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How about inventing potato chips?

/kloc-in the summer of 0/853, GeeCrum worked as a chef in Saratoga, a first-class resort in new york, USA. The restaurant of Moon Lake Hotel there serves French fries, which are usually made by George according to the standard French size. This kind of food was very popular in France in the17th century, when Thomas? Jefferson was the American ambassador to France. He likes French fries very much. So I brought this recipe to America, and made French fries a formal dinner in Monticello.

At the Moon Lake Hotel, a customer (called millionaire Vanderbilt in some documents) found that the French fries cooked by chef George were too thick, and he didn't like them, so he refused to pay the bill. So George made a batch of thinner ones, but it didn't satisfy him either. George was angered and decided to teach his guests a lesson. He made the French fries so thin and crisp that the fork could not be inserted. However, it did not achieve his expected purpose. The guests like this paper-thin light yellow potato chip very much. Other guests also Jeangeorges made these potato chips for them. Since then, Saratoga potato chips have appeared on the menu and become a special food.

Soon the potato chips were packaged and sold. At first, they were local, but later they swept all over New England. Finally, George opened his own restaurant, featuring potato chips. At that time potatoes were peeled and sliced by hand. In the 1920s, the invention of potato peeler turned potato chips from small-scale production into the biggest-selling snack.

Decades later, potato chips became the main dinner in the northeastern United States.

In the 1920s, Herman, a southern travel salesman? Herman Ray helped popularize this food. He peddled his suitcase in a grocery store in the southern United States, and then started a company. His name almost became synonymous with potato chips. Lay's potato chips were the first American brand to be successfully marketed. Since the 1960s, potato chips have been popular all over the world.

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Potato chips-the masterpiece of an angry chef

Inventor: Ji groome

Year of invention: 1835

Nowadays, potato chips can be regarded as one of the most popular snacks in the world, but the production of potato chips is entirely out of the anger and resistance of chefs. It is said that in 1853, groome became the chef of an upscale resort restaurant in new york, USA. He introduced French potato chips into the restaurant, which was very popular with diners.

One day, groome was still making his standard potato chips. A picky eater thought the potato chips were too thick to taste, and asked the chef to make them again. Groome was very angry at the loss of self-esteem. He thinks that since customers think potato chips are too thick, they should simply cut them into paper-thin slices and fry them in oil until they are crisp. However, this potato chip with groome's anger was unexpectedly appreciated by diners, and many guests later ordered groome's potato chips. Later, groome even opened his own restaurant, using potato chips as his signature food. The success of his potato chip revolution is really thanks to the top diners who criticized him. 1853 On August 24th, Gee Crum worked as a chef at Saratoga Hot Springs in new york, a first-class resort in new york, USA. The Moon Lake cabin there serves French fries and George's French fries. This kind of food was very popular in France in the17th century, when Thomas Jefferson was the American ambassador to France. He likes French fries very much. So I brought this recipe to America, and made French fries a formal dinner in Monticello.

At the Moon Lake Hotel, a customer (called millionaire Vanderbilt in some documents) thought that the French fries cooked by chef George were too thick for him, so he refused to pay the bill. So George made something thinner, but it didn't satisfy him. George was angered and decided to teach his guests a lesson. He made the French fries so thin and crisp that the fork could not be inserted. However, this did not achieve his expected purpose. On the contrary, the guests like this light yellow, paper-thin potato chip very much. Other guests also Jeangeorges made these potato chips for them. Since then, Saratoga potato chips have appeared on the menu and become a special food.

Soon, the potato chips were packaged and sold. At first, it was only sold locally, but it soon became popular all over New England. Finally, George opened his own restaurant. The biggest feature of the restaurant is potato chips. At that time potatoes were peeled and sliced by hand. In the 1920s, the invention of potato peeler turned potato chips from small-scale production into the biggest-selling snack.

Decades later, potato chips became the main dinner in the northeastern United States.

Since the invention of potato peeler in the 1920s, the popularity of potato chips has been promoted. Herman, a traveling salesman in the South? Hermann ray helped popularize this kind of food. He took his suitcase and peddled this machine in the grocery store in the southern United States. Later, he founded a company that made his name almost synonymous with potato chips. Xerox potato chips was the first American brand to be successfully marketed. Since the 1960s, potato chips have been popular all over the world.

Before the invention of airtight sealed bags, potato chips were stored in barrels or cans. The chip at the bottom is usually old and damp. The way to invent this kind of bag is to iron wax paper together to form an airtight seal and keep the chip fresh before opening it.

Supplementary explanation:

In the process of making potato chips, peel them first, then slice them, blanch them in boiling water for a short time, drain the water, then fry them in an oil pan until they are slightly yellow, scoop them up and sprinkle with young salt, and serve. If you want to extract salt from potato chips, ........................................................................................... It is said that the inventor of potato chips is Gee Crum, an Indian chef at a holiday restaurant in Jiaquan, salado, new york.

One day, a picky customer ordered fried potatoes, but both of them were too thick. George was furious and deliberately cut it as thin as paper. After frying it, he sprinkled salt on it, thinking that the guests would not eat it. Who knows that it is very popular and has become a popular snack. ,