| − | '''French fries''' are a [[fast 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 the U. S., where some connoisseurs ketchup to them, and Belgium and France, where they are called ''frites'' and eaten with [[mayonnaise]]. In Canada, they are served with gravy and cheese curds in a dish called [[Poutine]]. In Britain they are called '[[chips]]', are generally thicker than the American and European fries, and are often garnished with salt or malt vinegar although gravy nd [[curry sauce]] are more recent, and popular accompaniments. | + | '''French fries''' are a [[fast 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 the U. S.; they are often served with [[hamburgers]] and many connoisseurs pour ketchup over them, and in Belgium and France, where they are called ''frites'' and eaten with [[mayonnaise]]. In Canada, they are served with gravy and cheese curds in a dish called [[Poutine]]. In Britain they are called '[[chips]]', are generally thicker than the American and European fries, and are often garnished with salt or malt vinegar although gravy nd [[curry sauce]] are more recent, and popular accompaniments. |