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Orange chips are a variety of chips consisting of large slices of potato dipped in an orange batter and deep-fried.[1] The batter colour may be achieved with turmeric or paprika.[2] They are seen as a regional specialty of the English Midlands, particularly the Black Country.[3] In July 2025 a mural by an unknown artist of former England football manager Sam Allardyce eating orange chips was painted on a wall in Dudley.[4] In July 2026, another mural was pasted on a wall of a fish-and-chip shop in Quinton, Birmingham depicting England football team players Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers eating orange chips.[5] The Quinton mural was created using Photoshop and added the footballers' birthplaces (Stourbridge for Bellingham and Halesowen for Rogers) to images of them with the addition of the Black Country flag.[6]
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[edit source]- ↑ Benton, Charlotte (15 November 2025). "Never mind the batter - Lydon tries orange chips". BBC West Midlands. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Varley, Ciaran (3 June 2016). "Some of the amazing things you can get in chip shops around the UK and Ireland". BBC Online. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Gall, Caroline (22 July 2025). "Allardyce has had his chips - and Big Sam loves it". BBC West Midlands. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Hall, Rachel (15 July 2026). "'They're local lads': artist puts mural of Bellingham and Rogers on chip shop". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Horner, Nick (11 July 2026). "Mural of England's Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers appears outside Birmingham chippy stopping traffic". Yahoo News. Retrieved 16 July 2026.