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Dips For Chips First Become Popular In The 1950’s Serving As Finger Food.

National Chip And Dip Day, an annual favorite food holiday, is observed every March 23rd. It celebrates a perfect combination loved by many across the country. Chips and dip are a popular party dish as it is not only favored by most but also quick and easy to prepare.

  • People have been dipping their food for centuries.  Hummus-like recipes date back to the 13th century.
  • One of the earliest dips to become popular long before chips ever came into existence is the Greek tzatziki, a combination of yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, salt and olive oil. Greeks still eat tzatziki with meats and bread, but since the invention of the potato chip in the mid-19th century, it and many variations of it have also become popular chip dips.
  • Guacamole, yet another iconic chip dip, that was first made by the Aztecs.
  • Many cuisine-related sources claim that hummus is one of the oldest known prepared foods in the Middle East. Some say it was made in the 18th-century Damascus while others claimed that it was first prepared in the 12th century by Saladin. Hummus is a dip made from chickpeas and is mixed with garlic, vinegar and sometimes lemon juice. The Egyptians ate chickpeas, so maybe even Moses ate “dip”!
  • The potato chip itself is believed to have been invented in 1853 by a cook named George Crum whose potato wedges were repeatedly sent back to the kitchen by an unsatisfied customer who claimed they were too thick. At first, chips were made only in restaurants, but by the 20th they began to be mass-produced.
  •  Dips for chips first become popular in the 1950’s serving as finger food.
  •  It takes 10,000 pounds of potatoes to make 3,500 pounds of potato chips.
  • French Onion as a flavor emerged in the 17th century. Sour cream was invented in the U.S. between 1815 – 1825. Somewhere around there, the first dip as we know it must have come into being.
  • Americans eat potato chips at a rate of 1.2 billion pounds per year
  • Pringles potato chips are made from potatoes that have been cut, cooked, mashed, and dehydrated.
  • A whole avocado contains 200-300 calories and is a good source of vitamin A, C, E and the B vitamins, as well as fiber and potassium. Dip without the guilt!
  • Chips and Dip gained popularity in the US in the middle of the last century. (Thank you Lipton for your French onion dip!)
  • During the Superbowl Games each year, tons of chips and dips are served.
  • Dips with corn chips became popular in the US in the late 1980s when guacamole became a very popular dip choice.
  • Salsa originated with the Inca people. Salsa (combination of chilies, tomatoes and other spices) can be traced to the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas.
  • Tortilla Chips and Salsa was designated as the Official State Snack of Texas in 2003.
  • Between 1988 and 1992 households in the US buying salsa increased from 16% to 36%. Sales of salsa overtook Ketchup sales in 1991 (in terms of dollar value).
  • The only real difference is that the word relish is it’s French origin, and the word salsa is of Spanish origin.

Sources:

National Day Calendar

Days of the Year

Foodimentary

The Chopping Block

Joy of Kosher

Always the Holidays

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