What are the origins of french fries?!
What are the origins of french fries?
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French fried potatoes, commonly known as French fries or just fries (North America) or chips (United Kingdom, Ireland and Commonwealth), are pieces of potato that have been cut into batons and deep-fried.
In areas where 'chips' is the common term, 'French fries' usually refers to a thinner variant (as in the U.S. the normal size, or as 'shoestring potatoes'). In North America 'chips' generally means potato chips (called 'crisps' in the UK and Ireland), which are deep-fried very thin slices of potato. In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and some areas of the United Kingdom, 'chips' can mean either crisps, or French fried potatoes which are also called 'hot chips' or (in South Africa) 'slap chips' (IPA [slup]; 'slap' is Afrikaans for 'soft').
French-fried potatoes were likely invented in Belgium,during the 18th century, and the name "French" was applied to them in English in the 19th century. However, there are various more-or-less plausible alternative theories.
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French fried potatoes, commonly known as French fries or just fries (North America) or chips (United Kingdom, Ireland and Commonwealth), are pieces of potato that have been cut into batons and deep-fried.
French-fried potatoes were likely invented in Belgium,during the 18th century, and the name "French" was applied to them in English in the 19th century. However, there are various more-or-less plausible alternative theories.
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