Deep-fried sprouts prove unexpected festive hit for Yorkshire chippie

A Yorkshire chippie says its decision to start serving deep-fried Brussels sprouts has been an unexpected success.
A Yorkshire chippie says its decision to start serving deep-friedBrusselssprouts has been an unexpected success.A Yorkshire chippie says its decision to start serving deep-friedBrusselssprouts has been an unexpected success.
A Yorkshire chippie says its decision to start serving deep-friedBrusselssprouts has been an unexpected success.

Andrea Long, from Terry's Traditional Fish and Chips in Huddersfield said she was not confident the much-maligned festive vegetables would be hit with her regulars after her experiment with deep-fried pumpkin at Halloween did not go so well.

But Mrs Long told BBC Radio 5Live hardly anyone has turned-down the seasonal treat, which she has been giving away to customers waiting for her more traditional menu items to fry.

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She said that customers' initial reaction was that "their noses screwed-up and they said 'no thanks'."

But she said: "When they tried them, I've only had three people dislike them and there's about 200 who haven't."

Mrs Long said she is now giving the sprouts a break for a week or so in favour of other Christmas favourites like pigs-in-blankets and stuffing balls.

But she said they will be back on December 22 when she will be expecting punters to stump up 10p per deep-fried vegetable for the local hospice charity.

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But Mrs Long said she draws the line at deep-frying Christmas Pudding and other sweet dishes.

"I refuse to do anything sweet," she said. "Sweet and batter don't go together."

And s he said she already has plans for some special deep-fried Valentines Day and Easter treats.

"I think I've made a rod for my own back," she said.