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Sophie Norris

Astounded West Lothian mum plans to frame massive 'seven-inch chip' found in Lidl bag

A West Lothian mum claims she found the biggest chip she'd ever seen that measured seven inches - and is now keeping the 'exciting' find in the freezer so she can 'smile every tea time'.

Julie-Anne Morgan emptied a £2.89 bag of Lidl Deluxe Maris Piper chunky oven chips to go with some sausages and beans on Thursday while cooking dinner for her family.

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The 42-year-old claims she pulled out the girthy snack that was 'almost as big as her head' - quipping that just the one chip might fill up her husband.

The full-time carer claims the quirky discovery 'brightened her day' while joking that she might put it in a frame to admire in the future.

In funny snaps taken in her kitchen, Julie-Anne can be seen brandishing the super-sized spud product showing how it's bigger than her face.

Julie-Anne, from Whitburn, said: "When we lifted the chip out, we said 'oh my god, look at the size of that'.

"It's the biggest chip I've ever seen, it was almost as big as my head.

"I went to make sausage and chips for a snack on Thursday night and we lifted out the bag and originally thought it was just the side of the bag.

"We measured it against another chip in the bag and it's more than double the size.

"We didn't cook it - we put it back in the bag - we're keeping it.



"I said we should frame it. We've kept it in the freezer so it makes us smile every tea time.

"We probably won't find one like that again, we have no plans to cook it any time soon."

Julie-Anne initially planned to serve her husband just the giant chip with a sausage, but the excited pair decided to put it back in the freezer so they could laugh every time they opened it.

Julie-Anne, who bought the chips from Lidl Whitburn, said: "My husband said he was wanting a plate of chips and sausage, but joked he'd just have the one chip, a sausage and two beans instead.



"It made us laugh and made our night. It brightens your day things like that.

"It turned a normal Thursday into something quite exciting.

"We buy these all the time and we've never had any chips like that before.

"I sent the pictures to a few friends and family, they said 'oh my god that's massive'.

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"My mum, who lives in Ireland, said 'they must have really big potatoes in Scotland'.

"I sent it to my sisters, my stepdaughter and my mum. They all had a big laugh over it as well."

A Lidl spokesperson said: "As a business, we’ve always been BIG on quality and Lidl on price, and it seems our Maris Piper Chunky Oven Chips are no exception.

"It is great to see another set of happy customers getting great value for money."

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