What is French fries?
{{redirect|Fries}} {{unsourced|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox food | name = French fries | image = French Fries.JPG | image_size = 250px | caption = A photograph of French fries and salt | alternate_name = Chips, finger chips, fries, frites, hot chips, steak fries, slap chips | course = Side dish or snack, sometimes eaten for lunch or dinner | served = Hot | main_ingredient = {{Plainlist| * [[Potatoes]] * [[Cooking oil|Oil]] * [[Salt]] }} | variations = [[Curly fries]], shoestring fries, steak fries, [[sweet potato fries]], [[Chilli con carne|chilli cheese fries]], crinkle cut fries, waffle fries | other = Often covered with salt, and often dipped in [[ketchup]], [[mayonnaise]], [[vinegar]], [[barbecue sauce]], or other condiment | image_alt = French fries seasoned with salt | place_of_origin = }} [[File:Fish and chips.jpg|thumb|right|French fries are often served with fish in [[England]].]] '''French fries''', '''chips''', '''finger chips''', '''French-fried potatoes''', or simply '''fries''', are [[potato|potatoes]], cut, and [[Deep frying|deep fried]]. They are prepared by cutting potatoes into even strips, drying them, and frying them. They are usually fried in a [[deep fryer]]. During the process of making, they are pre-cut, blanched, and frozen [[Russet potato|russet potatoes]] are often used to make them. French fries can also be baked in a oven. French fries are served hot, either soft or crispy, and are generally eaten for lunch, dinner, or as a snack. They commonly appear on the menus of [[Diner|diners]], [[fast food|fast food restaurants]], pubs, and bars. People often put salt on them, and sometimes dip them in [[ketchup]], [[vinegar]], [[mayonnaise]], [[tomato sauce]], or other condiments. French fries are sometimes topped with [[poutine]] and/or [[Chilli con carne|chili con carne]]. French fries are sometimes made