A Blackburn chippie that is looking to keep prices as low as possible so its customers can still enjoy their favourite meal has been named as one of East Lancs best.
The Cooking Pot, in Windsor Road, Intack, is one of 10 chippies named in the Lancashire Telegraph Best Fish and Chip Shop competition.
Since taking over in 2023, Aman Saghir said the shop has gone from strength to strength and has become renowned for its fish and chips as well as its samosas.
On the nomination, Aman said: “It was a surprise. I took over in 2023 from the previous owners, and yeah, it is a shock to be fair.
“It would be great to be recognised for all the hard work you put in.
“It has been good to meet all the customers since I took over, so it would be really great and a credit to all the work we do.”
While his business is relatively new on the scene, the owner comes with plenty of experience and has worked in fish and chip shops since he was 19.
Having grown up in Blackburn, Aman said it is an honour to be named against some of the other finalists, which he says are of “legendary status”.
He added: “Blackburn does have a lot of great chippies and AJK is of legend status and I used to go there as myself as a kid. It would be a real honour to win.
“I have always been in the fish and chip trade since I was like 18,19, and when the shop came up for sale and I just took the leap, and so far, so good.”
Fish and chips is an industry that has been hit particularly hard by the cost-of-living crisis and war in Ukraine, with the rising costs of gas and electricity, cooking oil, potatoes and fish.
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Aman has said it has been really tough as prices for running costs and ingredients have skyrocketed.
He added: “It has been tough. When I took over I 2023, and although the prices were going up at the time, and the cost-of-living and Ukraine war, everything just started skyrocketing.
“But we try our best to keep prices as low as possible so the customers can still enjoy their favourite meals.”
The Cooking Pot employs three staff and two drivers, and Aman says their success is a big team effort.
Voting in the Best Fish and Chip Shop competition is open until Saturday, June 14, and you can cast your vote by picking up a copy of the Lancashire Telegraph.
Over the coming days, each finalist will be profiled to show why it deserves your vote and to be named East Lancashire's best.
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