Horrified social media users have slammed a special commemorative blue and red Platinum Jubilee fish and chips.
Crisp and Fry, a chain of chip shops in Llanelli and Ammanford in Wales, has gone viral on TikTok after turning the nation's favourite dish into the colours of the Union Jack flag - by adding blue and red food colouring to the batter.
The chippy uploaded a video of the chips being poured into red batter as a filet of fish is smothered in blue batter and then deep fried.
Once cooked, the blue battered fish is laid on top of brightly coloured red chips, with mayonnaise plopped on to imitate the stripes on the Union Jack flag.
The video is set to the traditional marching song of British military units, The British Grenadiers, with the TikTok video caption asking users: “GB Jubilee Fish and Chips anyone?”
As a way of marking the Queen's platinum Jubilee Weekend from June 2-5, the fish and chip shop thought they would pay homage to the four-day bank holiday weekend with their own take.
However, the reaction did not go as well as they might have expected with many on the social media platform finding the colourful fish and chips a step too far.
One user wrote: “Thanks, Queen’s crying now” and another joked: “The police have been informed.”
A third warned the chip shop that “my therapist will hear about this”.
Some users were so repulsed by the video they asked if they could give up their British citizenship with one user writing: “Can I renounce my British citizenship please?"
The national dish covered in food colouring did win over some supporters, however, as one user commented: “When people say the British have no culture, show them this.”
Another wrote: “Oi oi, real Bri’ish [sic] cuisine.”
