1. Invention of the Potato Chip
... The inventor, a chef named George Crum, was part Native American and part African American and a guide in the Adirondack area. The potato chip was invented when a dinner guest returned his fried potatoes to Chef George Crum because they were not crunchy enough. After returning the unacceptable fried ... and shoestring potatoes approach $50 million a year- Potato chips contribute significantly as a food product in this country. The invention of the potato chip has had a great effect on the technology of the production of chips in terms of peeling potatoes, packaging chips and frying of po...
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