{"id":2228,"date":"2021-01-28T04:04:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T17:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2021-01-28T04:46:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T18:16:19","slug":"why-are-potato-chips-called-french-fries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/why-are-potato-chips-called-french-fries\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are potato chips called French fries?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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  1. There are a few theories on why potato chips are called french fries.<\/li>\n
  2. While there is a lack of consensus on which theory is correct, it is accepted that \u2018french fries\u2019 became popular only in the early 1900s.<\/li>\n
  3. Theory 1:<\/b> American soldiers during WWI discovered fried potatoes in southern Belgium, where the dominant language was French, thus giving potato chips the name french fries.<\/li>\n
  4. It is believed that villagers along the Meuse<\/a> river (it flows through Belgium) traditionally ate fried fish.<\/li>\n
  5. In winters, the river froze and made fishing impossible; so, the villagers turned to potatoes, slicing & frying them in the same way as they prepared the fish.<\/li>\n
  6. American soldiers stationed in Belgium during WWI came across these chips.<\/li>\n
  7. Since the dominant language of that region in Belgium was French, American soldiers thought that these people were French, so they named the potato chips \u201cfrench\u201d fries.<\/li>\n
  8. Theory 2: \u2018<\/b>To french\u2019 means \u2018to cut into pieces\u2019 in old Irish.<\/li>\n
  9. <\/b>This theory attributes \u201cFrench\u201d in the french fries to the old Irish language and not to France, the country.<\/li>\n
  10. <\/b>When the Great Famine<\/span><\/a> hit Ireland between 1845 and 1851, a lot of Irish people left Ireland for the US, Canada, and other countries, bringing with them the term and concept of \u201cfrench fries.\u201d<\/li>\n
  11. Theory 3: <\/b>They are actually French.<\/li>\n
  12. <\/b>Thomas Jefferson, who became the 3rd President of the US in 1801, spent 5 years in France in the late 1700s as the American Minister to France.<\/li>\n
  13. <\/b> Jefferson was known to be a foodie, and he had his slave trained as a chef in France because he loved French food.<\/li>\n
  14. <\/b>Jefferson is said to have recorded over 150 French recipes, one of them being pommes de terre frites\u00a0\u00e0 cru en petites tranches<\/i>, which translates<\/span><\/a> to ‘raw fried potatoes in small slices\u2019 (these were round-shaped and not like the modern-day French fry).<\/li>\n
  15. It is also reported that during a dinner at the White House in 1802, Jefferson asked the chef to serve his potatoes in a ‘French’ manner.<\/li>\n
  16. The popularity of fast food in the US is often credited for the success of French fries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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