It’s “Potato Chip Day”! What’s Your Favorite? What Was The First Flavor Ever?

There is no such thing as a bad potato chip. I love them all, even the flavors that I don’t actually care for. Once you have one you can’t stop….

Published Mar 14, 2018 8:03 AM EDT

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 16: A photo illustration of crisps on February 16, 2018 in London, England. A recent study by a team at the Sorbonne in Paris
has suggested that ‘Ultra Processed’ foods including things like mass-produced bread, ready meals, instant noodles, fizzy drinks, sweets and crisps are tied to the rise in cancer. (Photo illustration by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

(Photo illustration by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

There is no such thing as a bad potato chip. I love them all, even the flavors that I don't actually care for. Once you have one you can't stop. Today, we celebrate "National Potato Chip Day"!

Some little "chips" of information about those delicious, thinly sliced potatoes.

Have risen in popularity since 1853.
Takes 10,000 of potatoes to make 3,500 pounds of potato chips.
Average person eats six pounds of chips a year.
Potato chips make up 1/3 of all savory snacks
Salt and Vinegar was the first flavor of potato chips

I have to say that Pringles are my all time favorite. Even though the taste is a little different, they're unnaturally the same shape and come in a can, I can't resist them. There's just something about them. I do love kettle cooked chips, especially the salt and vinegar ones.