french fries

Crypto · 03-03-2005, 01:47 PM

Belgium is known for it's french fries.

Did you people ever eat french fries, and if you did, where did you like eating them the most?

Belgian fries

DemonFox · 03-03-2005, 02:00 PM

I can't imagine somebody that never ate fries...

USA -> Georgia -> Warner Robins -> Burger King (don't remember the street name, well okay, never knew it in the first place)

I HATE Belgian French Fries. They're too big and fat and.. stuff. Why do you even call them FRENCH fries? FRENCH fries are suppose to be very thin y'know.

I also hate Belgian chocolate BTW...

Crypto · 03-03-2005, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DemonFox

I can't imagine somebody that never ate fries...

USA -> Georgia -> Warner Robins -> Burger King (don't remember the street name, well okay, never knew it in the first place)

I HATE Belgian French Fries. They're too big and fat and.. stuff. Why do you even call them FRENCH fries? FRENCH fries are suppose to be very thin y'know.

Actually the FRENCH thing is part of history, allthough the fries really originated in Belgium.

What do you put on them in the Netherlands? Nothing beats the real thing.

What about the Belgian beer? aha

(but that's another question)

DemonFox · 03-03-2005, 02:11 PM

Mayonaise, just like u do. Well we also have "Fries Sauce", but that's just mayonaise with less fat (well that's how it tastes anyway). The American people around here probably think we're sick. When I put mayonaise on my fries when visiting my family in the USA they looked at me as if I was some psychopath. :eek:

I've never drinked Belgian beer, but I'll probably hate that too.
Nothing beats Heineken. I've also never drinked that, though... But still. 8-)

***fov*** · 03-03-2005, 02:15 PM

I have never eaten a french fry. Not once. Ever.

gillyruless · 03-03-2005, 02:20 PM

The "french" in french fries actually has nothing to do with the nationality (hence it's correct to use the lower case f for french). It has to do with the way the potatoes are cut. To french is to cut in thin, long strips.

BTW, I read somewhere that in Belgium, french fries are traditionally prepared in horse fat, which is hard to believe. Is there any truth to that?

Jazhara7 · 03-03-2005, 02:26 PM

Isn't that figure the "Mannekin Piss"? He looks oddly familiar... :eek:

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***tabacco*** · 03-03-2005, 02:26 PM

Mayonnaise is just wrong

The only exception ot that is that curry powder mayonnaise is really good with sweet potato fries

DemonFox · 03-03-2005, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by gillyruless

The "french" in french fries actually has nothing to do with the nationality (hence it's correct to use the lower case f for french). It has to do with the way the potatoes are cut. To french is to cut in thin, long strips.

BTW, I read somewhere that in Belgium, french fries are traditionally prepared in horse fat, which is hard to believe. Is there any truth to that?

That's what I said! I asked him why he used the word "french" because Belgian fries aren't thin at all.

The thing about the horse fat is true. I don't know if they still do it, but it sounds very disgusting.

artwking4 · 03-03-2005, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by fov

I have never eaten a french fry. Not once. Ever.

You must be kidding. How else do you ingest them to get them in your stomach where they belong? Snort them through your nose?

I eat fries with ketchup, the way God intended.

And here in the US, we often call those big huge fries, "steak fries". I guess because they're usually served at steakhouse restaurants. Personally, I'm not crazy about them. The ratio of potato to fried surface area is too large.

gillyruless · 03-03-2005, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DemonFox

That's what I said! I asked him why he used the word "french" because Belgian fries aren't thin at all.

The thing about the horse fat is true. I don't know if they still do it, but it sounds very disgusting.

I think Americans call any fried potatoes strips french fries. British chips are even thicker than Belgian fries but to us they are all just different versions of french fries.

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Originally Posted by fov

I have never eaten a french fry. Not once. Ever.

And you better not fovily. If you are a vegetarian, you need to be careful about eating french fries at most fast food restaurants. They often contain animal byproducts, like beef tallow at McDonalds.

DemonFox · 03-03-2005, 02:39 PM

Are u saying they put BEEF in FRIES? :eek:

***fov*** · 03-03-2005, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gillyruless

And you better not fovily. If you are a vegetarian, you need to be careful about eating french fries at most fast food restaurants. They often contain animal byproducts, like beef tallow at McDonalds.

I knew that.

Although I find the concept rather nasty, I'm not one of "those" vegetarians who sticks her finger down her throat if she eats something containing an animal byproduct. (In other words, I like fries too much to worry about the fact that they're cooked in beef juice...

)

Barney's hamburgers in San Francisco (and around the Bay Area) have YUMMY spicy curly fries. We went there last weekend. They serve them with ranch dressing. Mmm... I'm hungry now.

I saw Supersize Me a few weeks ago. They do a really gross experiment with McDonalds fries. The guy puts a "real" hamburger and fries (from a non-fast food restaurant) as well as McDonalds fries and like 6 different McDonalds sandwiches under glass to observe how they decompose. The first week the real fries and hamburger are all nappy but all the McDonalds stuff still looks pretty good. The McDonalds sandwiches start decomposing at varying rates but the gross part is the fries... 8 weeks later, not a speck of mold. The things don't break down. Ugh. *shivers*

-emily

SoccerDude28 · 03-03-2005, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by fov

I have never eaten a french fry. Not once. Ever.

Have you ever had a "freedom" fry then?

Maquisard · 03-03-2005, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DemonFox

The thing about the horse fat is true. I don't know if they still do it, but it sounds very disgusting.

Not true, anything horse kicks ass!

Horse sausages especially come to mind, yum!

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Originally Posted by tabacco

Mayonnaise is just wrong

The only exception of that is that curry powder mayonnaise is really good with sweet potato fries

Wow, I've never heard of sweet potato fries! Now THAT just sounds wrooong!

SakSquash · 03-03-2005, 03:17 PM

One time, when I was running around Tronto being disappointed, my friend who I never really liked went into a McDonalds which I hate, and ordered something on their menu that made me want to vomit on the other tourists. It was a bowl of french fries, covered in gravy and cheese.

Anyway, i've eaten fries before, but it's been a long time since i've last had one. They're just so damn bad for you. Oh yeah, I gave up soda to. One of the best decisions i've ever made.

***tabacco*** · 03-03-2005, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mares

Wow, I've never heard of sweet potato fries! Now THAT just sounds wrooong!

Well then, I dare you to try them

I get them from a caribbean restaurant near my parents' house when I'm up there. They rule. They're not really so much a burger side-dish though as an entree side.

Also, to whoever mentioned mcdonald's fries, I'm not sure it's appropriate to refer to what mcdonald's uses as "beef"

Maquisard · 03-03-2005, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by temporaryscars

One time, when I was running around Tronto being disappointed, my friend who I never really liked went into a McDonalds which I hate, and ordered something on their menu that made me want to vomit on the other tourists. It was a bowl of french fries, covered in gravy and cheese.

Wow, that sounds delicious!

(I don't mean the vomit, but the gravy and cheese! :eek: ) On a similar side-note, my uncle is bonkers about fries in mushroom sauce

. To each his own, I guess

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Originally Posted by tabacco

Well then, I dare you to try them

To tell you the truth, they actually sound interesting. I'll just have my mom fry them for me.

SakSquash · 03-03-2005, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mares

Wow, that sounds delicious! On a similar side-note, my uncle is bonkers about fries in mushroom sauce

. To each his own, I guess

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Maquisard · 03-03-2005, 03:27 PM

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DemonFox Graceful Assassin Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 167	Mayonaise, just like u do. Well we also have "Fries Sauce", but that's just mayonaise with less fat (well that's how it tastes anyway). The American people around here probably think we're sick. When I put mayonaise on my fries when visiting my family in the USA they looked at me as if I was some psychopath. :eek: I've never drinked Belgian beer, but I'll probably hate that too. Nothing beats Heineken. I've also never drinked that, though... But still. 8-) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Giant Bomb \| Last.fm \| Backloggery \| MyAnimeList

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gillyruless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,022	The "french" in french fries actually has nothing to do with the nationality (hence it's correct to use the lower case f for french). It has to do with the way the potatoes are cut. To french is to cut in thin, long strips. BTW, I read somewhere that in Belgium, french fries are traditionally prepared in horse fat, which is hard to believe. Is there any truth to that? Share Share this post on Twitter

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SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	One time, when I was running around Tronto being disappointed, my friend who I never really liked went into a McDonalds which I hate, and ordered something on their menu that made me want to vomit on the other tourists. It was a bowl of french fries, covered in gravy and cheese. Anyway, i've eaten fries before, but it's been a long time since i've last had one. They're just so damn bad for you. Oh yeah, I gave up soda to. One of the best decisions i've ever made. Share Share this post on Twitter

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