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England’s traditions have been around for hundreds, even thousands of years. English cuisine is _______ that English people are proud to keep alive.

Typical English cuisine has developed over many centuries, and people say that fish and chips is the most English dish of all. It is believed that fish and chips appeared in England in the 19th century. _______. Since then, people have considered fish and chips to be England’s national dish, and it is now a common takeaway in the United Kingdom.

The basic ingredients of the dish are fried fish served with chips. _______. Fish and chips is served hot as the main dish in England. Although there is oil and carbohydrates in fish and chips, it is healthier than other takeaway dishes.

Now there are fish and chip shops in many countries, and it is _______ in other countries, too. Preserving and promoting fish and chips is the way English people keep themselves associated with the past.

A. becoming more and more popular

B. among the deep-rooted traditions

C. The earliest fish and chip shop opened in London during the 1860s.

D. People in different places may add peas, vinegar, lemon, or ketchup.

The word notable in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to _______.