Unexpected truth: Sliced ​​French fries born from 'personal aggression'

How that enemy created a dish so far still rains in the pantry of young people all over the world.

If asked the most favorite snacks of childhood, maybe many people will choose "bim bim" - a popular name of potato chips.

But you know, something has a history of origin, and the birth of this legendary snack is very special. It is associated with an . accident, and from a personal feud.

From traditional French fries .

First, let's go to the traditional French fries. The origin of the dish is still controversial, as both Belgium and France claim that the food comes from their own country.

Traditional French fries.

Every country has its own reason, but this issue is not the topic of today. By the beginning of the 19th century, French fries began to be introduced into the United States, and suddenly became the "characteristic" of many restaurants. There is even a time when going to a restaurant is to call chips, which is a difficult habit to give up.

In 1853, there was a restaurant called Moon's Lake House opened at Saratoga Springs, New York. The restaurant chef is George Crum, with the typical dish of Moon's fried potatoes . Things kept drifting, until one day .

Chef George Crum - who suddenly made a legendary dish.

. to him the fastidious guest and the revenge brought unexpected results

It was a normal day with nothing special. There is a notorious tycoon entering the restaurant, calling me the "featured" fries here.

The problem is that when the potato chips are served, he constantly asks the kitchen to remake it, thinking that the potato is not ripe, or not yet crispy.

Traditional French fries do not please a difficult guest.

It took too much time just to serve a guest that caused Crum . the natural gas. In retaliation, he decided to scrape the potato "as thin as a sheet of paper" , then deep-fried and scooped up.

Why is that just so revenge? Number is in the 19th century, eating by hand is considered impolite and inferior . While the thin, crispy pieces of potatoes cannot be eaten with a fork. In the end, the other tycoon was forced to use his hands to pick up each piece of potato, and unexpected results happened.

The food is so delicious! The difficult guest even uses both hands, hurrying up this special potato dish. Since then, the French fries Saratoga ( Saratoga chips) has become the true character of this area.

The potato chips are sliced ​​thin and the guests are so surprised that they have to pick up the potatoes with their hands.

The results were unexpected.

Now you know, sliced ​​fries have swept the world, becoming a popular snack around the world.

As for Crum, he then opened his own restaurant, and on each table there were free potato chips baskets.

The dish has now stormed the world.