The origin of the French fries is not very clear. Most people locate the first chips in Belgium (then, the Spanish Netherlands).
Their history starts in Andenne (Namur), whose inhabitants had the habit of fishing in the Meuse river in order to get small fishes. After doing that, they fried and ate them. However, when the river was frozen and fishing became so much complicated, they cut some potatoes imitating the form of those small fishes and put them in a fryer, that is, the inhabitants employed the same process they did with the small fishes but with these potatoes.
Nevertheless, this question remains unanswered, why are they called "French fries"? The term "French" was introduced when the American soldiers arrived in Belgium during the World War I. They tasted Belgian fries and called them "French", as it was the official languaje of the Belgian Army.
Their history starts in Andenne (Namur), whose inhabitants had the habit of fishing in the Meuse river in order to get small fishes. After doing that, they fried and ate them. However, when the river was frozen and fishing became so much complicated, they cut some potatoes imitating the form of those small fishes and put them in a fryer, that is, the inhabitants employed the same process they did with the small fishes but with these potatoes.
Nevertheless, this question remains unanswered, why are they called "French fries"? The term "French" was introduced when the American soldiers arrived in Belgium during the World War I. They tasted Belgian fries and called them "French", as it was the official languaje of the Belgian Army.
Other people speculate that the dish may have been invented in Spain, because it was the first European country in which the potatoe appeared via the New World Colonies, and then, it was spread to the rest of the countries, further to the Spanish Netherlands.
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For each popular thing, there's always someone who wants to have the leadership... It's very important to know about origins since the product itself is a significant food at present. It's consumed almost daily by most families!
That's why I have tried to clarify the origin of this food :)
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