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Hugh Atkins's avatar

So, the French don't normally offer "French" fries with their burgers. That's funny. Of course, I'm not sure there is really anything all that French about the fries we get here in the US.

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Leslie Waller's avatar

I heard an "origin" story of french fries once, but I have no idea if it's true. Apparently in some bygone era in the US a French chef thinly sliced potatoes and fried them for their American customers/clients. Thus they became French fries. In France, they're just called "frites" or "pommes frites", so "fries" or "fried potatoes".

And yes, unless you're at a touristy or very Americanized food establishment, you will not get fries with your burger unless you ask to have them added as a side, and it will come with a green salad dressed in vinaigrette lol. Very different than what we're used to! But I might prefer it, even though I'm a french fry junkie.

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Hugh Atkins's avatar

Yeah, sometimes I like to go to Red Robin just because they offer unlimited fries. I only do it once every couple of years, so maybe I'm not doing too much damage.

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Julie's avatar

This made me hungry :D. So interesting that your produce goes bad faster than it did in the U.S.... totally different industry and model, I guess. Love reading about the chalkboard menu... sometimes less choice is better!

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Leslie Waller's avatar

Yes! It's very strange...even potatoes I have like a week before they start to soften and turn green. Lettuce is really fast, and fruits too. The chalkboard menus are always SOO good, despite sometimes having zero clue what something is. You can blindly trust them : )

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Chrysty Fortner's avatar

What a great summary of the food adventure we experienced when there! Oh how I miss the bread (without butter)! 🤣 All of this was very interesting. I can’t wait for the rest of the food series. Because food is a very serious thing! Bon appetit!

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Leslie Waller's avatar

haha, butter on bread can be a tough one to get over but once you've had such great bread you can understand why they don't contaminate it!

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Chrysty Fortner's avatar

Word!!!

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