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Potato chips is the name given to potatoes prepared in one of two ways. *Potatoes split into very thin slices and deep-fried until crisp. Hence their alternative name of potato crisps. :Potatoes were first prepared in this way by George Crum, a chef in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 24, 1853. He was fed up with a customer who continued to sent his fried potatoes back, because they were too thick. Crum decided to slice the potatoes so thin that they couldn't be eaten with a fork. Against Crum's expectation the guest was ecstatic about the chips. *Potatoes cut into sticks and deep-fried. These are also known as French fried potatoes. |
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Potato chips (or "crisps" in British usage) are potatoes split into very thin slices and deep-fried until crisp. It is believed that potatoes were first prepared in this way by George Crum, a chef in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 24, 1853. He was fed up with a customer who continued to send his fried potatoes back, because they were too thick. Crum decided to slice the potatoes so thin that they couldn't be eaten with a fork. Against Crum's expectation the guest was ecstatic about the chips. |
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In British usage, where these are called "crisps", the term "chips" refers to [French fried potatoes]?. /Talk |
In British usage, where these are called "crisps", the term "chips" refers to [French fried potatoes]?.
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