A whiff of salt 'n' vinegar

Fusciardi, Giulio, Macari: Italian names that roll off the Irish tongue, having provided stomach-lining and deep-fried fodder…

Fusciardi, Giulio, Macari: Italian names that roll off the Irish tongue, having provided stomach-lining and deep-fried fodder through generations of chippers around the country.

For an on-screen treatment of this story of a group of Italian families who made their way to our hearts through our bellies, check out the one-off showing of Chippersat the Irish Film Institute today, as part of its Stranger Than Fiction documentary series.

The festival continues tomorrow with a host of other documentaries from here and abroad. www.irishfilm.ie

Fiona McCann