French Fries

French fries have been influenced by the Americans, Belgians, French, British… and the list goes on.

French fries are sticks of potato that have been cooked, most often fried in oil, and are popularly eaten across the globe, while those living in Belgium are said to be some of the biggest consumers of the food in the world.
‘French fries’ are also known as ‘chips’, ‘fries’, ‘finger chips’, ‘French fried potatoes’, ‘shoestrings’, ‘frites’ and ‘pommes frites’.
French fries are most commonly eaten as a side with a main meal, or as a snack food, and they are very frequently found in fast food outlets, and often accompany burgers or cooked fish.
Flavourings, including salt, vinegar, cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup and barbecue sauce, among other sauces, are commonly eaten with French fries.
French fries are traditionally coloured a light yellow to a golden colour, and normally are soft internally and crisply shelled.

The country that invented French fries is highly debated, while both France and Belgium in Europe claim the creation is theirs, but whatever the case, there is evidence of their existence as early as 1775.
The McDonald’s Corporation has contributed significantly to French fries becoming one of the most popular fast foods in the world, and their original fries originated as simple hand-cut potatoes until the late 1960s, when a transition to factory produced frozen fries occurred.
French fries generally range from 0.3 to 1 centimetre (0.12 to 0.4 inches) in thickness, while the length generally varies according to the length of the potato, and they can be curved, straight or wavy in shape.
French fries are typically served hot, and they can be purchased ready to eat from fast food outlets, or from supermarkets where they are sold frozen in packets and are ready to be cooked or heated at home.
French fries are very high in carbohydrates, fat, and vitamin B6, and they are high in vitamin C, potassium and fibre, as well as acrylamides, a potentially harmful substance that may have negative effects on health.

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