Potato chips (UK: crisps) are becoming increasingly popular, in the UK they are the number one snack with hundreds of bags of potato chips consumed per person each year.
Potato chips were invented at Saratoga Springs, New York in 1853 when Commodore Vanderbilt complained to his steward that he made his French fries too thick, the steward who was a little put out, sliced some potatoes as thin as he could, placed them in boiling grease and served them. Needless to say the Commodore was delighted.…
