5. Potato Chips
In the 1850s, Saratoga Springs, NY was as renowned a resort town as it is today. Patrons at the elegant resort hotels expected only the best cuisine. When a customer at Moon’s Lake House complained about the thickness of his fried potatoes, the chef George Crum served him incredibly thinly sliced, crispy potatoes as a sarcastic alternative: Thin enough for you now? Chip lovers everywhere give thanks for one of the most delicious inventions made by accident.
