Crisps
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Crisps are a potato product popular in the UK and Ireland, referred to in the United States as potato chips.
Invented in the United States in 1853, 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.
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.
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.no:Potetløv