{"id":2147,"date":"2020-11-18T14:32:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T14:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimmy.ekota.net\/?p=2147"},"modified":"2020-11-18T14:36:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T14:36:19","slug":"with-fries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jimmy.ekota.net\/?p=2147","title":{"rendered":"…. with Fries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few days ago, during a conversation, something came up and it was compared to the time right after \u201c9-11.\u201d It seemed like for a time after that event, the nation seemed united and people were just generally nicer to each other, and the word patriotism<\/em> was used a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone said that we even changed the name of french fries to freedom fries for a period of time. I remember that and it got me to thinking about french fries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, french fries didn\u2019t originate in France \u2014 they\u2019re called french fries because of the cut, not the country of origin. That\u2019s why the \u201cf\u201d in \u201cfrench\u201d is lower case \u2014 we\u2019re not referring to the country. As I said, french fried potatoes didn\u2019t originate in France, they came from Belgium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no point here, except when I mentioned the french fries not coming from France, the subject turned from patriotism to potatoes. Someone thought that the \u201cchips\u201d part of \u201cfish and chips\u201d popular in the U.K. were the same as our french fries. I often order fish and chips when we go out and I \u2018d say that the \u201cchips\u201d are all pretty much \u201cfrench fries\u201d in just about all restaurants. I\u2019ve had fish and chips in England and I remember the chips being more like what we call steak fries around here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems like the term \u201cfrench fries\u201d has become a term used to describe just about any kind of fried potatoes \u2014 those that are cut really thin, or a little thicker like at most fast food places or the \u201ccrinkle\u201d cut that we sometimes get from the grocery store. I think it\u2019s even used to describe the waffle cut that is popular at Chick-fil-A or the curly potatoes at Arby\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should mention one thing that I remember about fish and chips in the U.K. The Brits eat their fries or” chips” a bit differently than we do. We usually eat our fries plain or maybe with ketchup. But the Brits almost always douse their chips in vinegar, and often they dip them in mayonnaise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a lot of places we lived overseas, we ate rice and almost never potatoes. But today potatoes are pretty much a staple in our house \u2014 and probably a good part of the world. There\u2019s an old Irish saying that \u201conly two things in this world are too serious to be jested on, potatoes and matrimony.\u201d I guess that about sums it up \u2014 potatoes are a serious subject. Personally, I\u2019ve taken them so seriously that I\u2019ve become a couch potato\u2026..
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