In 1853, George Crum was a chef at a popular restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. He was famous for his delicious food, but one evening, a wealthy customer ordered fried potatoes and changed history.
When the waiter served the food, the customer was not happy. He complained that the potatoes were too thick and soft. He sent the plate back to the kitchen. George felt insulted, so he decided to teach the man a lesson. He took a potato, sliced it extremely thin, and fried the pieces in hot oil until they were very crunchy. Finally, he put a lot of salt on top.
George thought the customer would hate them, but the result was a surprise. The man ate all of them and asked for more! Soon, other people wanted the same snack. George opened his own restaurant later and served these “Saratoga Chips” on every table. Today, people all around the world buy millions of bags of potato chips every single day.
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The Accidental Invention of Potato Chips
In 1853, George Crum was a chef at a popular restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. He was famous for his delicious food, but one evening, a wealthy customer ordered fried potatoes and [he] changed history.
When the waiter served the food, the customer was not happy. He complained that the potatoes were too thick and soft. He sent the plate back to the kitchen. George felt insulted, so he decided to teach the man a lesson. He took a potato, [he] sliced it extremely thin, and [he] fried the pieces in hot oil until they were very crunchy. Finally, he put a lot of salt on top.
George thought the customer would hate them, but the result was a surprise. The man ate all of them and [he] asked for more! Soon, other people wanted the same snack. George opened his own restaurant later and [he] served these “Saratoga Chips” on every table. Today, people all around the world buy millions of bags of potato chips every single day.
Vocabulario útil:
Wealthy: Adinerado / Rico
Customer: Cliente
(To) complain: Quejarse
Thick: Grueso/a
Soft: Suave / Blando/a
(To) slice: Cortar en rodajas o láminas
Thin: Delgado/a / Fino/a
Crunchy: Crujiente
Would: Verbo auxiliar que da a los verbos la terminación -ía (ej. would hate = odiaría).
(To) eat : Comer (pasado: ate)
(To) ask for: Pedir / Solicitar algo
All around the world: Por todo el mundo
Every single day: Todos los días
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