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A fish and chip shop in North Yorkshire has translated its menu for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers to cope with an influx of Chinese tourists. | |
Scotts Fish and Chips near York has seen coachloads of visitors wanting to try the traditional dish. | Scotts Fish and Chips near York has seen coachloads of visitors wanting to try the traditional dish. |
The passion for the chippy has been put down to the fish and chips Chinese president Xi Jinping shared with then Prime Minister David Cameron in 2015. | The passion for the chippy has been put down to the fish and chips Chinese president Xi Jinping shared with then Prime Minister David Cameron in 2015. |
Manager Roxy Vasai said more than 100 Chinese tourists were visiting a week. | Manager Roxy Vasai said more than 100 Chinese tourists were visiting a week. |
Staff said dining at the chippy was a real occasion for the visitors, with many taking photographs with employees both inside and outside the restaurant on the A64 at Bilbrough Top. | Staff said dining at the chippy was a real occasion for the visitors, with many taking photographs with employees both inside and outside the restaurant on the A64 at Bilbrough Top. |
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Ms Vasai said: "We look out for a coach and when they're coming we shout 'they're here, there are 20, 30, 40, let's make it ready for them'. | Ms Vasai said: "We look out for a coach and when they're coming we shout 'they're here, there are 20, 30, 40, let's make it ready for them'. |
"We are very impressed by the Chinese tourists. They are very friendly, smiley and happy." | "We are very impressed by the Chinese tourists. They are very friendly, smiley and happy." |
As well as translating the menu, the restaurant has launched a website and a messaging app on one of China's most popular social media platforms to promote the business. | As well as translating the menu, the restaurant has launched a website and a messaging app on one of China's most popular social media platforms to promote the business. |
Will Zhuang, ambassador for Make It York, an organisation which promotes the city, said many Chinese visitors had been influenced by their president sampling a fish and chip supper during his visit to the UK in 2015. | Will Zhuang, ambassador for Make It York, an organisation which promotes the city, said many Chinese visitors had been influenced by their president sampling a fish and chip supper during his visit to the UK in 2015. |
He added that because of this many Chinese tour operators had added the "fish and chip experience" to their itineraries. | He added that because of this many Chinese tour operators had added the "fish and chip experience" to their itineraries. |
York is already a popular destination for tourists from East Asia, with China estimated to be the city's second largest overseas market. | York is already a popular destination for tourists from East Asia, with China estimated to be the city's second largest overseas market. |