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Chippy near Leeds launches battered Christmas dinner trimmings

A fish and chip shop not far from Leeds has started battering the trimmings you'd usually find on your Christmas dinner.

The Hoot - 6th December 2021

A fish and chip shop not far from Leeds has started battering the trimmings you'd usually find on your Christmas dinner.

Frank's Fish and Chip Shop has taken the mighty pigs in blankets, coated them in batter and chucked them in the fryer.

The chippy down in South Kirkby is also frying the most divisive festive veg - the brussel sprout.

It seems a novel way to try and spruce up a sprout, often the last thing left on the dinner table.

Marlborough Fisheries, a chippy in Featherstone, has been serving the mini cabbages in battered form for years too.

Responding to The Yorkshireman's post about the deep-fried sprouts, one person wrote: "Tried them & LOVED them!!! Awesome chippy with amazing staff."Another said: "Sounds yummy"

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A bakery serving giant NYC-style cookies and fluffy cinnamon buns has just opened in Leeds

Clementine Hall

If you've got a seriously sweet tooth, then you're going to love this new opening.

It seems like there's been a flurry of new bakeries popping up in and around Leeds recently, and we're certainly not complaining.

Introducing Crumbb, a beautiful new bakery that has just opened its doors on Hyde Park Road just moments outside of the city centre.

Owner Naila started the businesses as a wholesaler six years ago, stocking up local businesses from far and wide with sweet treats.

Since then, Crumbbs opened its first location in Bradford just a few months ago that has been nothing short of a resounding success. So much so, that Crumbbs 2.0 was born right here in Leeds a few days ago.

Right, let's talk you through what's on offer.

For the sweet toothed out there, there's a whole myriad of treats for you to enjoy. We're talking giant NYC-style cookies, fluffy cinnamon buns topped with gooey icing, brownies slices, cookie muffins, rocky road, flapjack, the list is truly endless.

You can even get warm cookie trays and hot brownies to enjoy in house that can be topped with ice cream or thick custard.

And it doesn't stop there, Crumbbs also whip up freshly baked savoury focaccia slices as well as cheese twists, pizza slices and savoury rolls filled with creamy mozzarella and herbs.

They've also got a fabulous drink selection on offer including matcha, coffee and hot chocolates.

Located in Headingley, we've got a feeling this spot is going to be a huge hit with students and locals alike looking to get their sweet treat fix. But they'll have to beat us to it first.

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The hidden Leeds bakery serving giant cheese twists, pickle sausage rolls and chocolate focaccia

Clementine Hall

This spot in the city is baking up some weird and wonderful creations.

But you'll have to act fast if you want to get your hands on them, as it's only open one day a week for all your doughy desires.

Introducing Fold, a focaccia-focused bakery by the talented team behind The Cheesy Living Co.

Rewind to this time last year and with three restaurants flourishing across Leeds, the team needed a space to bake all their bread and sweet treats in-house to supply to sites.

And this is where Fold came in, located underneath the arches of Brussels Street on the outskirts of the city centre - it may take a while to find this spot but once you have, it'll be worth it.

And they're making some of the most inventive bakes that we've seen.

Of course there'll always be a focaccia on offer, with flavours ranging from crispy chilli oil, sesame and spring onion to kimchi, cheese and pistachio.

And it's not just savoury focaccia, you'll even find gooey chocolate and banana focaccia as well as Biscoff waffle focaccia....yep, seriously.

Elsewhere they specialise in gigantic footlong cheese twists with more crispy bits than soft, as well as chorizo and cheese stuffed sausage rolls and a range of freshly baked bagels for you to go home and smear in your cream cheese of choice.

Some seriously spectacular specials have been the gochujang cookies and the 'pickle roll', basically like a sausage roll but with...pickles.

It seems there's really no boundaries for where these bakes will go, and you can guarantee that every visit will be different than the rest.

Only open on Saturdays from 10am - 1pm, Fold are changing the baking game. Pop in and say hello, you won't be disappointed.

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Chippy near Leeds launches battered Christmas dinner trimmings

A bakery serving giant NYC-style cookies and fluffy cinnamon buns has just opened in Leeds

The hidden Leeds bakery serving giant cheese twists, pickle sausage rolls and chocolate focaccia

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