2006-06-22 11:17:46 · 18 answers · asked by thesmithsgrl 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Chips are the British equivalent of french fries, yeah. :) Crisps are potato chips.
Oh, umm... by the way... Zaevodnik or whatever your name was? Axe the slur, huh? Americans didn't invent the English language, we don't have to pretend we own it, thanks. :) Have a little respect for history and connections, huh?
2006-06-22 11:22:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The common term "fries" is the inappropriate term for fried potatoes. Our language came from England and they call them chips, therefore, they do come with chips, the question is, why do some people call chips fries?
2006-06-22 11:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by MED_SCHOOL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a British dish. Chips in England are fries. Therefore, fish and chips in England= fish and fries in America.
Oh, and it England they put salt and vinegar on the "chips". Delish!
2006-06-22 11:23:52 · answer #3 · answered by Kitty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chips are what the English call fries. Chips are called crisps.
2006-06-22 11:21:25 · answer #4 · answered by roginaru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not only the British that use the term 'Chips' for their fries. Us here in S.A. also do! Nothing wrong with that.
Chips are fries, its just another term used for fries.
2006-06-22 23:17:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually chips if you think about it....Chips of potato as opposed to the whole potato. Why would they be called French Fries when they aren't made in France ?
2006-06-22 11:55:00 · answer #6 · answered by meagain2238 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chips is a term for fries.
2006-06-22 11:21:06 · answer #7 · answered by miss_gem_01 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chips are fries! It's the word they use in England , at least, for what we in USA call french fries.
2006-06-22 11:20:01 · answer #8 · answered by themom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not exactly an American dish.
"Speakers from Britain and many Commonwealth countries refer to the fried potatoes as chips; while most speakers from North America call chips "French fries"... "
2006-06-22 11:19:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only do when I say fish & chips. However, I know British people always says chips to French fries.
2016-05-20 12:13:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Chips" is the British word for French fries. They call potato chips "crisps."
2006-06-22 12:14:01 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋