The popular take-away food fish and chips (sometimes written “fish ’n’ chips”) originated in the United Kingdom. It consists of deep-fried fish (traditionally cod) in batter or breadcrumbs with deep-fried chipped (slab-cut) potatoes. Popular tradition associates the dish with the United Kingdom; and fish and chips remain very popular in the United Kingdom and in areas colonised by people from the UK in the 19th century, such as Australia and New Zealand. Fish and chips also have considerable popularity in parts of North America (New England, the Pacific Northwest and Canada generally), the Republic of Ireland and South Africa. Establishments in Denmark and in some coastal towns in Norway serve fried fillets. In the Netherlands, the popular deep-fried, battered fillet dish called lekkerbek sometimes appears served with chips.