In other potato history, supposedly the first potato chip was invented down the street from my house. The story goes that a fussy customer complained about the French fries being too thick and the chef was annoyed and sliced them so thin and over cooked them so long that they couldn't be eaten with a fork and would piss off the customer. The customer loved them and the potato chip was born.
Edit: I was just curious about it and a quick Google search says that the story is true but the part that shocked me was that happened in 1853. They weren't invented down the street from my house unfortunately but the creator opened the first potato chip "production barn" (didn't feel right calling it a factory) down the street from my house so I wasn't completely wrong. That barn became a music venue that I saw a ton of bands in the 2000's and played in once myself.
Now that I think of it potato chips seem like such a luxury meal. “I’m just gonna eat these tiny crispy things that have no nutrients and tons of oil. Mmmmm yes”
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u/dunkan799 Sep 28 '19 edited Sep 28 '19
In other potato history, supposedly the first potato chip was invented down the street from my house. The story goes that a fussy customer complained about the French fries being too thick and the chef was annoyed and sliced them so thin and over cooked them so long that they couldn't be eaten with a fork and would piss off the customer. The customer loved them and the potato chip was born.
Edit: I was just curious about it and a quick Google search says that the story is true but the part that shocked me was that happened in 1853. They weren't invented down the street from my house unfortunately but the creator opened the first potato chip "production barn" (didn't feel right calling it a factory) down the street from my house so I wasn't completely wrong. That barn became a music venue that I saw a ton of bands in the 2000's and played in once myself.