Potato Chips

Potato chips or crisps are baked ( potato ) slices.

The chips are originally in 1853 coined by the American cook George Crum when a disgruntled customer complained that his potatoes were too thick, soggy and not sufficiently salted. Crum felt deeply offended and cut them thin and baked them, after which he served his awkward customer, who then devoured with great taste. His cynical joke turned out to be the beginning of a success, the chips were born.

Nowadays, chips are at a temperature of 180 degrees puffed to then be deep-fried in a mixture of sunflower oil and vinegar .

The easiest way to make chips by potatoes cut into slices and fry the slices or frying. The potatoes may be slightly pre-cooked in advance. After baking, they can with what salt to be consumed. The taste is determined by the potato variety, type of the cooking oil, the baking process, and the substances which are added as salt. In addition to salt is especially popular paprika powder.

Some chips have special shapes. Therefore a different production process used. Of the potato mash is first made which is then pressed through a form. In this way, for example Wokkels or pile of chips to make as Pringles. ==International names [  edit ] == In the UK his fish and chips popular. With these chips, however, fries intended. Potato Chips are in the UK and Ireland called crisps. In the United States be called potato chips potato chips and french fries French fries mentioned.