薯片诞生记趣谈
<p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="about">about</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="peel">peel</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artichoke">artichoke</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="potato">potato</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invented">invented</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>, <span word="salted">salted</span>, <span word="crisp">crisp</span> <span word="chips">chips</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="snack">snack</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Potato">Potato</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span>-<span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="culinary">culinary</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pique">pique</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1853 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Commodore">Commodore</span> <span word="Cornelius">Cornelius</span> <span word="Vanderbilt">Vanderbilt</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="magnate">magnate</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="vacationing">vacationing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fashionable">fashionable</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Lodge">Lodge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saratoga">Saratoga</span> <span word="Springs">Springs</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Lodge">Lodge</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="menu">menu</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="French">French</span>-<span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span>, <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>, <span word="thick">thick</span>-<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="popularized">popularized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1700<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recipe">recipe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="fries">fries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Monticello">Monticello</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dish">dish</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="fare">fare</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Vanderbilt">Vanderbilt</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="French">French</span>-<span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>. <span word="Insulted">Insulted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="snobby">snobby</span> <span word="guest">guest</span>, <span word="chef">chef</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Crum">Crum</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Vanderbilt">Vanderbilt</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span>! <span word="He">He</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rile">rile</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="fries">fries</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crisp">crisp</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="skewer">skewer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fork">fork</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="chef">chef</span> <span word="angrily">angrily</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>-<span word="thin">thin</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slices">slices</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fry">fry</span>, <span word="drained">drained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="salted">salted</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="dish">dish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Vanderbilt">Vanderbilt</span>.</p>
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