| − | '''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 the [[United Kingdom]], where they are referred to as chips and generally served with salt and malt vinegar. | + | '''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, the [[United Kingdom]], where they are referred to as chips and generally served with salt and malt vinegar, and [[Belgium]] and [[France]], where they are called ''frites'' and eaten with mayonnaise. |