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[gothwalk]

Have you ever heard anything so daft?

So, gonna rename French kissing while you're at it, guys? Honestly, this whole thing is a really good example of how politicians can distract the population. There's no good reason for a war in Iraq, so quick! Distract them with, uh, France, yeah! Bad Frenchies! And the population gets in line and obediently starts to slag off France. It's weird to watch.

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They should rename 'em

[cheerfulcynic.livejournal.com]

French Fries are a particular, skinny configuration of chip, not necessarily bearing any relation to those soggy things you get at McD's. The French should have been protesting at the culinary usurpation of their name years ago, and sue the US for loss of status for french food as a result of the damage caused to public perception.

[lonesomenumber1]

Yeah, why's everybody picking on the French?

Now excuse me while I go walk my Alsatian.

[cissa.livejournal.com]

This is especially amusing since such potatoes were originally called "German fried". This was changed during WW1 (I think; may have been WW2), to the more politically-correct "French fried".

[branwynelf.livejournal.com]

I'd never heard that, although I had heard about other German foods being renamed.

I'd always heard that "French Fries" was a lazy way of saying "Frenched and fried" because "frenching" is a type of cutting something into thin strips - one can also french a carrot, an apple, etc.

[cissa.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard of "frenched" being a synonym for "julienned"; maybe it's regional. I know that "frenched" green beans-- cut lenthwise into thin strips-- are called that because it's a way of simulating "french" green beans, aka haricots verts, a very slender bean that's not usually grown commercially since it's got a very narrow window of ripeness.

These and many other food factoids I know are from, IIRC, "Perfection Salad," a fascinating book on the history of American cooking. Now OOP, unfortunately. I know I've read about the change from German to French fried potatoes in additional places. Maybe one of the Stern's books was one...

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

I prefer nice chunky fat British chips (and I mean thick fries, not Pringles) to those stringy things anyways :)

[branwynelf.livejournal.com]

especially if cooked in lard instead of vegetable oil ... SO unhealthy, but oh so yummy (haven't had 'em that way since I was 16 though)

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Sounds disgusting but yep, I've had them like that too... yum.
Actually, so long since i had real chips, we just do the oven kind and the local chippies are dire - maybe I need to make a trip across to anywhere in Lancashire for some decent ones? :)

[branwynelf.livejournal.com]

If you do, dedicate one or two to me 'fore you eat them? I'm stuck here in McDonalds french fry-land.
Bleh.

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Bleurgh ::passes over a deep frat fryer, a potato knife and a large bottle of oil::

[branwynelf.livejournal.com]

Trust me, I make my own on a regular basis! *grin*

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Can I come for dinner? :)

"one more for dinner, jeeves"

[branwynelf.livejournal.com]

Of course! What time will you be here?

Re: "one more for dinner, jeeves"

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

:-)

[iresprite.livejournal.com]

Perhaps we should call them Afghan fries...?

[cissa.livejournal.com]

*snort* I love it!

[loupblanc.livejournal.com]

Now there's something even more amusing: In France, "frites" (French Fries or chips) are considered a typical Belgian dish :) (especially if served with mussels)

[bardiphouka.livejournal.com]

well as far as I can tell the entire Iraq situation started when the economy took a nose dive and the US involvement in Afghanasitan did not deliver promised results..so why not even more screens

[crowyhead.livejournal.com]

Heh, that's funny, considering the other night Dave and I were joking that I'm not knitting an afgan, I'm knitting a "freedom blanket." *g*

[torea.livejournal.com]

oh good grief..."freedom fries"?! O_o

[loupblanc.livejournal.com]

pfff the whole world has always hated us anyway, for centuries it was the English, then the Germans now the Americans... No one cares back there...