another name for french fries
The name was shortened to french fries in the 1930s. By the way, the verb to french in cooking has come to mean to cut in long, slender strips, and some people insist that french fries come from that term. The origin of the name is thus the country of origin French and not the cooking term french. French Fries, French Fried Potatoes or Fries: In French, the formal name for fried potatoes is pommes de terre frites (PUM-duh-tare-FREET). The term is often shortened to pommes frites or simply, frites. The terms aiguillettes or allumettes refer to very thinly sliced chips. Preparation. 1  Peel potatoes and cut them lengthwise into slices, 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick, keeping the slices together. Give the sliced potato a quarter turn and cut slices into strips. 2  Drain potatoes and pat dry. Place them in a deep heavy pot and pour in vegetable oil to cover, plus an inch or two. 3  Raise the heat to medium. No, they are actually from Belgium. According to Wikipedia the origin of the French fries is disputed between France and Wallonie, the Southern, French-speaking part of Belg…ium. They are popular in both countries. In France they are simply called frites, meaning fries. Peel potatoes and cut them lengthwise into slices, 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick, keeping the slices together. Give the sliced potato a quarter turn and cut slices into strips. Soak in cold water at least 30 minutes or overnight. French fries are commonly eaten with ketchup in the U.S., but with malt vinegar (delicious) in the U.K., and with mayonnaise (appalling) in the Netherlands. The French mostly take them straight, but the Belgians have the best idea (as is so often the case with food): they eat frites with buckets full of mussels. Preparation. 1  Peel potatoes and cut them lengthwise into slices, 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick, keeping the slices together. 2  Drain potatoes and pat dry. 3  Raise the heat to medium.  Lift out potatoes and place in a paper towel-lined bowl. verb. 1  To be executed in the electric chair, or to execute someone in the electric chair: I built up a case against Sandmark. 2  To punish severely; kick ass, rough up: I'll call the CFTC, the FBI, George Bush, and I'll beg them to fry your ass (1920+) 3  To upset; anger; piss off (1960s+) 4  To fail; go down (1980s+ Computer) French fries originated in belgium but they got there name because the Belgiums gave them to French soldiers and the French soldiers took the credit and named them French frie…s. The first person to ever make French fries in belgium was Nikah Maston. Julienne is a French cutting technique, typically for vegetables, in which the food item is cut into long thin strips, similar to matchsticks. Another word for the same cut is allumette. The official julienne size is 1/8 inch × 1/8 inch × 2 inches.
French Fried Potatoes or fried potatoes