Mod Spuds offers a taste of the UK in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Mod Spuds is a new spot for comfort foods from across the globe in Center City Philadelphia.

Chef Ange Branca is serving up the classic UK dish, the jacket potato, with a Philly twist. It's a russet potato baked until the skin is crispy, which is how it got its name: the jacket potato.

Chef Ange has created a variety of flavors to try, like her classic Mod Spud. It dates back to her college meals overseas. The fluffed potato gets loaded with butter, cheese, British-style baked beans, and chili con carne.

To highlight her Malaysian roots, the Malaysian Spud comes with braised beef in coconut cream called rendang, and a Southeast Asian slaw topped with a Malaysian hot sauce called sambal.

Before opening the restaurant, Branca ran the Malaysian restaurant, Kampar, which closed after a fire. While rebuilding, she continued to cook, hosting pop-ups around the city, and decided to sell her favorite comfort food, the jacket potato.

After a year of pop-ups, Mod Spuds official home opened on South Street this past May.

Branca plans to experiment with global flavors and collaborate with other Philadelphia chefs in the future.

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1424 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19146