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The thread focuses on the origin of fish and chips, arguing that the dish was brought to the UK by Jewish refugees expelled from Portugal in the 17th century, rather than originating in the UK. The initial post cites a list meant to highlight unexpected refugee contributions, but the referenced source link was removed due to a 404 error, leaving the claim without an accessible citation in the thread. Overall sentiment is mildly provocative/curious, aiming to correct a common misconception, but the discussion is limited to that assertion.
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Where did Fish and Chips originate from? The UK? Wrong. This is just one of the top ten unexpected accomplishments by refugees in Britain, compiled to launch Refugee Week 2011. It will throw up a few surprises.

1) Fish and chips were brought to the UK by Jewish refugees expelled from Portugal in the 17th century
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