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Originally Posted by Trollheart
Why in Satan's name do you call them French Fries? They're not bloody French you know! Our name at least makes sense: they're chipped out of potatoes, therefore potato chips, or chips for short. Bloody Americans! Have to do everything different!  |
LOL. I wouldn't describe them as "chipped" out of potatoes. It's not like you break apart the potatoes with a hammer and chisel to make them.
Anyway, Wikipedia has an explanation for the name if you're curious:
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Thomas Jefferson had "potatoes served in the French manner" at a White House dinner in 1802.[5][6] The expression "French Fried Potatoes" first occurs in print in English in the 1856 work Cookery for Maids of All Work by E. Warren: "French Fried Potatoes. – Cut new potatoes in thin slices, put them in boiling fat, and a little salt; fry both sides of a light golden brown colour; drain."[7] In the early 20th century, the term "French fried" was being used in the sense of "deep-fried", for other foods such as onion rings or chicken.[8][9]
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