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Crisps are a snack product popular in the UK and Ireland. They are usually made from potatoes, and are then the same as what are called potato chips in the United States and other countries, however corn starch is also used commonly. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Chips from Russet baking potatoes, a variety high in sugar. ... Chips from Russet baking potatoes, a variety high in sugar. ...

Invented in the United States in 1853, potato crisps were further developed in Ireland, where the Tayto firm developed the first method of creating flavoured crisps in 1953. Prior to this, the only flavour available was plain, each bag containing a small blue twist of paper with salt inside to sprinkle over the crisps. The introduction of flavoured crisps turned a small, family-run country business into the largest crisps manufacturer in Ireland, and added a new noun to the Hiberno-English language. The brand name "Tayto" is sometimes used as a generic term, as in "buying some Tayto," which can refer to any bagged savoury snack. The Tayto company also licensed their technology to the majority of the world's crisp makers, and this ensured the company's profitability for many years. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article refers to Tayto in the Republic of Ireland. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Whilst crisps are traditionally made from potatoes, the term is often used for what would be better described as corn snacks – products made from corn starch. These are often sold alongside crisps, and are even made by crisp companies, hence the misnaming. Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ... Products made out of cornstarch Cornstarch is the starch of the maize grain, commonly known as corn. ...

The major vendors of crisps are, in the Republic of Ireland, Tayto, King Crisps, and Walkers; and in the United Kingdom, Walkers, KP (United Biscuits), Golden Wonder and Tayto NI (the latter only in Northern Ireland). However, in recent years, the American Pringles brand has taken some of the market share in both countries. Walkers ready salted crisps from Multipack Bag (empty). ... Golden Wonder is a United Kingdom-based company that manufactures crisps. ... Three Pringles cans Pringles is a brand of potato chip or crisps snack produced by Procter & Gamble. ...

External links

• Potato Recipe Collection
• The best crisp resource