Adam made
BBC News, Yorkshire
Bbc
Naveed Amini gets a chippy with his mother Sultana every week
Fish and chips is renowned as one of the country’s favorite dishes, but in recent years, spiral costs have increased the price of the traditional price.
A flea store in Bradford sold games of the dish at the 1970s prices this week to celebrate updates to its shop. BBC News went to ask people if a full price portion is always a value for money in the middle of a compression of the cost of living.
Hundreds of people aligned Leeds Road in Bradford on a sunny Wednesday afternoon.
The street has a myriad of stores and hot dishes options, but the queue that winds along the sidewalk was only interested in one: fish and fries.
The Takeaway Mother Hubbards sold portions for only 45p – similar to the price when it opened over 50 years ago.
People queue on Leeds Road to get a good deal
Gary Sargent had made the short trip at the bottom of the M62 to try to get hold of the dinner agreement before his sell.
The 59-year-old man said to me: “We have already been and it is generally £ 18, but for 45p, you can’t go wrong, isn’t it?
“I would have more, but the prices they charge today are ridiculous.”
“You are lucky to get vegetables under a counterpart right now, so obviously, we have to take advantage of it,” said Lee Stewart in his place in the queue.
He says, “I remember when the fish and chips was under a Fiver, so I don’t know when he arrived at £ 12.
“It’s the same with the burgers.
“The cost of living is crazy.”
Friends Gary Bromley (left) and Lee Stewart have laid down together
The increase in the cost of the dish in recent years is partly due to an increased energy combination and labor costs, sanctions on Russian seafood due to the invasion of Ukraine and the poor potato harvests.
The prices paid to British farmers for potatoes also increased last year according to figures from the Environment Department for Food and the Agricultural Price of Rural Affairs.
During the same week as chippy prices, the residents of Bradford saw their council tax increase by almost 10%, while the Yorkshire Water increases invoices by 29%.
The annual bill for a household using a typical quantity of gas and electricity has increased to £ 1,849 per year, an increase of £ 111.
Meanwhile, the simple joys of a Friday evening chippy tea followed suit.
The research suggests that the average price of part of the fish and chips has increased to almost £ 10 in the five years to July 2024, against £ 6.48 in July 2019.
‘High sky’
Amini accompanied his mother to the Chippy.
The 43 -year -old man says that even things like ketchup have doubled in recent years, while wages have stagnated.
“A bottle of ketchup was £ 1 and a half, we now pay £ 2.50 or £ 3,” he said.
“He has increased considerably.”
His mother Sultana Amini, 69, remembers a simpler, cheaper time.
“I remember when it was 3p for the fish and chips”, adding that “you can’t even get chips” for 45p.
“Everything is high,” adds Ms. Amini.
Pravin Ladd stopped for a chippy when he saw the queue and remembered the 45p agreement
Pravin Ladd, 69, led along Leeds Road when he noticed the queue of people outside his local chippy.
It was at this point that he remembered the 45P agreement, so he withdrew a queue.
“If you buy fish and fries, it’s usually £ 10,” he said-adding that cooking yourself is not much cheaper.
“When I make my own cooking and buy a little fish, it costs £ 6 or 7, then you add everything else.
“Everything has increased.”
He added: “To buy fruits and vegetables, it costs me £ 15, but a few years ago, it cost me £ 2 or £ 3.
“It seems to go up daily.”
