Many supermarkets have potato chips today, and many people like buying them. However, do you know where these little snacks come from?
It all started in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1853. A new restaurant opened, and George Crum was the chef (主厨) of the restaurant. He made excellent French—fried potatoes.
One night, however, a guest didn't want to eat the potatoes, and he complained they were too thick. Chef Crum cooked thinner potatoes, but the guest refused those too. Crum felt angry and he decided to teach the man a lesson.
Crum made potatoes as thin as paper. He threw them into cold water, and then threw them into boiling grease (动物油脂) . Crum put some salt onto them and gave them to the guest. To Crum's surprise, the man loved them. The next day “Saratoga chips” showed up on the menu.
Because it took a long time to peel (去皮) the potatoes by hand, Crum's Saratoga chips remained a dinner dish served mainly in the northern states. It wasn't until the 1920s that a mechanical potato peeler came out and mass production of potato chips became possible.
