It takes a special kind of potato to make a potato chip. They have to be the a certain size, a certain shape, and they need a higher moisture content than regular potatoes. In fact, there’s so much water in potatoes for chipping, it takes 4 pounds of spuds to make 1 pound of chips!
Every 4th of July, almost every potato chip every America eats comes from within 50 miles of Elizabeth City, NC.
“Where the Food Comes From” explores the legacy of the potato industry in North Carolina in Season 5, episodes 5 anf 6, “They Grow Potato Chips?,” Parts 1 and 2!
