2006-10-12 03:54:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
French isn't a race it is a nationality
2006-10-12 03:56:57 · answer #1 · answered by carolinatinpan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Potatoes deep-fried while raw, in small slices" are noted in a manuscript in Thomas Jefferson's hand (circa 1801) and the recipe almost certainly comes from his French chef, Honoré Julien. In addition, from 1813 ("The French Cook" by Louis Ude) on recipes for what can be described as "French fries" occur in popular American cookbooks. Recipes for fried potatoes in French cookbooks date back at least to Menon's "Les soupers de la cour" (1755). The "Feeding America" Web site, a collection of historical American cookbooks, has recipes for "French fried potatoes" beginning in 1882, "Miss Parloa's New Cook Book." The Food Reference Web site gives as an early reference to the name French fried potatoes as being in 1894 in O. Henry's Rolling Stones, where a comical French detective says "Our countries are great friends. We have given you Lafayette and French fried potatoes."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries
The funny thing is that it's called 'Patate Frites' in french.
2006-10-12 04:05:41 · answer #2 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You always heard of French Fries, French Kiss, French Cap, French this French that but you never heard of Singapore Fries, Singapore Kiss, Singapore Cap. That's because Singaporean don't like to be called name.
2006-10-12 07:18:55 · answer #3 · answered by insurebizz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the cut of the potato is called a French-style cut. It has nothing to do with France.
2006-10-12 03:56:12 · answer #4 · answered by Chris C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blame it on the dough boys coming home from WW I, they were introduced to the French Fry while serving in France and came home longing for there "French Fries", the name stuck.....
2006-10-12 03:59:05 · answer #5 · answered by gamerunner2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We in the USA prefer the term "freedom fries"
2006-10-12 03:56:31 · answer #6 · answered by college_republicans_club 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it's 1st started from french people. anyway its a nice name also rather than s'pore fries, m'sia fries, thai fries..... rite?
2006-10-12 04:01:21 · answer #7 · answered by kudos Qi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
started with the french people? or it is a french style of cooking ?
2006-10-12 18:04:11 · answer #8 · answered by sugar_guy84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In France & other parts of Europe, they are called pomme frit....
I guess the English language spread it around...
2006-10-12 03:57:32 · answer #9 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FF is a cut & DEEP FRIED in oil.
2006-10-12 04:01:11 · answer #10 · answered by Celtic Tejas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋