Best fish ’n’ chips to sell at Hankyu fair

UK-Japan News May 2015

A fish and chip shop in Shetland, Scotland, is to set up a pop-up shop at Hankyu Department Stores’ British Fair, according to a press release dated 13 April.

Frankie’s, which won the 2015 National Fish & Chip Awards, will transport the ingredients in a freezer container to Hakata and Osaka this autumn and serve the dish in specially made boxes featuring Japanese information.

Keiji Hayashi, a representative of Hankyu, said the firm always likes to have the best of British at the fair, adding that “Japanese people are enthusiastic about this kind of food and in past years have bought a lot of fish and chips”.