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The potato chip is a slice of potato fried to a crisp.
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A '''potato chip''' is a slice of [[potato]] fried to a crisp.
Chips are usually eaten as a snack, as with hot dogs or hamburgers at a picnic.
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Chips are usually eaten as a [[snack]], such as with [[hot dog]]s or [[hamburger]]s at a [[picnic]].
    
Well known brands in the U.S. have included Wise and Lay's.  
 
Well known brands in the U.S. have included Wise and Lay's.  
 
Pringles are formed out of dough into a [[saddle]] shape to fit their cylindrical package.<ref>In North America, Pringles are not marketed as potato chips, but rather "potato crisps". This is a food labeling requirement, since Pringles are made from a dough rather than from sliced fresh potatoes. See http://www.pringles.com/pages/index.shtml</ref>
 
Pringles are formed out of dough into a [[saddle]] shape to fit their cylindrical package.<ref>In North America, Pringles are not marketed as potato chips, but rather "potato crisps". This is a food labeling requirement, since Pringles are made from a dough rather than from sliced fresh potatoes. See http://www.pringles.com/pages/index.shtml</ref>
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In Britain and Ireland potato chips are known as 'potato crisps' or simply 'crisps'; in those countries the 'potato chip' or '[[chips|chip]]' is a slightly thicker version of what in the US are known as [[French fries]]. See [[chip shop]].
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In [[Britain]] and [[Ireland]] potato chips are known as 'potato crisps' or simply 'crisps'; in those countries 'potato chips' or '[[chip]]s' are a slightly thicker version of what in the US are known as [[French fries]]. See [[chip shop]].
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== Notes ==
    
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[[category:potato recipes]]
 
[[category:potato recipes]]
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