你们知道薯片是谁发明的吗?
The first potato chip
Some inventions happen in strange ways.The potato chip (薯片) is one of them.
Moon’s Lake House was a restaurant in New York in the 1850s.George Crum was the cook (厨师) there.Many rich people often came to the restaurant to enjoy his cooking.
The one thing that really upset Crum was when a customer complained about the food and sent it back to the kitchen to be done over.He would often return it overcooked.He was happy to see the customer walk out of the restaurant angrily.
On August 24,1853,a customer returned his fried potatoes to the kitchen,because they weren’t crunchy (脆的) enough.Crum reacted in his usual way.He cut the potatoes very thin and cooked them in hot oil.They were so crunchy and Crum was sure that the man would refuse to eat them.Instead,the man loved them.He even asked for more.
Now,do you know who invented the potato chip?It’s George Crum!He later set up his own restaurant.He named it Crum’s House.He put baskets of his potato chips on all the tables.They made his restaurant a very popular place.
Today,potato chips are one of Americans’ favorite foods!