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Potato Chips

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Potato chips, called crisps in British and Irish English, are thin slices of potato, or a thin deposit of potato paste, that are deep fried, baked or air fried until crunchy, and commonly served as a snack, appetizer or side dish. Basic potato chips are cooked and salted, while other varieties add seasonings, flavorings and ingredients such as herbs, spices and cheeses. Potato chips make up a large part of the snack food and convenience food market in Western countries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Side Dish 1
Course
Snack or Street Food 1
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1853 2
Origin Region
England 3
FAQs

Why are some potato chips in the bag much browner than others?

According to CooksInfo: Even though potatoes are basically white, potato chips end up a yellowy-brown colour as the sugar in them browns and combines with amino acids in the potato during frying. A potato chip that looks brown or burnt isn’t: very brown chips in your bag came from a rogue potato that had a higher sugar level, or from a potato that got stored at a low temperature, so that its starch converted into sugar. The excess sugar browned more deeply during frying.
Connections

In Cuisine

British Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Potato chips (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Potato, Ingredients
Source Potato chips (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

United Kingdom

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

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Sources
1. Potato chips (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The global potato chip market generated total revenue of US$16.49 billion in 2005.
  • Infobox: course
    Snack, side dish
  • In Cuisine: British Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Potato, lead paragraph
    Potato chips (North American and Australian English; often just chips) or crisps (British and Irish English) are thin slices of potato (or a thin deposit of potato paste) that have been deep-fried, baked, or air-fried until crunchy.
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2. CooksInfo: Potato Chips
CooksInfoEncyclopaedia entry text
Quote, Encyclopaedia entry text
Potato chips were invented in 1853 by a man named George Crum
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3. Potato Chips (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): England
Quote, P495 (country of origin): England
England
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