How A Black Man Popularized The Potato Chip
Black History Year
PushBlack
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🗓️ 19 June 2024
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The potato chip is one of the most popular snack foods in the world. But did you know it was actually an accident from the kitchen of a Black chef? Here’s how a happy accident changed the way we snack forever.
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| 0:18.9 | The potato chip is one of the most popular snack foods in the world. |
| 0:24.9 | But did you know that it came about because of an accident from the kitchen of a black chef? |
| 0:31.3 | Here's how a happy accident changed the way we snack forever. |
| 0:36.6 | This is two-Minute Black History, |
| 0:38.7 | what you didn't learn in school. |
| 0:52.5 | The creation of the potato chip originated as an accident. |
| 0:57.0 | George Crum and his sister were working as chefs at Moon's Lake House on Saratoga Lake in the summer of 1853. |
| 1:05.0 | A slice of potato fell into a frying pan by accident. |
| 1:09.0 | Crumb tried the sliced potato and was floored by what he tasted. Soon, wealthy visitors were traveling from all over to taste this creation. So, of course, Moons would try to profit off of this sibling's genius. Crum, however, left to sell his culinary invention on his own. |
| 1:30.3 | In 1860, Crum started his own restaurant called Crum's Place. |
| 1:45.1 | He left a basket of chips at each table and his restaurant thrived as it grew in popularity. |
| 1:52.3 | In the 1920s, Herman Lay discovered Crum's invention and mass produced them under the |
| 1:58.6 | Lay's brand. |
| 2:00.0 | Lays would eventually overshadow Crumb. |
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