Fish and chips are Britain's original fast food
General: Fish-and-chips
Battered and fried fish served with french fries—the ultimate greasy British fast food
Fish and chips are Britain's original fast food
Battered and fried fish served with french fries—the ultimate greasy British fast food
Harrods of London installed a novelty in 1898: the world's first true escalator (to be fair, an inclined moving belt with metal bars for traction did make its debut two years earlier on Coney Island). The oddness of a moving staircase so unnerved many shoppers that employees were stationed near it with smelling salts and cognac to help revive those overcome with fear.
