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Said to trace its roots all the way back to the 1860s and a seaside fish and chips shop in Lancashire, England, the chip butty can be doused with optional condiments ranging from ketchup and malt vinegar to mayonnaise.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
15 Nov. 2025 Ultimately, though, the decision to grill or toast your bread before assembling your chip butty is up to you.—
Brittany Leitner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2023 You over there with the scone and triple-shot Frappuccino and bacon butty.—
Claire Fitzsimmons,
Longreads,
10 Aug. 2020 The other, Ken Dodd, stayed firmly on the ground, the joke-telling squire of the jam butty mines of Knotty Ash.—
Chris Jones,
chicagotribune.com,
15 Mar. 2018