Una leccion norteamericana

I have to recognize that they were right. Some American friends told me that the invention of chips (thin fried potato slices) was American, and I said it was European. This is the article saying it is an American invection. For God's Sake, we couldnt invent everything in the Old Continent haha.

The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum. Crum was a Native American/African American chef at the Moon Lake Lodge resort in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. French fries were popular at the restaurant and one day a diner complained that the fries were too thick. Although Crum made a thinner batch, the customer was sill unsatisfied. Crum finally made fries that were too thin to eat with a fork, hoping to annoy the extremely fussy customer. The customer, surprisingly enough, was happy - and potato chips were invented!

Traduccion al español:

Las patatas fritas las hizo por primera vez en 1853 un cocinero indo-americano llamado George Crum en un hotel de moda de Saratoga Springs, estado de Nueva York, EEUU. El nuevo plato se preparó para un tal Cornelius Vanderbilt, magnate ferroviario y cliente extremadamente exigente que se quejaba cuando sus patatas no estaban cortadas lo suficientemente finas y las mandaba de vuelta a la cocina. Después de devolverle el plato en varias ocasiones, el cocinero decidió darle una lección al quisquilloso cliente. Entonces, cortó las patatas en rodajas finas y les dió una vuelta en aceite hirviendo hasta que se pusieron crujientes y doradas. Pero el tiro le salió por la culata ya que las patatas que salieron fueron todo un éxito.