French fries
A plate of French fries
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| Alternative names | Chips, finger chips, fries, frites, hot chips, steak fries, potato wedges, wedges |
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| Course | Side dish or snack, rarely as a main dish |
| Place of origin | Belgium or France |
| Creators | Disputed |
| Serving temperature | Hot, generally salted |
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| Variations | Chili cheese fries, poutine, sweet potato fries, curly fries, shoestring fries |
| Other information | Often served with a side of ketchup, mayonnaise, vinegar, barbecue sauce, or other sauce |
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French fries (American English), chips (British English),fries,finger chips (Indian English), or French-fried potatoes are batonnet or allumette cut deep-fried potatoes. In the United States and most of Canada, the term fries refers to all dishes of fried elongated pieces of potatoes, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa (rarely), Ireland and New Zealand, thinly cut fried potatoes are sometimes called shoestring fries to distinguish them from the thicker-cut chips.
French fries are served hot, either soft or crispy, and are generally eaten as part of lunch or dinner or by themselves as a snack, and they commonly appear on the menus of fast food restaurants. Fries in America are generally salted and are often served with ketchup; in many countries they are topped instead with other condiments or toppings, including vinegar, mayonnaise, or other local specialties. Fries can be topped more heavily, as in the dishes of poutine and chili cheese fries. French fries can be made from sweet potatoes instead of potatoes. A baked variant of the french fry uses less or even no oil.
French fries are prepared by first peeling and cutting the potato into even strips. These are then wiped off or soaked in cold water to remove the surface starch, and thoroughly dried. They may then be fried in one or two stages. Chefs generally agree that the two-bath technique produces better results.
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