Talk:Chips

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Some of the entries formed Chips (nickname). Clarityfiend (talk) 01:47, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Many Europeans also refer to potato chips as "chips" (or a similar spelling), rather than "crisps". Here is a random example from Germany (outside link); a Google search will reveal many more -- just make sure to exclude computer chips from your search.

In fact, German Wikipedia has an article about Kartoffelchips or Chips, mentioning in passing that they are known as "crisps" in the UK and Ireland, with no mention of the term being widely used in Germany. The French Wikipedia also has an artcle on Chips, without even mentioning the term "crisps". The same is generally true with other Wikipedia entries.

Furthermore, according to the English Wikipedia entry about potato chips, the term "chips" is also preferred in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa (which, somewhat confusingly, also use the term in its British sense, i.e. for what Americans call "French fries")

I'll therefore make the necessary modifications.

WorldWide Update 03:52, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Chips v French Fries
Chips in Australia are never French Fries. However French Fries can be considered to be a type of Chips not the other way around. Why isn't the article called Chips and have French Fries as a sub category. It seems the disambiguation (and the redirect to French Fries) puts a USA-centric focus on this.

BTW - In Australia most people know packet Chips can also be called Crisps. Sometimes if there is confusion the other Chips are callled hot Chips and packet Chips are called crisps. A famous brand of Chips is Smith's Crisps. Ozdaren 14:52, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

In the UK chips means the fat ones as the sort you get in a Fish and Chip shop (though fries may be called either chips or fries - they are sort of considered a subcategory of chips)

The sort of crunchy packet ones are always called crisps here in the UK, never chips (the only time they may be called chips is when referring to the handcooked crisps such as the brand "kettle chips")

86.16.153.191 (talk) 01:55, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Delete request
1. I am attempting to improve this article by adding information.

2. This article refers to the chip, something that in USA is the same as a french fry - but in many other English speaking nations there are both chips and french fries, being different food items.

No reason for a delete.

カンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 17:00, 24 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I am happy to, and trying to add exclusive content to this articleカンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 18:20, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * This article is redundant to the French fries article based solely on the British name for them. There has been extensive discussion about this issue for several years and consensus has been keep this page a redirect to french fries. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 19:46, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Jeremy, as this is continuing over several years, it might point to the fact that consensus is not quite as clear as you think. Sure, both chips and fries consist of fried potatoes and have the same origin - but they are not the same, just as ramen originated from chow mein but they both deservedly have their own articles. Anyway, I shall be trying to add some exclusive new content over the next few days, so make an article that has it's own merits and is not relevant to french fries. カンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 05:13, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
 * LOL you're right.. I meant Yakisoba originates from chow mein カンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 14:13, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Do not mis-use deletion nominations. No administrator action is required to resolve the issues being discussed here. As is evident from this article's history, issues can be addressed by ordinary editors using their ordinary editing tools in the usual way. I also call your attention to this version of the article. Making this a redirect, a disambiguation, or an article involves no administrator tools, and is a matter for the editor population at large to discuss, decide, and enact in the normal manner. Uncle G (talk) 16:28, 25 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I, too, belive this ambiguration page is redundant and needs to be deleted. Hkwon (talk) 07:17, 26 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I suggest that editors give this article time to expand and show relevance before moving/etc カンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 13:11, 26 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Actually, forget it. I have moved it to the disambiguation until such time (if ever) that there is enough exclusive/relevant information to warrant a separate article. カンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 13:26, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Sennen, please look up the policies on article forks and regional dialects of English, this article is simply an British English version of the article French fries. That article was created first and this article just mirrors the content of that article and as such the pertinent European history should be added to that article and the rest deleted. Once that is done, we should return this to a redirect. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 13:29, 26 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the move, please watch the language. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 13:31, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Other kinda of chips?
I came here looking to find information on other types of chips (tortilla chips, bean chips, etc.) and there’s nothing? Shouldn’t that be here. I understand it’s more of an American usage of the word, but Wikipedia should extend to that, no? 68.41.54.42 (talk) 19:46, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * We have articles on both of those at tortilla chip and bean chip. This page is a disambiguation page, which means it only includes things that are called simply "chip", or sometimes called "chip", not partial matches like "tortilla chip".  You can find other kinds of chips at category:Snack foods. SpinningSpark 20:19, 15 January 2022 (UTC)