For many years, crisps had only one flavour: salted. Then, in the 1950s, a company called Tayto in Ireland invented a new process. They added cheese and onion powder to the crisps during cooking. This was a revolution. Suddenly, crisps could taste like many different things. Today, you can find flavours like roast chicken, prawn cocktail, and even chocolate.
Another important inventor was Laura Scudder. In the 1920s, she had a very clever idea. She told her workers to take hot crisps and put them in wax paper bags. Then, they ironed the top of the bag to close it. This kept the air out and the crisps fresh. This was the first crisp “packet.” Now, people could buy crisps in a shop and keep them at home for several days.
One day, a rich customer came to the restaurant. He ordered French fries. French fries were a new and fashionable food at that time. When the fries arrived, the customer looked at them and said, “These are too thick. They are soft. I do not like them. Take them back.”
