A SURVEY of the buying habits of fish and chip shop customers has revealed that North-East folk are partial to a pie.

Online food ordering platform hungryhouse.co.uk has revealed that choosing to smother your chips in curry sauce or religiously order cod over a battered sausage can actually determine where in Britain you are from.

For example of Londoners favour the classic cod, in Scotland more than half of those surveyed regularly opt for skate while West Country fisherman are out to catch pollock.

Ordering a side of chips is a must for everyone but what you smother them with also varies – people in the North East like to pile on cheese and gravy and the Midlands firmly stick to curry sauce. Scotland sees 68 per cent slapping on their unique chippy sauce.

Not only do orders differ in each corner of the nation, but also the language used can determine where you are from. The study found a clear divide, with Londoners and the South firmly sticking to the traditional 'fish 'n' chips' while the more casual 'chippy' is most common in the the North.

There are many options when you want something extra, with a chunky pie favoured in the North-East – specifically Newcastle.

In Scotland, 58 per cent order battered sausage and in Wales 32 per cent will choose to have a helping of scraps.

An extra item that that is loved by all corners of the nation continues to be a serving of mushy peas, with over 70 per cent of Britons choosing it to accompany their dish.