We call them 'chips' in other countries they are known as 'fries' or 'French fries' the confusion arises in America, American 'chips' are what the British call 'crisps' a very thin slice of potato deep fried until crisp and golden.
A potato chip is called a CRISP in Britain. As in: a packet of crisps with your Guinness A french fry is called a CHIP as in: Fish and chips
because they are little chips of the potato not big chunks
Potato chips are called "chips" because in British English, the word "chips" refers to thick slices of potatoes that have been fried or baked until crispy. In American English, "chips" usually refer to thinly sliced potatoes that have been fried until crispy, hence why they are called potato chips.
Potato chips were invented in New York state in 1853, but have spread to Europe, especially Britain and Germany. You can check some of the kinds out at : http://www.world-of-potato-chips.com
Potato chips were invented in Louisiana in 1853.
Potato chips/fries or potato chips/crispsThat depends what kind of chips you mean. People in the UK and the US sometimes mean different things. There are two types of potato chips. There are hot potato chips, also called fries, which are made from thick or thin strips of potato (if they are very thin strips they are often called french fries).There are also (usually) cold potato chips (snacks) also called a potato crisps (sometimes called game chips when served with roast game birds), which are made from thin slices of potato.For more information about both type of chips, and to see photographs of each (so you can be sure), please see the Wikipedia page links, further down this page, listed under Related Links. Alternatively, for the calories in cold potato chips/crisps, or the calories in hot chips/fries, see the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions..
Potato crisps (in the US they are called potato chips) are a snack rather than a meal.
No! We only use "crisps" for what you call potato chips.
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Potato chips can't run at all.
Sterzing's potato chips was created in 1935.