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It comes from the "steak-frites" (beef steak and fried) lunch meal, which is, or rather was, one of the most frequent in restaurants for a quick lunch.
Fries were thus deemed to be a staple French food for Americans, hence the expression "French fries" instead of the British "chips".
It should probably have been "Belgian Fries", since fries were even more widespread in Belgium than in France, with the "moules-frites" dish (mussels and fries), but American tourists are less familiar with Belgium.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y ago'Frenching' is actually the technique of cutting something into long strips rather than a description of where Fries originate. So the are "french" fries, referring to the style they are cut
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Is the word french fries in french masculine or feminine?
'French fry' is singular. 'French fries' is plural.
French fries are not French?
The origin of the French fries is disputed between France and the Southern, French-speaking part of Belgium. They are popular in both countries (and many others). In France they are simply called "frites", meaning fries. There is no mention of fries being specifically French.
The French in french fries stands not for the country of origin but for what?
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "stands for". All I know is that French fries originated in Belgium and not France.
What does the word french mean to you?
it reminds me of french fries
What country did the french frie?
The French didn't fried any country. If you're asking about the origin of "french fries", they are from Belgium.
Fries originate from what country?
Fries are short for "French Fries", so i would think that they came from France... =p It is my understanding that the "French" in french fries refers to the shape and style of the cut of the potato when making them, not with their country of origin.
Where does French fries from?
The term "French" in French fries really refers to julienne-cut potatoes (i.e., long thin potatoes). Most accounts of the origin of French fries say that they originated in Belgium--though in fact similar dishes have been common throughout the world for eons.
Which foods have the word 'French' in their names even though they are not French?
French fries. French toast.
Can you help me unscramble the word crniefsrhef?
French Fries?
What is the origin of the word montage?
The origin is from french
What is the word origin of the word garage?
It is French in origin it meas to shelter.
What is the french word for fried rabbit?
French fries are called 'frites' in French (no mention of them being 'French')
