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Proud locals of Middlesbrough wear their postcode like a badge, shaped by a gritty industrial past that earned them the nickname “Smoggies.” Their culinary pride? The chicken parmo—a cheesy, béchamel-sauced twist on chicken parmesan born from pork roots and now a beloved local staple. Though some joke about resisting it out of cultural loyalty, the dish is as iconic as the community’s resilience, forged in shipyards and docks, still fiercely intact today.

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