Who invented the potato chip?
George Crum is regarded as a potato chips inventor worldwide. He was a chief cook in a restaurant in 1853 and one picky customer complained about his fries not being thin enough. So George Crum sliced a new batch of potatoes extremely thin and fried them until they were crunchy. He just wanted to teach a customer a lesson, but suddenly the snack became a hit!
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36 Comments
Donald Cimino
I used deduction Pemb was Coke ,Carver was peanut butter,and Hershey is chocolate
Larry Hughes
The question is not correct, first reference was "The cooks Oracle" 1817
Julie Allen
Guess we're talking about potato crisps here. Potato chips in Australia and many other countries are a fatter version of french fries.
Noelito
John McLardie, Well ...until YOU can prove otherwise 🙄
Rafi Manory
This is a legend according to wikipedia!
John McLardie
Still perpetuating the mythology that Crum was the inventor, I see.
Richard G. Gomsrud
The first line is highly disputed. As is the story but they are trotted out quite often. Even Crum's sister disputed it and claimed that she was the originator. As others have already said there are many other claimants and no clear winner.
Ernie Romano
In Saratoga Springs. , New York !!!!
Rob Farr
A good culinary trivia question and narrative ... thanks.
Marguerite LaHaye
Another contributor to the childhood obesity epidemic.
José Raúl Barreras
What about this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_chip
Bill Coe
Interesting explanation. Chips - called crisps in UK and Ireland. Order chips over there and you get French fries.
Cameron Snowman
Is that your wiki-knowledge?
Cameron Snowman
Hooray! What awyld guess! I'm not stupid bollocks. The Crum of the crum!
Ezell Williams
I remembered hearing who created the potato chip somwhere
Priscilla Sherman
Love potato chips and did not know how they came to be.