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Daily Mirror
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Chip shop's battered Aldi caterpillar cake has people 'horrified yet intrigued'
Fans of Aldi's Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake are desperate to try a battered version, but not everyone's convinved A fish and chip shop has divided the internet after deep frying a chocolate cake. Drawing inspiration from Scotland's deep-fried Mars Bars, a chippy in Telford deep-fried a Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake from Aldi, and social media users were astounded by the results. The Silver Fish regularly experiments with popular treats and viral snacks, creating everything from battered cheesecake to battered spaghetti on toast. While the unusual creations often go viral on TikTok, one recent experiment has captured more attention than most. The chippy's video of the battered Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake has received over one million views and hundreds of comments from viewers who couldn't believe their eyes. Testing the cake, an employee said: "Wow, this looks unreal." He was just as impressed after tasting the battered cake. "This is insanity. It's so good," he praised, ultimately rating the cake 12/10. While many viewers said they were desperate to taste the cake themselves, not everyone was so impressed by the idea. One fan wrote: "Couple slices of that, add a scoop of ice cream onto it, I'd happily pay like £7.50 for that." A second said: "That's disgusting but why do I want it so much." A third viewer joked: "My arteries clogged with just a yet I want a slice so bad." Another response read: "I mean, I wanna be outraged and sickened by this, but damn, I'm hungry now!" A fan added: "This looks UNREAL," and someone agreed: "That looks amazing!" More praise came from a commenter who said: "Need." A foodie agreed: "Looks delightful." On the other hand, a different response read: "Just because you can doesn't mean you should." A commenter claimed: "Nothing is safe from the chip shops." Someone else asked: "Am I the only one devastated that Cuthbert got frazzled to death?" Another viewer joked: " Scotland called, they want their national dish back." A foodie added: "Sacrilege... not even a Colin... where's my pearls, they need clutching." A similar response said: "Justice for Colin." Thankfully, Colin fans didn't have long to wait. In a follow-up video, the Silver Fish battered one of Marks and Spencer's Colin the Caterpillar cakes, prompting another debate. The post said: "You asked, we delivered," and it has amassed over 80,000 views. When it was time for "the moment of truth", the cake passed the taste test. The reviewer said: "This is so good. This is nice and warm. This is exceptional. I'm going to give it a 12.1 out of ten." Once more, viewers' responses were divided. One unimpressed commenter said: "I feel like I've witnessed a crime against humanity." However, someone else said: "Years on this earth and i have never wanted anything more than I want this." While this isn't the first time Colin the Caterpillar has received the chippy treatment, based on the response from excited fans, more adventurous foodies will likely give it a try.
Powys County Times
30-04-2025
- Health
- Powys County Times
Newtown Broad Street closed off in medical emergency
A busy Newtown town centre street was closed off on Tuesday evening while emergency services, including an air ambulance, responded to a medical emergency. Police, firefighters, air ambulance rapid response vehicle and two ambulance crews were seen treating one person outside the Silver Fish chip shop in Broad Street at around 7pm. The injured person was taken to hospital after receiving treatment from paramedics with assistance from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service's Montgomery crew. Dyfed-Powys Police also confirmed that they were called to assist at the scene of the medical emergency before leaving by 8pm. The condition of the injured person has not yet been confirmed. A Wales Air Ambulance spokesperson said: "I can confirm that the Wales Air Ambulance attended an incident in the region yesterday evening (29/04/25). "Our Caernarfon-based crew were allocated at 19:16 and attended via air. We arrived at the scene at 19:30.
