tends to make the batter soggy. A few minutes at high heat brings back some crispness, though it won't be quite as crisp as fresh from the shop.

Fish and Chips is deep-fried battered fish served with chipped, fried potatoes — a simple combination that, on Sundew's count, brings 2 distinct plants to the plate.

Fish and Chips reaches 2 of Sundew's 6 colour groups: white-tan (potato) and green (peas). Adding a plant from a different colour group would bring even more variety to the plate.