Chips

Some confusion exists about the name of these potatoes. What we call ‘chips’, in America are known as ‘French fries’; what the Americans refer to as ‘chips’, we call ‘crisps’. Staggering choices face crisp lovers today; they come flavoured with Cajun, Italian or barbecue spices, vinegar, jalapeño peppers (almost incendiary), yoghurt and green onion, bagel pastrami, punjab puri and salsa. You can get them chocolate coated. Even hedgehog-flavoured crisps have their admirers.

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