‘Britain's priciest fish & chips' for £65 that ‘no-one can finish' weighs up to 2.2kg & needs BREAD KNIFE to eat
A village chippy is making waves online with their monster cod drawing in food fans from as far afield as the United States.
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Britain's priciest fish and chips for £65 that no-one can finish weighs a whopping 2.2kg
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A village chippy is making waves online with their monster cod
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No-one has been able to finish the meal by themselves
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Archie's Fish and Chips in Thanet, Kent, has gone viral on TikTok with its super-sized cod meal.
Weighing in at 2.2kg, the battered fillet has become an online sensation with videos of customers tackling the platter racking up almost 12 million views.
No one has yet to conquer the £65 "special meal" alone even though many have tried - and it's easy to see why.
Included in the feast are four portions of chips, four sides, four drinks and bread and butter and it can probably feed a family of four too.
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The high-street restaurant has been run by owners Alex and Natalie Bovalyaev for 11 years.
The monster cod feast was originally created as a one-off for friends.
But after seeing the reaction, they decided to put it on the menu and haven't looked back.
Alex, 52, told KentOnline that it's bringing in more customers because people enjoy something "unusual".
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'Because it's such a big piece and so chunky, I wasn't sure if it would come out OK - but after it's fried, it comes out very nice," he said.
'People love it on TikTok, I don't think they've seen a fish that size before, so we're getting more orders now. It's good fun and makes people happy.'
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The viral videos have helped Archie's gain more than 115,000 followers on the social media platform.
Millions more have watched clips of customers posing or attempting to tackle the eye-catching cod.
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Each fillet weighs between 1.5kg and 2.2kg once it's been battered.
A typical cod portion usually comes in at less than 300g.
Customers are advised to pre-order the meal and they're even a bread knife to wield to help carve it up.
'We had two fellas in a competition try to eat the whole meal, but they couldn't do it,' said Natalie, 43.
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She added that while nobody has managed it yet, it's something she'd "like to see".
The feast is especially popular for special occasions and most orders come in on a Friday and Saturday.
People flock to Archie's from all over with Natalie saying they've had customers from California and Germany.
Alex moved to England from Moscow to study English at 17-years-old and learned his trade as a chippy near Herne Bay Clock Tower.
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The couple now run their family business with the help of their son and daughter.
But sourcing the huge fillets is no small feat, especially with rising fish prices and cod being easier to buy up north.
Alex says that the UK's cod season falls in December, January and February
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