17 July 2023 , 10:42
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A mum was "gobsmacked" at the size of this fry - she branded the "biggest Wetherspoon chip in the world" - which dwarfed her burger.
When Sophie Turnock, 24, was served the chip as part of a cheese and bacon burger meal at the The Reginald Mitchell Wetherspoons in Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent, she thought it was fake.
It was seven inches long, the same size of her fork, and made her burger look small.
Sophie said: "I was so gobsmacked by it - I was like, 'what potato has this come from'?
"Honestly, the potato has got to have been the size of the chip. So how have they got a potato this big? I actually think it's the biggest Wetherspoon chip in the world."
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Sophie, pictured with son Finn, said the huge fry was gobsmacked by the find (Kennedy News & Media)
Sophie was served a 'paltry' 15 fries at The Reginald Mitchell Wetherspoon in Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent (Kennedy News & Media)The stay-at-home mum, dining with partner Max Sugden, 27, and son Finn Turnock, six, was initially disappointed with the "paltry" amount of just 15 chips on her plate. The largest one, though, was hidden under the burger and also surprised Max and Finn.
"We were like, 'woah - look at the size of that chip,'" Sophie, who is from Stoke-on-Trent, said.
"My partner was gobsmacked too. He thought the chip wasn't real. We broke open the chip to check that it was. I reckon it's an 18 cm [seven inch] chip, and I'm not exaggerating. You wouldn't believe it if I didn't take a picture of it next to the fork.
"The fact that the Wetherspoon workers didn't keep the chip to talk about, and just put it on a plate, [was very confusing]. We didn't have very many chips, so this kind of made up for it. It was like three chips in one."
Finn was given the honour of chowing down on the fork-sized surprise - shortly after the mum snapped some pics to share on social media. Although Sophie says that finding the chip "made her day", the dumbfounded diner claims that she should have contacted someone about the fry as it could have been a record-setter.
The chip was hidden initially under a cheese and bacon burger (Kennedy News & Media)
Sophie Turnock, pictured with Max Sugden, Finn and younger son Joseph, is a Wetherspoon enthusiast (Kennedy News & Media)The Wetherspoon enthusiast claims the family eat at the popular UK chain often, and says that she will be on the lookout for more giant chips in the future.
Sophie said: "My son ended up having the pleasure of eating it. He's six and was like, 'can I have it please?' So he ended up having the chip. I couldn't say no to him. He enjoyed it. He said it tasted like a normal chip - just massive.
"It was just the most random thing to happen. It made our day, we didn't stop talking about it. I should have got in touch with someone - [it could have been in] the Guinness World Record Book for chips. I'll be on the lookout for more giant Wetherspoon chips in the future. We go to Wetherspoon a lot as well."
Sophie shared a photo of the shockingly large fry on Facebook on 16th June, where it racked up more than 200 likes, comments and shares.
Sophie's post reads: "15 chip count here, but definitely made up for it with this massive chip!"
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Viewers were quick to share their opinions in the comments, with many expressing similar amazement over the size of the huge side.
One said: "[Would] love to see the spud that came from."
A second said: "Crikey, that's a big one." A third commented: "Whopperooni."
Harry Tayler claimed to have discovered a 13.4inch chip at Wetherspoons at The Old Swanne Inne in Evesham, Worcestershire, in November 2021 - though social media users speculated it was two fries joined together.