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1、WheredoFrenchFriesComefrom?By200BC,potatoeshadbeenfarmedinPeruforatleast2,000years.Butthestarchytuber(amemberoftheSolanumfamily,whichincludestomatoesanddeadlynightshade)didn'tcometotheattentionoftheWestforanother1,700years.In1524,SpanishinvaderslandedinSouthAmericaandfoundal
2、lkindsofnewthingstoeat,includingtomatoes,peanuts,cacaobeans,hotpeppers,andmore.AjournalentrybyananonymousmemberofaSpanishexpeditionin1536describedpotatoesbeinggrownintheAndeanvillageofSorocota.Youmightnotrecognizethose"original"potatoestoday.Theyweredarkandsmall-almostassmal
3、lasunshelledpeanuts.Theylookedlikedriedmushrooms.Still,theywereabundantandnutritious.TheSpanishwereimpressed.Potatoeswereperfectforfeedingtheslavesintheirsilvermines.Theyweregoodforships'crews,too.AndsothepotatosailedtoEurope.'DoyouwantBelgianfrieswiththat?"That'swhatyoumigh
4、tbehearingatfast-foodrestaurantstodayifithadn'tbeenforWorldWarI.TheBelgiansclaimtohaveinvented"French"fries,thoughnooneknowsforsure.Thedishwasfirstpreparedasearlyasthe1700sandwassimplycalledfriedpotatoes.ThomasJeffersonsampledtheminParisandbroughttherecipehome.AtaWhiteHoused
5、innerin1802,themenuincluded"potatoesservedintheFrenchmanner."Butthat'snothowtheygottheirname.Theircommercialsuccessbeganin1864,whenJosephMalinesofLondonput"fishandchips"(Frenchfries)onthemenu.HissuccessinspiredothersacrossEurope.Buttheyweren'tFrenchfriesuntil1918orso.America
6、nsoldiersstationedinFrancegobbledupfriedpotatoes.Theydubbedthem"Frenchfries"andlikedthemsomuchtheywantedtohavethemathome,too.AmericansstillloveFrenchfries.Lastyearalone,morethan4.5billionpoundsofthemweresoldintheUnitedStates.ANative-AmericanchefnamedGeorgeCrumgetsthecreditfo
7、rinventingpotatochips.Hediditbyaccidentin1853,thankstoacrankycustomer.RailroadmagnateCommodoreCorneliusVanderbiltcametotheMoonLakeHouseHotelinSaratogaSprings,N.Y.,andorderedfriedpotatoes.Buthewasfinicky.Hewantedthemthin,thewaytheFrenchmadethem.HekeptsendingthembacktoMr.Crum,
8、complainingthattheyweretoothick.Finally,Crumhadhadenough.Heslicedthepotatoe
