If you can not help yourself in stopping eat potato chips, then blame George Crum. He reportedly created the salty snack in 1853 at Moon's Lake House near Saratoga Springs, New York. Cause George Crum fed up with the continually complaining that potato chips were soggy and not crunchy. Crum sliced the potatoes as thin as possible. He fried them in hot grease and then doused them with salt. The customer loved them, and "Saratoga Chips" quickly became popular at the lodge and throughout New England.
Uiteindelijk kwam massaproductie voor thuisgebruik. Maar omdat ze in vaten of blikken werden bewaard, werden ze snel oud. Toen, in de jaren 1920, uitvond Laura Scudder de luchtdichte zak door twee stukken waspapier aan elkaar te strijken. Hierdoor bleven de chips langer vers. Tegenwoordig gebruiken we vaak plastic of folie zakken voor de verpakking. In verschillende smaken, waaronder zure room en ui, barbecuesmaak, zout en azijn.
World War II changed a lot of things, and that includes aardappelchips. According to Food and Drink in American History, originally people suppose it as "nonessential food", which meant all potato chip production needed to cease until the end of the war. By this time, there were enough manufacturers that they had the clout to successfully lobby for the change in designation, and getting it overturned was one of the best things that could have happened to the potato chip industry for a few reasons.
In het buitenland hebben troepen ook chips nodig. Volgens The Telegraph waren ze al stevig verankerd in de Britse cultuur, en hele troepenschepen vol met chips (of, nauwkeuriger, crisps) werden ingezet om hun knapperige goedheid te leveren aan geallieerde troepen over de hele wereld.
George Crum
