‘It’s hard to get wrong – it’s chips, bread and sauce!’ Why chip butties are having a moment in Australia

Carb-on-carb wonder: the chip butty served at Glory Us cafe in Melbourne, where the 10mm-thick fries are stacked ‘like a Tetris tower’. Photograph: Nadir Kinani/The Guardian

There are worldwide variations on stuffing bread with hot chips – from Burger King Japan’s fries-filled “fake burger” to the Turkish patso and South African Gatsby, as well as the chip butty, apparently invented in 19th-century England.

In Australia, the chip butty might spark memories of camping trips, the school tuck shop (pre-healthy canteen era) or bygone milk bars.