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French fries [a] (or simply fries, also known as chips [b] among other names [c]) are batonnet or julienne-cut [3] deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin. They are prepared by cutting potatoes into even strips, drying them, and frying them, usually in a deep fryer.
McDonald's french fries alongside a chicken sandwich. Introduced in 1949, the French fries were cooked in a mixture of 93% beef tallow and 7% cottonseed oil. [2] [3]In the 1950s, CEO and founder Ray Kroc established quality control measures for McDonald's suppliers, ensuring potatoes maintained a solids content within the optimal range of twenty to twenty-three percent. [4]
If you love French fries, it's time to learn about the greatest food ever made. Even though. Did you know that the average American eats 29 pounds of French fries a year, while the average Belgian ...
Menu from a Congressional cafeteria featuring freedom fries. Freedom fries was a politically motivated renaming of french fries in the United States.The term was coined in February 2003 in a North Carolina restaurant, and was widely publicized a month later when the then Republican Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, Bob Ney, renamed the menu item in three Congressional cafeterias.
In 2020, the U.S. fast food chain used more than 3 billion pounds of potatoes — serving enough french fries to circle the equator 437 times if laid end to end, and make 22 round trips to the ...
A fresh-cut ranking of fast food's best french fries. Christine Olivo. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:38 PM. Facts All French Fry Fanatics Should Know. Today, we answer "ABSOLUTELY!" to the age old ...
Moules-frites or moules et frites [1] (French pronunciation:]; Dutch: mosselen-friet) is a main dish of mussels and French fries originating in Northern France and Belgium. [2] The name is French, moules meaning mussels and frites fries, with the Dutch name for the dish meaning the same.
There are matchstick fries and steak fries; crinkle-cut fries and waffle fries; cheese fries and sweet potato fries. But among all the rest, McDonald’s French fries are an old standby. There’s ...