The promise and disappointment of capitalism summed up in one shiny plastic bag.
So you call these things "Chips"? Instead of Crispity Cruncy Munchie Crackerjack Snacker Nibbler Snap Crack N Pop Westpoolchestershireshire Queen's Lovely Jubily Delight?
That's kinda cringe, innit bruv?
I respect the origin story of a pissed off chef with a picky diner who kept saying the fried potatoes were too thick. It probably isn't true and merely an anglo POV, but it's a good customer service story nonetheless.
I like that in that story, the chef was like "hah! this will show him!" and the customer was just like "oh, yeah, this is actually perfect. thank you so much!!"
Apparently this is half true.
There was a chef in upstate New York, who was of black and Mohawk decent, who ran a restaurant frequently by rich New York people and apparently something like this went down and he popularized potato chips in the US. Accounts vary though, I believe his son claimed that he accidentally just dropped some potato shaving into a frying pan and discovered they tasted good and so rolled with it.
Thing is thin cutting potatoes and frying them in duck fat was already a thing in England and Ireland, so he didn’t really invent them. I believe there’s evidence that all potato eating cultures at some point had the idea of cutting them real thin and frying them to a crisp. Honestly I find most stories of “who invented [insert food]” suspect unless it’s something really specific. Yeah sure, the Earl of Sandwich invented the sandwich, nobody before him had the fucking idea to put meat and cheese between two slices of bread.
Sour cream and onion potato chips are A+, I’m also a big fan of plain ridged chips with that dip you make with the onion soup mix. Also Cheetos are like crack to me, I can’t keep them in my house because I’ll devour a whole bag in one sitting.
Ngl everything he said sounded delicious.
Am I just hwite? Maybe.
Chips are mediocre at best, not worth the calories, with the exception of one brand of jalapeno-flavored chips that I will eat even though they destroy my stomach every time.
salt and vinegar babeeee
i love when my mouth feels like a desertMade super nachos yesterday with tortilla chips fresh off the frying pan. It's a game changer imo.
The hardest part is not eating all of the ones you've already cooked while you're making the next batch.
yes. especially when they're extra fucking crunchy.
I've been on a cheddar and sour cream chip binge lately after I got burned out on them kettle salt and vinigar chips and Takis.
