French fries are believed to have originated in Belgium, where they were traditionally fried in small, irregularly shaped pieces of potatoes. The term "French fries" actually comes from the way the potatoes are cut, known as "frenching." Despite the name, the dish is more closely associated with Belgium than France.
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "stands for". All I know is that French fries originated in Belgium and not France.
The French didn't fried any country. If you're asking about the origin of "french fries", they are from Belgium.
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.
French fries (fried potato strips) are named for the method of deep frying which was associated with their method of preparation (in the French manner).The fries themselves were apparently first prepared by inhabitants of French-speaking Belgium (Spanish Netherlands) in the same manner that they fried fish.
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Beer, belgian fries with mayonaise, chocolate of all of these Belgium is the best in making of these IT'S BELGIAN FRIES NOT FRENCH!!! THE FRENCH MAKE TERRIBLE FRIES!!!
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.
no they are from belgium they were name d 'french fries by the American soldiers in World War 2 they were in belgium but they only knew the language was french they were served 'french fries' and the name stuck. simples
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.
It originated in Belgium.