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'''French fries''' are a food made from [[potato]]es that have been cut into less-than-quarter-inch, stringy length-wise slices and deep-fat fried (twice in some recipes). They are very popular in [[America]], where some add ketchup to them, and [[Belgium]] and [[France]], where they are called ''frites'' and eaten with [[mayonnaise]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] they are referred to as '[[chips]]', generally thicker than the American and European fries, and eaten with traditionally with [[salt]] or malt [[vinegar]] although gravy and [[curry sauce]] are more recent, and popular, accompaniments. Chips became a popular part of the British diet in the Victorian era when poor slum-dwellers in London often did not have the means to cook food at home. Chips were a cheap way of obtaining hot, filling food.

'''French fries''' are a food made from [[potato]]es that have been cut into less-than-quarter-inch, stringy length-wise slices and deep-fat fried (twice in some recipes). They are very popular in [[America]], where some add ketchup to them, and [[Belgium]] and [[France]], where they are called ''frites'' and eaten with [[mayonnaise]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] they are referred to as '[[chips]]', generally thicker than the American and European fries, and eaten with traditionally with [[salt]] or malt [[vinegar]] although gravy and [[curry sauce]] are more recent, and popular, accompaniments.  

While most people believe French fries to be a French invention, it's actually originated from Belgium.<ref>http://www.belgianfries.com/</ref>

While most people believe French fries to be a French invention, it's actually originated from Belgium.<ref>http://www.belgianfries.com/</ref>