Food served in a basket, a basket platter or a basket with fries is a sandwich or other main dish that is served on top of a basket of an accompanying foodstuff, usually french fries. The "basket" is usually either made of plastic and lined with paper, or is simply a disposable paperboard box or tray. Sometimes the basket contains other side dishes as well, such as a container of coleslaw or a pickle. This term is common in the Midwestern U.S.[citation needed]
United Kingdom
editIn the United Kingdom, chicken in a basket, fried chicken on a bed of chips, was a popular dish in pubs and modest restaurants from the late 1960s through the 1970s.[1][2]
In the 1970s, the dish became so ubiquitous in UK venues offering evening entertainment that the locations became known to musicians and entertainers as the "chicken-in-a-basket circuit".[3][4][5]
In the TV drama Life on Mars, Sam "invents" chicken in a basket while working undercover in a pub.[6]
References
edit- ^ Castelow, Ellen. "Food in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s". Historic UK. Historic UK Ltd. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Chicken In A Basket is back on the menu". Bristol Post. Local World Limited. Retrieved 9 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Brewster, Bill. "Working Man's Soul". DJhistory. DJ History Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ Kinsley, Billy. "The Merseys". Triumph PC Group. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Golden Garter night club". Wythenshawe's History and Heritage. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ Den of Geek https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/life-on-mars-series-1-episode-5-review/