answersLogoWhite

0

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.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is a chip called in Britain?

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


Why are chips called chips not potato chunks?

because they are little chips of the potato not big chunks


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.


Are potato chips from Europe?

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


Where does potato chips come from?

Potato chips were invented in Louisiana in 1853.


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


potato?

way


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.

Trending Questions
How many miles from Las Vegas Nevada to Bombay India? What exit is Philadelphia on the New Jersey turnpike? Where is the Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary in Charlton Massachusetts located? How long does it take for ups ground to ship something from Illinois to Maryland? Can you help me i have an Irish punt coin with a rare fault on the edge there should be a channel but this coin has only tin lines the same as an old Irish 10p i would like to get a valuation? What interstate is the best route from Albuquerque to Cheyenne? Where can one find EMR jobs in London? How do you use participles in describing a place? How did the sultanate at Melaka impacted the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian archipelago? What are the functions and objectives of trade unions in Nigeria? Is Isabella of Castile a saint? Why are days longer than nights in Norway? What Ireland use before urose? Why is dover which is closer to coastal ports than is London not the English capital of trade? Was Abraham Lincoln a Freemason? Washington DC was created by using land from which states? Where in Minnesota do bobcats live? I lost my ssc certificate by i dont want to give police compliant is it possible to get my duplicate ssc certificate with out giving police compliant can i get it? Japan has few natural resources but it has one of the most highly developed economies in the world despite its recent economic troubles. What best explains this achievement? What rooms were at Santa Barbara mission and what type?