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French fries [a] (or simply fries, also known as chips [b] among other names [c]) are batonnet or julienne-cut [3] deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin from Belgium or France. They are prepared by cutting potatoes into even strips, drying them, and frying them, usually in a deep fryer .
Moules-frites or moules et frites [1] (French pronunciation:]; Dutch: mosselen-friet) is a main dish of mussels and French fries originating in Northern France and Belgium. [2] The title of the dish is French , moules meaning mussels and frites fries, with the Dutch name for the dish meaning the same.
A fish fry is a social event containing battered or breaded fried fish. It usually also includes french fries, coleslaw, macaroni salad, lemon slices, tartar sauce, hot sauce, malt vinegar and dessert. Some Native American versions are cooked by coating fish with semolina and egg yolk.
Did you know that the average American eats 29 pounds of French fries a year, while the average Belgian eats 165 pounds of fried potatoes every year? If you love French fries, it's time to learn ...
Menu from a Congressional cafeteria featuring freedom fries. Freedom fries was a politically motivated renaming of french fries in the United States.The term was coined in February 2003 in a North Carolina restaurant, and was widely publicized a month later when the then Republican Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, Bob Ney, renamed the menu item in three Congressional cafeterias.
McDonald's french fries alongside a chicken sandwich. Introduced in 1949, the French fries were cooked in a mixture of 93% beef tallow and 7% cottonseed oil. [2] [3]In the 1950s, CEO and founder Ray Kroc established quality control measures for McDonald's suppliers, ensuring potatoes maintained a solids content within the optimal range of twenty to twenty-three percent. [4]
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French Fry Face-Off. There are few foods that we as a civilization have universally agreed upon being delicious, but French fries are without question one of them. Everyone with a brain in his or ...