Comments on: French Fries

By: leoNard

leoNard — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:53:53 +0000

The [Walloons], inhabitants of Wallonia, the southern, French-speaking half of Belgium…Belgian historian Jo Gerard recounts that potatoes were fried in 1680 in the [Spanish Netherlands], in the area of “the Meuse valley between Dinant and Liège, Belgium.

Etymology

Oven baked fries Etymology—The phrase means potatoes fried in the French sense of the verb “to cook”, which can mean either sautéing or deep-grease frying. While its French origin, frire, unambiguously means deep-frying, frites being its past participle is used with a plural feminine substantive, as in pommes de terre frites (“deep-fried potatoes”).

…The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family (also known as the nightshades). …ps~ hard on the joints

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By: rijk

rijk — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:17:21 +0000

The ones your eating are Belgium fries (they are thick) The French fries are very thin something like halve the width of a Belgium fries.

The Belgium fries are the best.

By: leonard

leonard — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:00:04 +0000

I second that request….

smartburro says:
125August 2, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Marina could you indulge us the knowledge of the origin of [“I cross my heart.”] As in making a solemn promise to someone. Is it religious? I would very much like to know where we got this. Thank you!!

By: MtnDood

MtnDood — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:31:02 +0000

So that means French toast isn’t as [romantic] as I thought? Darn that means I’m not so sexy with a [loaf] of bread in my teeth …

By: lima_seven

lima_seven — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:16:23 +0000

tough one…
althought dont eat much fries.
did you know potatoes are originally peruvian?
and started eating them by accident in europe?
do you know how?

By: gunnergreg

gunnergreg — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:20:32 +0000

I’m of Belgian descent… I knew that one! I did not know that it started in 1918 after the Great War, though. My favorite French Fries come from Culver’s Resturant (a chain of Fast food stores in the upper-mid-west). Thank you.

By: rubenkaboom

rubenkaboom — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:11:02 +0000

Lmfao. Love the stuff she puts in ” Bon Jur” And gorby running at the end

By: chickenh0use

chickenh0use — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:10:43 +0000

MOM

By: alatus_leo

alatus_leo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:51:55 +0000

Don’t ever tell a Belgian that French fries are French. Us Belgians are abnormally sensitive about the topic.