Who invented the french fry?

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Answer 1

It wasn't the french..
I believe it was the Germans...they had something called Brat Kartoffel...sliced potatos fried in a pan with seasoning,then they tried different shapes and sizes and deep fried the taters and the french fry was born....

Answer 2

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Some helpful references, I hope .

Answer 3

The straightforward explanation of the term is that it means 'potatoes fried in the French manner': the verb 'to fry' can mean either sautéing or deep-fat frying, while French 'frire' unambiguously means deep frying. Thomas Jefferson, famous for serving French dishes, referred to fried potatoes in this way.

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Answer 4

French-fried potatoes were probably invented in France or Belgium during the 18th century, and the name "French" was applied to them in English in the 19th century. However, there are various more-or-less plausible alternative theories

Answer 5

Probably many individuals actually made french fried potatoes but probably did not Freeze them.
The real early pioneer of french fries (frozen ) was a man called John (Jack) Simplot. In the 1940's in the Northwest part of the U. S. He and his company is one of the biggest processors of frozen french fries in the world. they are one of the few who produce for MacDonald's among many others.

Answer 6

French-fried potatoes were probably invented in France or Belgium during the 18th century, and the name "French" was applied to them in English in the 19th century. However, there are various more-or-less plausible alternative theories.The Belgians are noted for claiming that "French" fries are in fact Belgian, but definitive evidence for the origin has not been presented. Whether they invented them, 'frites' quickly became the national snack and a substantial part of both national dishes — making the Belgians their largest consumers[citation needed] and to Europe at least their "symbolic" creators.

The Belgian historian Jo Gerard recounts that potatoes were already fried in 1680, in the area of "the Meuse valley between Dinant and Liège, Belgium. The poor inhabitants of this region allegedly had the custom of accompanying their meals with small fried fish, but when the river was frozen and they were unable to fish, they cut potatoes lengthwise and fried them in oil to accompany their meals."[4]

The term 'frites' lends itself to puns with the name 'Fritz'. In 1857, the newspaper Courrier de Verviers devotes an article to Fritz, a Belgian entrepreneur selling French fries at fairs, calling him "le roi des pommes de terre frites". In 1862 a fries shack (frietkot, see below) called "Max en Fritz" was established near Het Steen in Antwerp..[5]

Another Belgian legend claims that the term 'French' was introduced when British or American soldiers arrived in Belgium during World War I, and consequently tasted Belgian fries. The supposedly called them 'French' as it was the official language of the Belgian army at that time.[6][7] But the term 'French fried potatoes' had been in use long before the War.

Answer 7

Mr potatoe Head lol Jonathan Reading

Answer 8

I don't know, but I make them every day at work. I work in a processing plant that manufactures FF

Answer 9

well........... a guy was bored and liked chopping things. he chopped the potato up and accidently dropped it in the fryer. and then he became rich

Answer 10

Me.