3-in-1 (fast food dish)

3-in-1

Alternative names	Trio [1] Three-in-One [2]
Place of origin	Ireland
Serving temperature	Hot in a takeaway container
Main ingredients	chips boiled, egg-fried, [3] or fried rice curry sauce

A 3-in-1, trio or three-in-one, is a fast-food dish consisting of chips, boiled rice (or egg fried rice), and curry sauce served in a single foil tray or plastic container. ^[4] It became popular in Ireland as a dish from chip shops and Chinese restaurants in the early twenty-first century. ^[1] It developed a cult-following in the 2010s, ^{[3] [5] [6] [7] [8]} and media-outlets debated the merits of it compared to a spice bag which became popular around the same time. ^{[9] [10]}

Related dishes (four-, ^{[11] [4]} five-in one) contain additional ingredients such as chicken balls, or chicken or beef pieces. ^[12]

References

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