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Why are potato chips called chips?
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.
How do you describe chicken nuggets and chips?
An easily produced meal consisting of chicken breast chunks, battered and deep fried, served with fried potato strips (fries, or chips).
Where does potato chips come from?
Potato chips were invented in Louisiana in 1853.
Why do English call fries chips and crisps chips while they are both different?
In England, 'chips' are chunks of potato, which can be baked or fried, and eaten hot. 'Fries' typically refer to thinner US-style chips. 'Crisps' are potato slices which can also be baked or fried, typicaly seasoned and eaten as a snack. Ultimately, whatever name is used, it's all to do with baking or frying bits of potato.
How many calorys in chips?
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..
Are crisps a meal?
Potato crisps (in the US they are called potato chips) are a snack rather than a meal.
Are poker chips called poker crisps in the UK?
No! We only use "crisps" for what you call potato chips.
Do potato chips cause constipation?
Yes
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Can potato chips run on cars?
Potato chips can't run at all.
When was Sterzing's potato chips created?
Sterzing's potato chips was created in 1935.
What is the Irish for 'crisps'?
'Chips' as in 'fish and chips' is sceallóga. The American 'potato chips' are called 'crisps' in Ireland and that's brioscaí (prátaí).
