Who invented French fries?!

The french invented 'french fries'. The English were next, calling them 'Chips'. Bye the way, the best answer is 10 points.

The Belgian journalist Jo Gérard recounts that potatoes were fried in 1680 in the Spanish Netherlands, in the area of "the Meuse valley between Dinant and Liège. The poor inhabitants of this region allegedly had the custom of accompanying their meals with small fried fish, but when the river was frozen and they were unable to fish, they cut potatoes lengthwise and fried them in oil to accompany their meals."[11][12]

Many Belgians[who?] believe that the term "French" was introduced when American soldiers arrived in Belgium during World War I, and consequently tasted Belgian fries.[citation needed] They supposedly called them "French", as it was the official language of the Belgian Army at that time.

"Les frites" (French) or "Frieten" (Dutch) became the national snack and a substantial part of several national dishes.

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t is uncertain who first fried potatoes in hot grease or oil. However, the Belgians claim to have invented "French" fries. They were prepared as early as the 1700s and were simply referred to as fried potatoes. Thomas Jefferson first sampled them in Paris and brought the recipe home with him. In 1802 a dish listed as "potatoes served in the French manner" appeared on a White House menu. At first "french fries" were a dish of the elite as the oil for cooking the potatoes was very expensive. John Adams accused Jefferson of "putting on airs by serving such novelties."

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