2006-06-13 02:26:08 · 9 answers · asked by Jenner 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
wikipedia is awesome:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries
scroll to origin. :)
2006-06-13 02:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by Katy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the French came up with the type of slicing used for fries and they are fried in oil.
They are actually French fried potatos. The name has shortened over the years to french fries.
2006-06-13 03:04:23 · answer #2 · answered by bootsjeansnpearls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha, you sound like my kids. I told them french people call potatoes fries, then when they fry them they're called french fries! Then I had them do the research to find out on their own.
2006-06-13 02:37:06 · answer #3 · answered by pepper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No idea! Where i come from we just call them Fried Chips...
2006-06-13 02:55:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might be the way they're cut. But then again, if the difference between a pen and pencil is the "cil" part, what does the 'cil' mean?
2006-06-13 03:47:12 · answer #5 · answered by the Politics of Pikachu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check wikipedia.org LOL my sister asked me the same question a couple of weeks ago
2006-06-13 06:26:40 · answer #6 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are hamburgers called hamburgers?
That is the just the name. There is no explanation to it.
2006-06-13 02:32:21 · answer #7 · answered by youngwoman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this site. It has lots of interesting facts about potatoes:
http://www.methinks.ca/Orgin_potato.htm
2006-06-13 02:33:12 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make you ask questions.
2006-06-13 02:29:58 · answer #9 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋