Most favorite of all recipes — the result of much experimentation and hard work by the chefs. But the history of cooking there are also cases when a new dish was an accident, because of an error or simply by coincidence.
Pozharsky cutlets
According to legend, a tavern Pozharsky in Ostashkov stopped by Alexander I and demanded veal cutlets. However, veal was not, and the owner already was in despair, but his wife advised him to cook the patties of poultry in breadcrumbs. The king was delighted (even after disclosure of fraud), meatballs patented, and the restaurant became famous.
Caesar salad
This famous salad was invented due to the shortage of food. The Mexican restaurant owner Caesar Cardini hastily erected for dignitaries dish from what was on hand, and liked them. By the way, chicken in the original version was not. And the Roman Emperor salad, as you know, has no relation.
Potato chips
Crunchy snack was an accident. At the end of the XIX century in one of the American restaurants visitor was unhappy with the fries, because, in his opinion, the slices are cut too thickly and demanded to remake the dish. The exasperated cook in spite of demanding customers cut the slices paper-thin and suddenly it was very tasty.